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  • Lauren Ryder
Dec 2024 – Jul 2025

Ryderound Australia

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    Townsville Adventures

    May 17 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    The giant serpent, Queens Park, Big Crystal Creek, the frosty Mango, visiting old mates and family with lots of swims! Townsville has been a great place to spend some time whilst getting ready for the Cape.

    It feels so special that no matter the amount of time that has passed, seeing old friends feels like no time has passed at all. - Lauren

    It was great to catch up with friends and family. - Luke

    I love the way we go in the morning and I loved playing in the splash park. I love the way the trees grow up and I love splashing in puddles and I love everything. And I love train and pool and jumping and Uncle Tim, Adelaide mum and day and Hugo and Chayse and Aunty Nicki. I loved everyone.

    The frosty mango was fun and we got ice creams. I had mango and musk. - Adelaide    Read more

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    Family time

    May 21 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    How wonderful for our children to be able to get to see and play with their cousins. It is so beautiful how naturally they are together like they see each other all the time. We are totally spoilt to get this time with them all. Lots of swims, parks and even mini trains rides. We even got to see Daddy’s cousin Sam and her beautiful family and have plays with them too.

    I loved playing with my cousins in the pool because we jumped in the pool and slided together. We wanted to play a game that we we hided from the adults. We had to make a home and hide from the adults in the dark. - Adelaide

    Throw me to space- Henry to Uncle Tim in the pool    Read more

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    Wallaman falls

    May 27 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

    Our first venture with the rooftop ten was a success. We first went to the beautiful Wallaman falls. Although we did consider just looking from the top, we decided there was no better way to see it than getting nice and close so we walked the crazy long trail to the bottom. Even though Addie was not sure it was worth it we certainly loved it. We then went back and set up the tent for the night, had cold showers and cooked dinner. Daddy slept great on the swag and mummy maybe had a little bit of sleep in-between the kids on the roof. We saw gorgeous butterflies and a wild cassowary it was awesome.

    Wallaman Falls was absolutely breathtaking. A memory I’ll have forever. - Lauren

    I want to take an opportunity to apologies to my son Henry for the swearing profusely whilst carrying you on my shoulders through the treacherous track. You did complain a lot about the sweat and how tough the walk was although you mainly sat on my shoulders. - Luke    Read more

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    Paronella Park

    May 28 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Paronella Park was a sight we are glad we got to see. The grounds are just gorgeous and the kids really loved feed the fish and turtles. Such an amazing piece of history that we got to learn about.

    My favourite part of the park was the secret garden. It felt like a really special place and I loved how he made it special for his daughter. - Lauren

    I loved feeding the turtles and the fish. I also saw an eel, it was long. At the end we saw a show that lit up and had songs. I liked them all. -Adelaide    Read more

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    Cairns

    May 29 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

    Cairns was full of fun memories of making new friendships that will last a lifetime. Both families felt they just hadn’t met their type of people on the road. We were stoked to have the past few days with one another. The kids got along so well and so did the parents. We played mini golf, rode around on pedal bikes, watched movies, played games and had lots of swims together.

    It was so nice to meet this beautiful family. Can’t wait to catch up with Cory, John, Austin and Harry again soon. - Lauren

    We had the opportunity to meet up with friends that we have met along the way. It was great to spend time with likeminded people. - Luke

    I loved meeting new friends, their names were Austin and Harry. -Adelaide

    Austin and Harry were the bravest goodest bestest boys and I love the world and the brothers are big and strong and fast. - Henry    Read more

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    Green Island

    May 31 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 24 °C

    Wow what a special spot! We loved Green Island. The kids got the hang of snorkelling more today so they got to see some coral, fish and even a sting ray. I lived a life long dream of swimming with turtles.

