Dreams, waking thoughts and incidents on the road
Our victory on the Nullabor crossing has unlocked Western Australia’s remote south west coast. We visit the whitest sand in the world at Lucky Bay, and find a whale nursery at the end of Fitzgerald National Park. Continue reading Having a whale of a time: Esperance to Albany
We’d heard a lot about the danger, difficulty and tedium of the Nullarbor Plain crossing. But no one told us that hundreds of whales and their calves live right in the middle at the Head of the Bight, South Australia. Continue reading Never a dull moment: the Nullarbor Plain
South Australia has its own Great Ocean Road on the west side of the Eyre Peninsula. We found enormous sea caves and dramatic rock formations. The best bit? No crowds. Continue reading Caves and country killed meat: Streaky Bay to Ceduna
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
