Wide open spaces

So we have been back in Sydney for a little over two weeks now. Since we still have tenants in our house we are technically homeless for another couple of weeks (we had planned to be on the road for eight months but the kids were really missing their mates and were keen to get… Continue reading Back at home … final thoughts

The drive down to Newcastle was fairly uneventful. We stopped in Port Macquarie to enjoy some lunch by the water but with the wind blowing a gale we only stayed long enough to finish our lunch and let the kids have a quick play in a local playground before heading back to the car. We… Continue reading Newcastle, NSW – a spooky stopover before home

The drive to Sawtell was really beautiful. The road wound its way through grass covered rolling hills with cattle and sheep grazing happily. After passing through Dorrigo at the top of the Great Dividing Range, we headed down a steep and winding road for about 11km which tested out the trailer brakes, leaving them nice… Continue reading Sawtell, NSW – a week of surf, sun and fun

After leaving the gold mine we stopped in the nearby town of Bingara looking (without luck) for an ok coffee for us and a bakery treat for the kids. There was however a morning tea fundraiser for breast cancer going on at a local shop which we happily donated to.  As we walked away, the… Continue reading Wollomombi National Park, NSW – a comic convention in the bush

As we headed off from the Warrumbungles, we continued our astronomical theme by stopping at the CSIRO Solar Observatory on the outskirts of Narrabri. It is a radio telescope array, with 5 big dishes at the main site, 4 of them on a 3km long rail track which allowed them to be moved as needed… Continue reading Upper Bingara, NSW – crystals and gold

Having had lots of long drives lately, we were really happy to have less than 200km today. It meant we weren’t in a rush and could stop at a few places along the way, allowing us to see more of inland NSW rather than race through everything. Our first stop was on the outskirts of… Continue reading The Warrumbungles, NSW – damper delights

We arrived in Dubbo mid afternoon and the caravan park looked great. We set up before Em helped me clean out one of the stabiliser legs of the trailer. Over the past few months, they had clogged up with dust and dirt and had became really stiff. One had finally seized so after putting off… Continue reading Dubbo, NSW – another trip to the hospital

With less than a month left before we were getting back to Sydney, we were keen to head back over to the east coast to enjoy some time on the beach before arriving back in Sydney. We decided to go via Dubbo so we could explore the Western Plain Zoo on the way through before… Continue reading The drive to Dubbo, NSW – 3 days, 1,500km and a big bogan

The drive today had more rain but fortunately there wasn’t too much. On the way we stopped in Penong to walk around the windmill museum. It was great, with about 25 windmills of all shapes and sizes, as well as a swing that drove a water pump. The kids loved it and it make understanding… Continue reading Streaky Bay, SA – Yertle has a shocker

After enjoying our morning on the beach at Lucky Bay, we swung by Esperance on the way out for a few supplies before heading to another iconic stage of the trip – crossing the Nullarbor. None of us really knew what to expect over the next few days. We had heard some people say it… Continue reading The Nullarbor, WA/SA – a lot of kilometres and not a lot of turns