After 11 weeks travelling around Australia we do not claim to be experts but we have gleaned some knowledge that will be useful to those planning a trip, particularly if you are planning on camping / campervanning. The below are our observations, hints and tips as they came to us, so there is no particular … Continue reading Visiting Australia: Some hints, tips and general observations
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Bonus Feature: A guided tour of Heidi or, as I like to call it, a Geidi
As you can probably tell from the title, James has had no input in this, he thinks that I am a crazy person. For our four avid readers, I thought that it would be useful to provide some insight in to the realities of life in Heidi. This way you will have a context when … Continue reading Bonus Feature: A guided tour of Heidi or, as I like to call it, a Geidi
The search for Morning Glory, two teensy mechanical issues and all of the flies ever – Normanton, Karumba and Lawn Hill National Park
We survived our first night without power, and therefore without air-conditioning, quite comfortably. It did demonstrate to us, however, that our fridge can only last 5 hours without being plugged in, which is problematic for those people wishing not to eat rotten food and we made a mental note to call Apollo to arrange installment … Continue reading The search for Morning Glory, two teensy mechanical issues and all of the flies ever – Normanton, Karumba and Lawn Hill National Park
In to the Outback and the start of the Savannah Way
After an early rise and pack up at the Lion’s Den, we made our way South in order to commence our cross-country adventure along the Savannah Way. Leaving the rainforest behind us, we ventured in to areas of agriculture; cattle stations were followed by the Atherton Tablelands, an area of intensive cropping which interested James … Continue reading In to the Outback and the start of the Savannah Way
Cairns to Cape Tribulation and Cook Town
Our last day in Cairns brought our first re-packing challenge, how to get everything back in after it had so gratefully exploded from our backpacks? Here we have the first bit of advice that we can give with absolute confidence, even after being on the road for a couple of weeks; packing cubes, buy packing … Continue reading Cairns to Cape Tribulation and Cook Town
Cairns & The Waterfalls
On our first full day in Cairns we visited the Botanical gardens which are small and easy to walk around but honestly nothing to write home about, so we won’t. We popped in to Rusty's Market to pick up fruit and veg, something else neither of us did last time, and I would definitely recommend … Continue reading Cairns & The Waterfalls
The Adventure Begins
A quick preface; we promised to keep you informed of any mishaps and we managed, with remarkable skill, to achieve one apiece within 3 days of kicking off our trip. James lost his phone, which was fortunately recovered from Cairns bus depot, (this was a site not originally on our trip plan and, whilst the … Continue reading The Adventure Begins
The Rolling Stones 