Oz Lappin’ in the Vanger

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📍Arckaringa Station, Oodnadatta SA
September 18, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
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Trekked down the Oodnadatta track on an outback driving adventure and to cross it off the to do list. One of the must do 4x4 treks.
Remote, barron and dry is an understatement and also the attraction.
A historic outback town in the early days when northern, southern and central Australia were not connected by any roads.
The quirky pink road house was a hit with the kids, they even dressed for the occasion.

The Painted Desert was a rough detour that delivered. We saw about 10people in total over the 2-3days in the area. A true unknown gem.
Sunsets, sunrises and stars can’t be beat out here and its not a region to visit in the middle of summer!Read more
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📍Coober Pedy Views, Coober Pedy SA
September 20, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A couple days to check out Coober Pedy.
Certainly an interesting town with interesting locals. Many homes are built underground to escape the heat, if you find a few opals during the dig then the house becomes a lot cheaper!
We met a nice guy that provides the gear to go noodling at the huge dirt dumps in town. Dig and shine your VU light to hopefully strike it rich, no luck for us though. A little sketchy wandering the mounds of loose earth in the dark but fun at the same time.
Finished off the visit with a sunset dinner at the best spot in townRead more
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📍Dry Creek Bank, Coober Pedy SA
September 23, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Quiet camp to catchup on some maintenance and service the car.
The flies made this place the most challenging service location yet! Lucky we had hair nets.
We were meant to head back to the Oodnadatta Track and travel to Lake Eyre but an overnight shower closed all unsealed roads in the region. Illegal and with big fines to continue, we back tracked to the Stuart Highway.Read more
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📍Lake Hart, Wirraminna SA
September 25, 2024 in Australia
Rest stop and free camp along the Stuart Highway and possibly the windiest camp so far!
Camp overlooked Lake Hart which was a cool place to wander around.
From experience we recommend not to taste test the lake as it’s sickeningly salty!
The water is also the total opposite of applying moisturiser to your skin!Read more
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📍Rawnsley Station, Flinders Ranges SA
September 26, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
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Base camp for exploring the rest of the Flinders Ranges was Rawnsley Park, a working sheep station.
The bush camp looked quite disappointing at the beginning but trekking further along the twisting tracks paid off.

One week turned into two as nearby campsites were booked out for the school holidays. Not a bad spot to avoid the crowds!

Spoilt for scenery here without a dull
view in 250km of driving.
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📍 Hamley Bridge Sports & Rec Grounds, SA
October 10, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Nothing much but a free camp by the sports field and some cold wind!
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📍Huong & Stu’s, SA
October 11, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
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We decided to drop into Adelaide and visit some family.
New friends were made, even some 4 legged ones!
Lots of fun was had for young and old
The adults enjoyed a few days of eating well at a couple Adelaide dining favorites as well as being spoilt by our hosts.
We visited a Costco for the first time which was interesting. It was lucky that we only have a small fridge and pantry in the van or else the checkout bill would be been a real shocker!Read more
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📍Murray River, Merbein VIC
October 16, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
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A longer drive than expected to finally find a suitable camp in Vic, even then we ended up playing ‘musical campsites’ with other arrivals. Got a nice one in the end 👍🏽
The mighty Murray river, flows from the Vic/NSW high country all the way into SA. Shame it’s full of carp!
Spent Fathers Day here which was nice, unfortunately Ava didn’t let me win the friendly fishing competition!Read more
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📍Sea Lake Royal Hotel, Sea Lake VIC
October 20, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Quick free overnighter in Sea Lake behind the local hotel and a visit to the salt lake. The lake itself is huge and has been the site of the biggest off roading race around it for almost 50years
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📍Somerville Park, Fosterville VIC
October 21, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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Visited a couple sites in Bendigo but the local camp grounds weren’t our cup of tea (or price!).
A few minutes out of town and we had a huge property almost to ourselves. Met some nice owners who had the same van as us as well as their friendly dog.
Highlight was the science center in town, fun for all ages, hopefully we learnt something too!Read more
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📍Gemfields, Gembrook VIC
October 24, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Just a quick overnighter in someone’s front yard.
Also got a reality check to remind us of the 4 seasons in one day that Melbourne has to offer 😅
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📍Nic & Virginie’s, VIC
October 29, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
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We spent a few days catching up with family in Melbourne which was great. Very comfortable accommodation and restaurant quality cooks made the stay very enjoyable!
All the kids had an absolute ball hanging out together with a much needed recharge due in the end
We managed to organize a few errands and minor warranty repairs on the van also.
Spoilt for retail choice and convenience but the traffic took some getting used to early on but at least it wasn’t worse than Brisbane!Read more
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📍Lang Lang Showgrounds, Lang Lang VIC
November 1, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Just a quick overnighter at the local show grounds.
$10/nights and green grass, a fair deal.
Spent the arvo organising the van after a restock and ‘moving’ back in after it stayed at the repairers for a few days.Read more
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📍The Ranch, Boneo VIC
November 2, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
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We were fortunate to coincide our visit with some extra family who were in town.
We visited the Mornington Peninsula for a couple nights of clamping at a western themed ‘ranch’.
It was a perfect place for the kids to run around all day with plenty to keep them busy. Unfortunately all of the activities they offered (horse riding/zip lines etc) were booked out.Read more
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📍Bunyip Recreation Reserve, Bunyip VIC
November 4, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A couple nights spent here to catch up stuff, just like a house, there’s always something to tidy or clean!
The girls loved running laps around the netball courts for some reason 🤷‍♂️
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📍Spirit of Tasmania, Geelong VIC
November 8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
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Pre booked the crossing 10 months prior and we’re finally boarded for Tassie! Stoked as Tassie has been on our to visit list for years!
Ship was comfortable until we left the port of Melbourne and into the Bass Strait, that’s when we started pitching and dipping 😳
Definitely a power nap kind of sleep that night!
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📍Old Mac’s Farm, Norwood TAS
November 9, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
A perfect 1st camp to kick off our Tassie tour only a short drive from the center of Launceston
Plenty of green grass, trees and hills…
Exactly what you would picture a Tassie farm to look like. The farm animals were an absolute hit!
We were also introduced to Tassie’s lesser known feature, the cold wind! Theres no doubt the air is cleaner (and fresher) down here