    Swimming with turtles was such an amazing experience. I was very grateful for my husband letting me get some extra snorkelling done alone. - Lauren

    I loved the turtles, they were cool to see. Someone thought they saw a shark but it was actually a really big fish. - Adelaide

    I loved the glass bottom boat and the turtles. - Henry    Read more

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    Koolburra Station

    June 2 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Today we left Cairns and started our journey towards the Cape. We stopped in at Palmer River Roadhouse and had iceblocks. After a nights sleep we drove down the road to Hann River Roadhouse where mum got a delicious coffee and the kids had a play at the park. We then headed to the next destination for the night.

    I was very excited to discover that Palmer River fossicking area produces good opportunities to find the elusive gold nugget. Will definitely be a stop on the way back down. - Luke

    I loved going to the park. It was fun because there was a swing that was a tyre swing and there was a sea saw. There were also some slides. There were some animals, one cow, two goats, and a peacock and a peahen. The peacocks name was Henry and we got to keep a feather from him. - Adelaide

    I love everything in the world and I loved the frog. -Henry    Read more

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    Archer River Roadhouse

    June 3 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Stop two on the way to the cape. We stayed the night at Archer River Roadhouse. It was so hot the kids got nudey a lot. The adults refrained from taking their clothes off although it was very hot enough to want to!

    Climbing the rocks was fun because it was a big rock and we jumped on the rocks. - Adelaide    Read more

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    Weipa

    June 4 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C

    What a cool spot. We are parked right on the beach basically with the park next to us and a pool right near us. We ate dinner whilst watching the sunset. Addie was totally loving the life reading in a hammock.

    The pool was such a a relief from the heat. I could have stayed in all day!- Lauren

    It’s crazy to think I’m such a remote town we run into fellow travellers from the central coast. It was good to watch the kids play and explore a new place. - Luke

    Going in the pool was great and we also went to the park. We met new friends and played tip. I liked the pool because it had a waterfall on the rocks. We saw the sun go down over the beach. I loved reading in the hammock, it was fun because I loved reading- Adelaide

    I love it in the morning and in the afternoon. I love it super cool. I love the pool. Dad saved me in my life he got the tick out.- Henry    Read more

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    Fruit Bat Falls, Elliot and Twin Falls

    June 6 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    What an amazing part of the world that most people don’t get the pleasure of experiencing. Fruit Bat Falls was so beautiful but we were a little hesitant swimming there knowing they had pulled a croc out a few weeks earlier and Elliot falls apparently had to crocs swimming around so our favourite spot was Twin Falls as it was croc free, crystal clear and perfect for the kids. We camped close to the water falls so we were able to walk to them each day for swims.

    A spot I will never forget. What a beautiful place! - Lauren

    Pictures don’t do it justice. Such a beautiful part of the country we are fortunate enough to live in. It was lovely meeting and chatting with complete strangers about their adventures whilst relaxing in the waterfalls. Special shout out to my mate Wes who was slogging away working to rebuild the boardwalks whilst everyone else relaxed in the refreshing waterfalls. - Luke

    I love Fruit Bat falls because it had lots of fishies and tadpoles and last week they got a crocodile. We found some Little Rock’s and seaweed. It was so beautiful down there. We had our goggles on and we saw lots of things. - Adelaide

    I love the little waterfall. - Henry    Read more

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    We made it to the top!

    June 8 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    We drove to the Jardine ferry and the straight to the tip. We stood together at the northernmost point of Australia. It felt so cool to achieve this as a family. The pictures just don’t do the location justice. The water was magical. We stopped into the Croc Tent where the kids got new shirts stating they made it to the tip. We stopped in to Punsand Bay for lunch and a swim before heading to Alua Beach for the night.

