Heya Straya

  Yee haw Cowgirl I am so comfy wearing one of Johnny's flannees and pulling my jeans out of the shallow depths of our limited caravan storage... I don't have cowboy boots, thongs are my only form of footwear, but I have a an akubra so that's a close enough cowboy hat. I've never wanted a giant belt buckle until this precise moment. I can rock this outfit and totally fit in. Everyone is dressed like this, there's only a handful of scantily dressed girls donning a cowboy hat and boots strutting about - they don't fit in.   The spectacle begins From the get-go the cowboys and cowgirls gallop out so crazy, fast and wild. It's  exhilarating. This is not how horses act at The Melbourne Cup. No, this is crazy, erratic, mayhem. I love it. I am envious. I want to do it.   Next up the cowboys lassoo the calves, I was so not expecting that little cow to flick back, ahhh... shocking, but ok, fun! Do it again, faster - tie that little dude down (then let him ...

Keeping it real  We have swapped the luxury yacht for a tent roughing it in the bush, a bush with the tallest palm trees I've ever seen. We are at one with nature, mozzies, March flies, crows, giant lizards and dingoes. Luckily our camp is surrounded by fence so no sign of the Dingo in this cage. We love tenting as much as everything else, it's so cosy being all wrapped up. You feel safe within those canvas walls from the chill, squawking birds and whatever it is rustling through the ground footage outside. It's those damn insects that spoil camping so I can see why is not for everyone.  Let me give you the hot tip - we've found the best bug deterrent is Detol - we mix it with suncream to apply it to our skin. You smell like a clinic but no more itching and scratching!  There are resorts on the island if you're not convinced bush camping is for you - and of course we spent a day in their pool, because that's how we roll. We moved to a bug-free beach camp after w...

Dedicated to Ashleigh – for your future journey   6 months on the road We’ve been 6 months on the road. Can you believe it? It’s gone so fast but we’ve done so much, and it seems like we chose the perfect timing for this epic adventure  feeling bloody lucky we missed that persistent Perth rain, dodging lockdowns and now borders opening up for the road ahead. My cup spilleth over, my heart is overflowing, I feel so joyous, so relaxed, so grateful.   Blogging again Caravan life is now just normal life.  That initial excitement that inspired me to holiday blog was full of anticipation of the unknown and undiscovered (by us, thankful someone else found them and made them known to be worth seeing). People always asks for the the low-down on where to go that is non-touristy - but there's a reason why they are touristy - they are worth seeing! We've been too busy adventurising than diarising. But now, I’m blogging again… why am I re-inspired? We’ve gone off-road, in t...

We’ve entered new territory. Johnny slowed at the WA / NT border wondering what to do but the border patrol told him to ‘Put your foot down and keep on going’. Easy out! We’d heard the stories of the those trying to get into WA, the forms, the van raids for fruit and veg, the documentation check to ensure you were out of COVID hot spots for the required time, but getting out of WA, no one cared. Instead, a new sight, a 130 speed limit, so Johnny put his foot down, but with caravan in tow, we were happy sitting on 100 and the open road. I’ve got to admit, I felt a teeny, weeny bit anxious about going into the unknown, away from the safety of my own state, but that quickly passed and the anticipation of unexplored territory was exciting. We spent a night outside Katherine at a farm stay where we took a ride on the back of a ute with grass pellets for cow food and had them chase us for it. It was such a funny sight and a great start to our NT stay, especially after our Bungle Blunder. B...