Tag: Big trips

After spending a few days in a windy dust hole, I was ready for a change... and a nice long soak in something.Matatanka Springs was like a desert oasis. The trees around the river and the spring reminded me of a rain forest - although Ben assures me that it is NOT a rain forest.… Continue reading The best place on Earth – Mataranka Springs →

Mount Isa was wonderful!! There isn't really much to do there but we had a nice grassy caravan spot and there were plenty of shops to wander around. Its amazing how much you can come to miss civilisation after such a short time. I have no idea how I managed to survive two years in… Continue reading One week in →

I had only just finished writing my previous blog entry when disaster struck. One of the wheels on our caravan somehow fell off and our 4wd ended up towing a lopsided van about 1 km down the road until we stopped... right in the middle of no where, or GAFA, as Ben likes to call… Continue reading The day it all went pear shaped… stuck in the middle of GAFA →

I have very mixed reviews from our time at Winton. The town itself is lovely. Set in the middle of no where the people here seem to like nothing better than welcoming tourists. They have made plenty if touristy attractions and work very hard to make sure you have a pleasant, hospitable and information packed… Continue reading Dinosaur Days @ Winton →

Wow! 1300kms in 3 days and we are all still happy and the kids are still semi sane. it feels like we have been away for ages. I think because we have squeezed so much in to those 3 days. The first day was rather eventful. I had only 3 hours sleep the night before… Continue reading We made it to day 3!!!! →

Eeeeek!!!! I am 4 days away from leaving on a 6 week holiday and I am SUPER disorganised!!!! What's more, I can't seem to get myself organised. I just know that I am going to spend all of Friday night running around like a chook with it's head cut off trying to do everything at… Continue reading Preps on Tour 2011 →