Dreams, waking thoughts and incidents on the road
The less time you spend diving with Great White Sharks in Port Lincoln, the more time you will have for enjoying delicious and world-famous Coffin Bay oysters, straight off the oyster boat. Continue reading Ducking sharks and shucking oysters: Port Lincoln to Coffin Bay
A broken campervan window changes the course of our South Australian roadtrip. We look for a fix in Whyalla and Adelaide, and find some bliss at Lipson Cove. Continue reading Trials and tribulations in the City of Churches: Port Augusta to Adelaide
For a blast from the past, make sure you check out these fascinating ghost towns – opal mining Andamooka and 1960s space race relic Woomera. Continue reading A journey through time and space: Andamooka and Woomera
The Ooodnadatta Track brings both beauty and horror as we explore a surreal sculpture park and the salt flats of Lake Eyre South. A midnight scare at an abandoned railway siding threatens our whole roadtrip. Continue reading Trouble on the Oodnadatta Track: Marree to Lake Eyre South
There are more wonders at the end of the Flinders Ranges. The Nilpena Station fossil site reveals early life in ancient sea beds, while the Prairie Hotel serves up a delicious feral mixed grill of emu, camel and kangaroo. Continue reading Eating ferals and meeting fossils: Parachilna to Marree
In the second part of our Flinders Ranges trip we hiked iconic Wilpena Pound and followed the wiggly roads through to Blinman, South Australia’s highest town. Continue reading Roaming the Flinders Ranges: Wilpena Pound to Blinman
Entering the Flinders Ranges, we become immersed in an ancient world of 500-year-old gumtrees, 1000-year-old indigenous cave paintings and 600 million-year-old rock formations. Continue reading Land before time: Travelling through the ancient Flinders Ranges
The paddle steamers and old trains of Echuca and Mildura make way for the heavy industry of Broken Hill and Mad Max vibe of ghost town Silverton. Continue reading From town to country: Echuca, Mildura, Broken Hill and Silverton
The epic Australian roadtrip begins! Where we’re going, why, and how we prepped our sweet ride – a 1999 Toyota HiAce converted into a campervan perfect for two. Continue reading D Day for we travel preppers
