On the Road Again
18. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
So we left Maryborough today at 7.00am for another adventure in Serendipity, this tome to SA, WA, and home via FNQ...very excited!! 7 of us to start...keen to get on the road!!!!
Down in Dubbo
20. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Nice day strolling round Dubbo. Highlights were a visit to old Dubbo jail and a mid afternoon bike ride along the Macquarie River.
Wow! Wellington
21. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Amazing Cathedral Cave- complete with altar, pulpit and Bible( last used 1961, now crystalised)
Copper in Cobar
22.–23. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Arrived in Cobar today and found ourselves a fabulous free camping site on the outskirts of town. Wandered round town, went to mine, relaxed and did some exercise. Lovely fire in evening under theWeiterlesen
Wilcannia
23. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Found cheaper petrol here 201.9c/l compared to 239.9 in town....
Silverton Pub since 1881
23. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Great pub in MAD MAX country- Silverton.
Excited Emus Everywhere
23. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
And wild goats too!!( no photos)
Goodbye Outback NSW
24. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Leaving MAD Max country this morning 8am, 1 degree when we got up at 6! Now 9 degrees thank God!!! Ran into MAFS Reality TV 'stars' Tim, Johnno and Ellie at Mundi Mundi Lookout. Tim gave me a hugWeiterlesen
The Living Desert
24. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Walked 1.2kms uphill to get to these sculptures, then realised once up there we could have driven! But lovely afternoon walk nonetheless...
Missed the last 3 sculptures as my phone died!
Daydream mine
25. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Daydream mine, 140 yrs old, kids as young as 8 were sent down to pick rocks with silver ore in them. Adults and kids high on opium from locally grown berries to cope. We have it so good these days! SoWeiterlesen
"The Girls"
25. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Murray River Mildura
26. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Spent a lovely night camping right on the Murray. Lots of birds and boats and vineyards. Very dry. Off to Renmark now...
Desert town Renmark on Murray
27.–28. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Finally made it into SA. Heavy policing at border. No fruit/ veges allowed in cause of fruit fly! If it wasn't for the Murray River there would be no town! Another great free camping spot on Murray,Weiterlesen
Karoonda
28. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Anyone ever fancied painting a few silos?
Murray Bridge SA
29. Mai–1. Juni 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Another lovely old desert town on the Murray. Home of the first bridge to span the Murray. Opened in 1879 with the first train to cross in 1886. The bridge plays a big role in linking Adelaide andWeiterlesen
Hahndorf/ Germany in the middle of Oz!
30. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Our first wet day today....but the first lot of rain Hahndorf has had all year! Spent a lovely day wandering the very long main street of Hahndorf( est. 1839) spending money, enjoying all thingsWeiterlesen
Strathalbyn- quaint vibe
31. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Only 30 mins from Murray Bridge. Town of old buildings, mill ( est. 1847) and the most photographed church in SA. Stunning stone cottages too. As we descend the Fleurieu Peninsula we are starting toWeiterlesen
Goolwa- Storm Boy Country
31. Mai 2024 in Australien ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Mouth of the Murray, Pelicans, Gin and Antiques!!
Plus to those of us old enough to remember 'Storm Boy' the book, well the movie was filmed here and you can walk the Storm Boy Discovery Trail. IWeiterlesen
Magic Victor Harbour
1.–3. Juni 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Woke up to a 7 degree morning, egg brekkie at Victor Harbour followed by a walk on causeway to Granite Island, accompanied by Clydesdale, tram, camels and a brilliant blue sky with Norfolk pines inWeiterlesen
The Bluff
1. Juni 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Spectacular views and dolphins and sea lions... no whales today...
HMAS HOBART
2. Juni 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Stopped to see site of deliberate sinking of HMAS HOBART( commissioned in 1965, decommissioned in 2000) in 2002. This is the original anchor. Now used as diving site!
Never, Never
3.–6. Juni 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Today we are indulging...doing the wineries of the McLaren Valley, SA...
There are over 100 wineries here, we are on our third! Still lots to go....cheers 🥂
Our most decadent day yet!! X
Adelaide- city of churches and pandas!
4.–6. Juni 2024 in Australien ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Adelaide really is a beautiful city especially in Autumn. There is an exhilarating chill in the air, the bitumen is decorated with orange and yellow leaves, and the pandas are here!!
Moonta, Copper Coast, Yorke Peninsula
6.–7. Juni 2024 in Australien ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
Drove to Moonta today from Adelaide, only 2 hours! (Everything is so close together round here!!) Explored the bay, had a fabulous burger lunch by the water, set up at a pleasant freecamp site,Weiterlesen
Wallaroo- aboriginal for wallaby urine!
7. Juni 2024 in Australien ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Beautiful neat town known for wheat exports( hence the giant silos )and Port.
Also the most divine smelling roses grow here...
Ps. Mark wants to live here!







What an adventure you all are having. X [Lesley]













































































































































































































































































































