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Making post of having a postal address
Having a fixed address for a few weeks may sound like a little thing but is in fact incredibly useful!
Feb 18, 20212 min read


Mice Mice Mice
There are mice everywhere, including one living in my Land Rover with me. I have got to the stage where I feel like going out to my truck in
Feb 12, 20213 min read


Almost face first in the mud
I feel like I need to apologise to my sister for not actually falling face first in the mud, she was very disappointed !
Feb 3, 20211 min read


Experiencing life on the edge of the outback
So, digging out my 'office clothes' I began driving inland
- away from the sea
- away from the mountains
- away from the rainforests
Feb 1, 20213 min read


Friendly people & potholes
I was warned by locals to drive around the edge of the larger potholes, not through the middle as the bigger ones would be deeper than...
Jan 1, 20212 min read


Bat yoga
One of the creatures I love seeing in the early evening sky in are the bats.
I recently came across hundreds of bats hanging....
Dec 31, 20202 min read


Running down Mount Mitchell in a tropical rainstorm.
So, I said I would not walk up another mountain, 3 days - 3 mountains... but it was there and well....
Dec 30, 20201 min read


Letterbox art
Got to love the creators of these letterboxes. Cruising along tourist speed along back-country roads affords me the ability to stop and...
Dec 29, 20201 min read


Mount Edwards & the best camping store in Aussie
Of course, with a name like Mount Edwards I had to go check it out, it is my family name after all...
Dec 29, 20202 min read


Tropical rain forests thrive on tropical rain...
Two days/nights in the rainforest in the Goomburra Section of the Main Range National Park was time well spent. In fact it would be very...
Dec 24, 20201 min read


No easy way to climb Mt Barney
Mt Barney National Park is a mountainous area of Queensland not far from the NSW boarder. The parks guide says "Rugged mountain peaks...
Dec 20, 20202 min read


Would you expect to meet a large crayfish half way up a mountain?
No and neither did I. But let me begin with the start of the day.... my original plans were to walk to the summit of this stunning...
Dec 18, 20203 min read


Thunderstorm in Sundown National Park
The boarder between Queensland (where the next national park I wanted to go to) and New South Wales (were I had been travelling) opened...
Dec 17, 20202 min read


Aussies largest granite boulder – why not walk straight up the face of it?
Bald Rock National Park is near the boarder between NSW & Queensland and was a short drive from Boonoo Boonoo National Park. A massive...
Dec 15, 20201 min read


Platypus & a pig
Hearing a rustling through the undergrowth approaching the water hole, I knew it would not be a platypus but was certainly not expecting ...
Dec 13, 20202 min read


Swimming with the frogs
No big views, not a rain forests, not a massive tourist attraction, and yet my time spent beside frog’ pool is a treasure.
Dec 11, 20202 min read


Butterflies, lizards, cicadas and a solid donk on the head
I spent several hours attempting to capture images of butterflies, wow... it is incredibly difficult to do!!...
Despite only managing to ca
Dec 7, 20202 min read


Hanging out at Skennars
Although my primary focus of the past two weeks has been the fitout of the Landy in preparation for my adventures, I have of course been to
Dec 7, 20202 min read


Do I know how to relax?
After working so hard to do the refit while I had access to my builder-mates tools.... I was faced with some unexpected overwhelming...
Dec 7, 20201 min read


Never seen an airport like that before
One of the funny things with travel is that despite all the preparation and planning, when the departure day finally arrives it always...
Dec 7, 20201 min read


Redesigning & rebuilding my 'house'
While I've been away these past 8 months I had plenty of time to consider the pros & cons of my initial camper fit-out.
Outcome = redesign.
Dec 7, 20204 min read


No 1 & No 2's... and my bad experience with an exploding toilet
One of the questions most people want to know about with living in a vehicle / out of your vehicle and exploring the outdoors is...
Dec 7, 20204 min read


Pimping my ride
Winches, snorkel, spot lights, UHF radio.... its time to 'pimp my ride'
Dec 7, 20203 min read


The boarder is open
Finally, the boarder into Aussie is open. In preparation for my return I have begun to research the national parks of NSW
Dec 7, 20203 min read

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