• Daniel Hoare
  • Daniel Hoare

Big trip 2025

A 63-day adventure by Daniel Read more
  • Trip start
    November 9, 2025
  • Port Lincoln Nat Park

    November 15, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Heading into town for some groceries and to catch up with Soazs host family when she arrived in Australia. Hopefully the rain holds off today. No mosquitoes!!!

  • Port Lincoln surrounds

    November 16, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    One week in already. Checking out the sights around the park today. Forecast rain and strong winds. Climbed Stamford hill and did a 3hr 4x4 track most of it at rolling speed. Fishery bay before chess championship (Port Lincoln leg)Read more

  • Arno bay, Cleanseas

    November 17, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Headed to Arno bay to see where Soaz lived for 3 years. Got a tour of Clean seas booked with her second host family. Flys were friendly and we can't seem to find that summer holiday we have been looking for. The cloud and rain just seems to follow us. Tour was awesome got to see the whole facility including the big tuna tank that holds 3,000, 000 litres and has a roof that comes off to helicopter fish in a sling into it. Dinner was awesome as well, thanks to Wendy and Neil.Read more

  • Clare Valley, white wine country

    November 18, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

    Headed to Clare Valley today, going to off in Cowell for some oysters to go with the wine... yyyeeewww finally some sun!!! Really nice place, should of planned for longer. Tomorrow riding wine tour

  • Riesling trail

    November 19, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    Heading out to sample some food and wine. Raining this morning... hopefully it clears. It cleared. Rode 10km uphill to the Watervale hotel. Amazing food and venue. Then back on the trail to visit Crabtree wines for a tasting then to Oleary Walker wines. Ride back was downhill thank christRead more

  • Port Fairy today

    November 21, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

    Short drive to Port Fairy. 6 degrees last night... jaffles for breakfast, thrn stopped in Southend jetty before heading to Port Fairy.

  • Visit Warrnambool

    November 23, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Buy some kids bike helmets after a run in with the law... went to an old volcano did some treks. Went to Flagstaff Hill in Warrnambool and old tall ships museum, playground then shopping for Cape Ottaway NP tomorrow.Read more

  • Lunch time

    November 24, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    Too many photos today. Bullshit good scenery. Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell then set-up at Bimbi Park, Cape Otway. Koalas all through the camp-site. Sound like wild pigs/lions growling at night

  • Otway, Bimbi park

    November 24, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 16 °C

    Rainforest walks in the morning and after lunch. Icecream at Apollo Bay before checking out Cape Otway lighthouse. First lighthouse in Australia apparently. Jaffles for dinner and I didn't burn the shit out of them this time.Read more

  • Otway zipline today

    November 26, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    Zip lining today! Hopefully the weather holds... nup just started to rain. 11 degrees when we got out of the car. Steam coming of the road that was in the sun... what better weather to zip line? No cameras allowed though, you needed to purchase their pictures and movie, not at a discounted price. Treetop walk after that then home.Read more

  • Lorne

    November 27, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 12 °C

    Grocery shopping, icecream and a couple of walks. Raining pretty much all day but still great to look around. Lorne seemed at bit like Margaret River with an ocean in front. Schoolies had arrived so lots of p plates and linen. Wensys ok as wellRead more

  • To Geelong! The boat awaits us

    November 28, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

    Driving to Geelong, completing the last of the great ocean road. Loading onto the Spirit of Tasmania round 4 and departing at 6.45.
    Delayed departure, got away at 730. Cabin front of the ship! Hopefully it's not our cars alarm going off down stairs due to motion, otherwise it's a flat battery tomorrow morning...Read more

  • Devonport to St Helens

    November 29, 2025 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

    Jesus, early start, 515 get ready to enter cars by 6 am over the intercom. Some big seas (3m) in the night coming over the front of the boat but only exiting Port Phillip Bay. Left boat at 622 then headed to Launceston for farmer markets. Got some supplies and decided to go a different route to Bay of fires, St. Helens. Logging track that was a bit stressful, even after the great ocean highway. Found a great spot out of the wind, exploring tomorrowRead more

  • On our way to Frecinet NP

    December 1, 2025 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Heading to Wine Glass Bay. Sunny morning but had to pack a wet camper up to move. The rain is following us. Got a spot at friendly beaches just outside the main park. Trekked to the lookout and then went to the lighthouse. Managed to grab some oysters, icecream and over priced wine on our way home.Read more