• Alisha Smellie
  • Alisha Smellie

Big Lap

A year exploring Australia in our Caravan Meer informatie
  • Shelter Bay

    16 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Shelter Bay in Edel Land NP is exactly as it sounds, a beautiful sheltered bay on the Strait between the mainland and Dirk Hartog Island. It was incredible to see so many clams on the rock shelf just on the waters edge, Olivia thought it was very funny that they shot water out when they were touched!

    It's so wonderful to be able to teach Olivia about this amazing country we live in, showing her the best of nature right in front of her eyes!
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  • Steep Point Journey

    16 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    We made it to mainland Australia's most Westerly point! It was an epic 10 hour day, but it was unreal and the scenery was mindblowing! Joel now only has the most southerly point to tick off!

  • Steep Point Cliffs

    16 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    The cliffs surrounding Steep Point are unbelievably high, towering out of the deep blue ocean, so ferocious and it was a calm(ish) day!
    Lots of fun getting to this momentus point.

  • Hugo!

    17 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    Olivia was once again over the moon to see Hugo (and Vanessa & Matts) orange caravan in the Kalbarri caravan park we are staying in. Hugo & Olivia enjoyed playing and watching Bluey over lunch and a snack 😋Meer informatie

  • Kalbarri

    18 november 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌬 32 °C

    What a beautiful coastal town, Kalbarri was a welcome stop during a heat wave, all be it with some pretty wild winds! Olivia has loved having Hugo at the same caravan park and enjoyed some chilling in the caravan.Meer informatie

  • Pelican Feeding

    20 november 2023, Australië ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Olivia loved feeding the pelicans, she got to throw a few fish which she thought was very cool! We just need to work on her throwing skills 🙄 it was really great to see these beautiful big birds up close and to learn a little more about them too!Meer informatie

  • Port Gregory

    20 november 2023, Australië ⋅ 🌬 26 °C

    What a windy little town this was! So famous in these parts for its pink lake to the East, but with a picturesque harbour on its West side that was such a contrasting blue. We imagine that it would be very pleasant if the wind wasn't blowing so strongly!Meer informatie

  • Giants of Mandurah

    22 januari 2024, Australië ⋅ 🌬 25 °C

    Today we went Giant hunting and were lucky enough to discover 4 of these amazing works of art! It's definitely a unique attraction that brings so many people to Mandurah, discovering this beautiful town. Olivia loved running down the tracks to find these huge friendly giants.Meer informatie

  • Speedway Fun!

    24 februari 2024, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Tonight we headed to the Esperance Speedway with our travelling family friends the Gilbert's. Flannos were the hit of the night, blending in with the locals. The speed of some of the cars, cornering on a wheels was incredible. We all got a good laugh at being splattered with mud after today's rain showers. Heaps of fun and laughs!Meer informatie

  • First Day of Rain

    25 februari 2024, Australië ⋅ 🌧 20 °C

    We've hit solid rain for the first time on our trip. It's literally rained since mid morning, all arvo and into the night. We gave our new rain jackets a try. We even had to take off the tags!

  • The Great Eyre Highway

    26 februari 2024, Australië ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    We are a couple of days behind our plan due to the Balladonia bushfire but today we started the journey, one of the great road trips around Aus. So varied in landscape, more undulating than we expected and less wind at the start than planned. We also didn't think we would encounter rain, so a surprising first day!Meer informatie