A VERY TASSIE CHRISTMAS
All stocked up and ready to go, we decided to head off a few days before Christmas,
in search of the perfect…
After leaving Burnie, we headed to a small town called Sheffield, for only a small town it kept us entertained for quite a while. It sits with Mt Roland as…
The trip over to Tassie was long and rocky. The kids slept through the night, but we were rolled from one side of the bunk to the other. By 7am we hit…
Here we are in Melbourne. Not being city folk, we still decided to make the most of it all. We headed out on our first day to catch up with our friends,…
Our trip through Southern Victoria was somewhat rushed and fairly uneventful.
MALLACOOTA, ORBOST, MARLO
We bypassed…
It was a slow and sad farewell to Mum and Dad as we prepared to pull out of the driveway. The two kids had different emotions; Jade not wanting to go and…
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SMALL TOWN FOLK HIT THE BIG SMOKE.
After leaving Lithgow, it was time to see family. But, that meant a…
So, why is the Western Plains Zoo located in Dubbo? Because it’s the closest bloody environment to Africa they could find in Australia. &…
WE LEAVE THE COAST.
After leaving Brooms Head we continued south along the coast stopping at Grafton, just at the right time of year to see the…
GETTING THE HANG OF IT
After settling into our new lifestyle for a few days, it was time to pack up and head…
AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE SMOOTH SAILING We didn’t get very far, our next stop was only Brisbane. It would be the last time we would get to…
FINALLY WE LEAVE
We drove out of our driveway on 27 September 2012. Our plan was ‘there was no plan’, other than…
Just about there
Things were progressing, but we still had a way to go, so we thought it best at this stage not to put ourselves…
Progress is made
By the end of January, the storage bins were finished, the seating was underway, and we started on the wiring. By…
Help Arrives By this stage, my folks were back up from Sydney. This time, Mum was going to help out with the kids, and Dad was going to…
Planning
With Honky planted firmly in the driveway, we figured job number one was to remove all the old seats and have a layout plan…
WE FIND A BUS
With the decision made to do the trip, one way or another, the next thing was to decide on the best vehicle. We did a…
We are just an ordinary family, who have undergone an extraordinary adventure. What follows is our blog. A series of short stories about our life on the…
The Free Range Camping (FRC) journey actually started about 3 years ago now. On a trip to rainbow beach. We saw a family travelling in a bus, had a…
We have just spent an absolutely amazing two weeks in the centre of Australia, seeing Alice Springs, Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kings Canyon and the West MacDonnell…
Six months into our trip we find ourselves at a small city called Warrnambool, pronounced ‘Warn-a-Bull’ by the locals and “War-Nam-Bull” by me, much to the…