    Wow such a special achievement we have done as a family. - Lauren

    What an achievement. Having the opportunity to complete this leg of the adventure with my family is truly amazing and it is something that I will cherish for years to be come. - Luke

    I loved taking a photo at the tippy top of Australia. The water was pretty, it was green and kind of Aqua. The sign said you are standing at the top of Australia and it had an Australia picture on it. I like sit, it was cool but I hurt myself on the way.- Adelaide

    I love the crocodile tooth. I even want a crocodile. I love it bye! - Henry    Read more

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    Alua Beach

    June 8 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    A quick one night stop at Alua Beach was nice. The pool was not working but we had a nice beach walk a fair way from the water so we didn’t get eaten by crocs but were able to fill my pockets with shells from the kids. The kids enjoyed the homemade swings. Beautiful spot!

    It was unfortunate that the pool was broken but it was still nice to explore the area. It made it somewhat difficult with the kids as they could see it and wanted to go in but couldn’t. Really wish I brought my fishing rod! - Luke

    I loved swinging on the swing because the pool was broken. There were two swings. We also met new people and they gave us money for the washing machine. We also had some apples for breakfast and cereal and snacks. For dinner we had hotdogs, chicken, cheese and corn wraps. We had fun at that place. That place was fun. -Adelaide

    I love the mountain and done. And I love Australia- Henry    Read more

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    Hanns River Roadhouse

    June 9 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    We drove about six and a half hours today to start getting home to the van a bit quicker as the kids are ready for it. We drove to Hanns River Roadhouse which was amazing for the kids. They swam and played in the park. The best and most special part for them was cuddling and feeding the three week old baby goats.

    It was such a beautiful experience for the kids to feed the baby goats. One was super hungry and kept trying to eat everything including my pyjamas. - Lauren

    It’s hard to get a sleep in when the roosters go off at 5 o clock, then the kookaburras at 6, then the cow at 6 thirty. Living the life. - Luke

    I loved feeding the baby goats because they were cute. I loved the park because we made a new friend and he played a game with us. One was very quick and we also played floor is lava. We had a sword so we could play one of the games. - Adelaide

    I love the goats and I want to see you later.- Henry    Read more

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    A quick fossick for gold

    June 10 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    We were lucky to be introduced to a lovely local who let us look on his land for some gold. We didn’t really have good equipment so we were unsuccessful but it was still a good experience for us all.

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    The Daintree and Cape Tribulation

    June 11 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    We ventured to the Daintree and Cape Tribulation today. We even had the luck of seeing a beautiful Cassowary in the middle of the road. It was pretty cool to be where the only two UNESCO world heritage sites meet. Still yet to see a crocodile in the wild.

    It was cool to see our second wild cassowary and to complete another Australian landmark. - Luke    Read more

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    Mossman Gorge and Port Douglas

    June 12 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    We ventured to the beautiful Mossman Gorge and had a little dip but not too much because it felt like an ice bath. It was so beautiful. We stayed at Port Douglas and enjoyed two nights allowing the kids to have lots of fun in the swimming pool and splash park. Henry had to FaceTime the dogs though as he was really missing them. As always the kids made more new friends.

    O love that Adelaide is finding such an appreciation for nature and seeing the beauty around her. -Lauren

    I loved going to the slide because it had a yellow one for the pool and the splash pad had a blue one. It was so fast and amazing. There was a bucket that tipped down every minute. I liked going on the blue slide the most because it was very fast. Henry and me both went on the blue slide together. We saw a boy at the park and went to play with him the last day before leaving. We played floor is lava and went on the jumping pillow together. We went in the pool with our friends with pool noodles. -Adelaide    Read more

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    Babinda Boulders and Josephine Falls

    June 13 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    What great stops. More amazing waterfalls and rainforests for us to explore. Both were totally freezing with not much sun about but still super fun. Addie was a little traumatised after tipping over the caterpillar floaty
    though. We got to see some glimpses of the famous Clyde the crocodile. We fed a bandicoot some bread and then had our last sleep in the rooftop before heading to Townsville to pick up the van.

