Armidale, Saumarez Station
11 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Beautiful National Trust property, once 100,000 acres of sheep grazing to compliment the families cattle properties in QLD. Left to the trust by the last of 5 daughters Elsie who lived at the houseЧитать далее
Woolombi
11 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Alex making friends with packhorse at New England Art Museum.
Buckra Bindirri, NSW.
11 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Absolutely magic spot in the middle of nowhere. Decided to stqy another night.
Sunset, sunrise.
12 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Magic spot! Met some intrepid travellers from London.
Nambucca Beach NSW
12 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Droning
12 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Alex tries out drône.
Coffs Harbour, NSW
13 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Urunga Beach and boardwalk, great place for a walk with my morning coffee. Mangroves and tidal estuary, dogs heaven!
Red Rocks, NSW
13 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Wrestled with the full annex setup for 1/2 an hour - Little Bruce our camper trailer now morphed into a palatial four room palace! See Kitchen/dining/lounge, ensuite shower, club lounge, and bedroom!
Coffee and smashed avo on toast
13 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Invested in milk froather today, stepping up the am coffee game.
Red Rocks, beaching all day.
14 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Spent the day beaching. Emerald Beach and Sandy Beach, then an afternoon of floating in tidal estuary on pink inflatable sofa chairs ( sorry no picks, but think flamingos and cocktail glasses and youЧитать далее
Night time bird show
14 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Loving the birdlife here - so many sounds, sizes, and colours, background of any day is always filled with birdsong. Last night discovered that our camp is on the flight path of the local YellowЧитать далее
Hardcore Beaching
15 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
So many beaches, so little time! Bit of body surfing and wave splashing then home for a snooze.
Woogoolga Beach, Safety Beach, Mullaway, Arrawara, Corrigin Beach. Each beach a little bit different,Читать далее
Tyalgum, Tweed Valley, sorta boondocks.
16 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Last night in the camper before we head home to NZ for Christmas. Went to Byron Bay, didn't stop. Clarence River along the way was interesting, super cool little town of Ulmarra where a whole heap ofЧитать далее
ПутешественникWe loved sailing up the Clarence River ... an absolute highlight. Did you by any chance get to McLaren where all the lamp posts are a different tartan?
Bye NSW see you soon,..
16 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Beautiful rural part of northern NSW, up in the rainforest, lush grazing, little forgotten towns, and weird time zones - NSW, but observes QLD time.
End of Chapter 1
17 декабря 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Torrential rain across most of QLD, heatwaves in VIC and NT, time to park the camper trailer up for a rest. Fleeting trip back to NZ for Christmas. Part 2 of our travels resumes 31 December.
Part 2 - Reunited with Bruce
1 января 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Alex overcome with joy after being reunited with Bruce our trusty Toyota LandCruiser. Rearing to go after a 10 day holiday in the long-term carpark at Brisbane airport.
ПутешественникIt's name is Bruce, after the Bruce Highway in Queensland. The trailer is little Bruce
Happy New Year, bring on 2025.
1 января 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Great night and company to see in 2025! ( Strange group of Dame Edna lookalikes)
Noosa Everglades Eco-Habitat
1 января 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Different camping experience from what we've done so far - full on campground with onsite micro-brewery and bar in the middle of a national park! Needed the beer after a big unpack and and camp setup.Читать далее
Bouncers everywhere!
2 января 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Kangaroo's go camping too.
Video upload to follow of the raucous birds. Camp rules clearly state no loud noise between 10pm and 6am - the Kokaburra's and other wildlife missed the memo!!! As soon asЧитать далее
Kyogle, NSW.
3 января 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Art Deco (ish) rural town . Alex indulged his second hand shop passion with the Purchase of a couple of dinky cars.
Love the Aussie signage this building is a Hotel.
Return visit to beautiful Tylgum, NSW
3 января 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Missing the N S & W too much so blasted down to the pretty little rural town of Tylgum just south of the QLD/NSW border. Majestic mountains all around us. Local A&P showgrounds a great spot toЧитать далее
Путешественник
Where's the camping trailer? This tent on Bruce is new. You have so many residences!
ПутешественникHaha it was our neighbours, a delightful couple from Sydney. I think having that sort of tent on the roof would be a step too far
Texas, but not TEXAS.
4 января 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
'I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Toto',... we're in Texas!
Not quite the big olde Texas of the US of A. Certainly remote, BIG, HOT, and a long way from anywhere, straddles the QLD/NSW boarder,Читать далее
Nightime rituals
4 января 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Do the dishes, Cup of tea, light the citronella candles, read a book by the last of the natural light, watch the colours of the sunset form, wait for the birds and that bats to setout or head home toЧитать далее
GOONDIWINDI, QLD/NSW boarder
5 января 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Still on tarmac but a long way from anywhere. Big country, farm gates 30kms from the homestead, soil, crops, trees constantly changing.
Shared road usage, Goondiwindi-Moree Hwy
5 января 2025 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Is it going to land?
Not a sight you see everyday. In rural service town of Moree, what to do?? Head to the local mineral HOT pools to get some relief from the heat. Hot pool is 40° cool one is 30°Читать далее