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📍Discovery Park Cradle Mountain, TAS
November 10, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Trinh’s brother joined us while revisiting Oz from the UK which was great.
The drive to Cradle mountain wasn’t short of big mountain climbs and descents, we chose the shortest route. The rig was certainly getting a workout! Afterwards we understood that most people come via the ‘easier way’!
There was no shortage of visitors to the park and it wasn’t even peak season. We were lucky this time to have clear sunny weather but as we left it turned quite the opposite.
Plenty of beautiful scenery and that clean air Tassie is known for.

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📍Midway Campground, Sulphur Creek TAS
November 13, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Free camp across from the beach with a 72hr max stay…Tassie is awesome for free or very very cheap camps!
It was our first ‘beach’ camp after being bush for for long so we made sure to wander along the sand a few times.
The evening freight train out front was part of the charm and the kids kept reminding us of what happens in movies if you get your foot stuck in the railway tracks 😂Read more
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📍Honeysuckle Banks, Evandale TAS
November 16, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Short free camp stay near the quaint town of Evandale. We all picked up something small from the local markets and afterwards we said farewell to Tuan as he returned to the UK
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📍Symmons Plains Raceway, Perth TAS
November 18, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Just a quick stay to plan our next route and give the car a service and carry out some general maintenance. What a fitting spot for it next door to a racetrack, complete with a noisy racecar cutting laps. The view was pretty good for a ‘work day’!Read more
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📍Mike & Annie’s Front Paddock, TAS
November 22, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We wanted to explore the Launceston region a bit more so a base was needed.
Mike and Annie were such lovely hosts and had a great camp set up in their ‘front yard’.
We visited Launceston a couple times and drove out to Ben Lomond National Park.

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📍Policeman’s Point, Ansons Bay TAS
November 24, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
First proper beach side camp and a taste of how cold the water is! Expect numb toes if the sun isn’t out!

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📍Swimcart Beach, Bay of Fires TAS
November 27, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
A week at in the Bay of fires area.
Weather temperamental, 100mm of rain one day, warm and sunny the next! We experienced all of Tassie’s extreme seasons in just a few days!
This beach has officially the most difficult sand to walk in! Great if you’re looking for a leg workout..
We had an exciting adventure after being stranded on the wrong side of a creek water crossing after the rain. Some of were concerned we would have to sleep in the bush!

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📍White Sands Estate & Brewery, TAS
December 7, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
A couple nights in the brewery paddock.
Quiet place with a fantastic beach right out front
A couple drinks and some games of pool capped off a great day at the beach
The fish was a wrasse which got turned into cerviche. Not the greatest catch but my first!
The girls were surprised I actually got something 🤣

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