    I could spend hours on that rock slide if the kids were not over it and freezing. Definitely a good spot. - Lauren

    I am very proud of both Adelaide and Henry for going down the rock slide at Josephine Falls. It will be good not to have to set up the roof top tent and looking forward to washing the car. - Luke    Read more

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    Townsville again

    June 17 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 19 °C

    After the trip to the Cape a rest and much needed clean was in order. We stopped at Tim and Niki’s house for the week and got ourselves sorted. One rainy day I took the kids to a ninja park and the movies to see Stitch. The kids loved spending time with their cousins.

    We really appreciate bearing Abel to see family and get to stay with them allowing the kids to build relationships with one another. - Lauren

    Townsville offered a much needed rest and the opportunity to clean everything. However I needed to move Tim into his house and empty two shipping containers, do all his gardening, weeding and set out and mark his shed and pool area whilst trying to clean my own stuff. - Luke

    I loved going to the movies and watching Stitch because it was different to the other Stitch. It was fun because Henry lost his cars and we had to find them. It was funny because they were in the bathroom. We also saw our cousins Hugo, he went to school when we went to the movies. We also went to a Ninja Park and we went on a slide.. we couldn’t run up the wall so we went up the slide. It was still fun. -Adelaide

    I love my Hugo and I like my haircut, bye. - Henry    Read more

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    Charters Towers

    June 20 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    We had a two night stop at Charters Towers. It was great to check out this cool old gold town. We even had a day of panning which led to some more small flakes to add to the jar. The kids enjoyed making s’mores over the fire.

    It was good to get back to basics, sit around the fire and have an evening of family games. - Luke

    I loved the games and I liked the fire, bye! - Henry    Read more

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    Hughenden

    June 22 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Stop one on the dinosaur trail complete. Our little archaeologists had fun at the Flinders Discovery Centre digging to find fossils and gems. We loved visiting the gorge but the trip down was much easier than going back up. We also had a fossick around finding what we hope might be some gems.

    I loved the dinosaurs they were cool. One was a muttaburrasaurus and the other was a pterosaur. We also saw dinosaur bones and went in a movie room that told us about how the gorge was formed. We went there and stood on the dinosaurs home. We also dug in the sound and found lots of cool rocks. - Adelaide

    I loved the dingoes and the emus and I love them all. I love mum and dad and Adelaide -Henry    Read more

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    Winton

    June 24 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Dinosaurs, dinosaur bones and dinosaurs footprints! We saw many amazing dinosaur fossils in Winton. We also spent time fossicking for Opals. It was fantastic and the locals gave us so much help to learn what to look out for. We also made a stop in at the musical fence where the kids had lots of fun with the creative instruments.

    It was amazing to see the fossilised stampede, how they have been preserved and how we can learn so much from them. - Lauren

    It was good to go fossicking and have a guide of what we needed to look for and actually have success in finding opals. - Luke

    We found opals and I spotted a purple green one. I also got lots of fairy rock and got a cute dinosaur as well. - Adelaide

    I loved the opals and the dinosaurs are so cool. I liked the dinosaur bones. - Henry    Read more

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    Richmond

    June 26 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    The last stop on the dinosaur trail was Kronosaurus Korner. We enjoyed seeing all the different bones of the marine dinosaurs and some of the flying ones too. We even had an afternoon of painting using our new dinosaurs as inspiration. Before we left Richmond we had a go at fossicking for fossils and we think we found some pieces of bivalve clam which has been there for 100 million years.

    The almost complete set of bones of Polycotylid was amazing to see it in the way it was found. -Lauren

    I loved the dinosaurs because we went in a big dinosaurs mouth it was a big underwater dinosaur which is a Kronosaurus. We went to an another dinosaur place. They were all cool. We also got a dinosaur from another place. I did a water painting of my dinosaur. It had lots of scales it took a long time but I finally finished it. I enjoyed the dinosaur places. It was super cool and fun! - Adelaide

    I loved the dinosaur placesit was so cool! I just loved it. I sat on bumpy’s back. Ther was an underground water T-Rex. - Henry    Read more

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