First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes… an Australian adventure.
Your hair has turned, your bones are weak, but your Aussie adventure still beckons; you’ve packed up your home and your Jayco was a steal, or so your husband reckons. You’re in no hurry and we can clearly tell, and we’re praying you’ll pull over; and sometimes we’re lucky and you’ll wave us past, but…
It’s easy for us to show you the highlights – the stunning landscapes and quirky things we’ve discovered on our journey, but while we continue to experience the wonder, we must remind you that with magic, comes the mundane. We still do the dishes, we still do the laundry, we still clean up our ‘home’…
It’s Wednesday, 33 degrees and the flies are rampant. I’m nestled cross-legged on our picnic mat, the dogs two metres away snuggling around Ben as he reads atop our swags. Oak has managed to occupy himself with a couple of chew toys while Sam tries his best to snooze uninterrupted. The air is hot but…
Your first time visiting Western Australia? Ours too. Tips for traveling (kindly). After the famous stretch of nothing (The Nullarbor), we weren’t quite sure what to expect of the great western state – a land more foreign to us than say Bali or New Zealand… This is a place nearly 3,000 kilometres from home. This…
Prairie Hotel, Parachilna It was too early for lunch, and we hadn’t long had breakfast by the campfire, but we weren’t leaving. We eagerly swatted away armies of flies to get a taste of this rare outback meal. We were waiting outside the Prairie Hotel at Parachilna for lunch service to begin. I try my…
Read more Welcome to the Outback Part Two: The local watering hole
It’s 3pm in Toora, Victoria. The warm autumn sun against my back, my feet wrapped in lush, green grass, and my senses livened to the smells and sounds around me… I have not felt this calm and at peace in a very long time. Ben is perched on top of a hill overlooking our camp…
When I think of caravan parks… I think of trailer trash.. of Joe Dirt and the Southside Trailer Park at Riverdale.. But the reality is, in New South Wales so far, they’re nicer than most of your average hotels – even without the mini bar! The poo paper is softer, the facilities are cleaner and…
Sometimes we just have to take a risk... our lives depend on it.
Keeping up with the Kendalls 