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Salmon Camp 2021

There’s been a dire shortage of camping missions recently, what with the covid and rat racing commitments. And we missed the salmon run last year. So this year it was doubly crucial […]
Tyres on the Hilux

The hilux was gifted with a new set of tyres a while ago. I took some photos of the old set anticipating to write an article on how they fared but never got […]
The New Guy

It’s been a while between blog posts, and since the last post we’ve pumped out a new guy. Here he is on his first camp: Don’t worry, all the photos displayed here […]
Yeagarup Beach Camp

Yeagarup is famous for being the place where I lost my camera a few years ago. This time I was more careful, making sure I came home with evidence of the copious […]
Salmon Fishing Camps

Our trip across the Nullarbor to South Australia and Melbourne is over and we’re back home. Now what? Rat race? No way. How about fixing the house up interspersed with camping trips and […]
From the Nullarbor back Home

By the time we hit Ceduna Sharni was practically crowning and ready to bust out our second kid. She was ready to go home so it was a fairly swift trip across […]
Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas

This is the last photo to be taken with Sharni’s phone before it left this dry world to start a new life under the sea. I guess it’s self explanatory how the […]
Melbourne and Great Ocean Road

We would have loved to stay in Nundroo for another week there’s just so much to see and do, but with the hilux wheel bearing dodgily repaired we had to race across […]
Nundroo

“Without question the filthiest most disgusting place I’ve walked into (and that includes a brothel in the slums of India)” – Nundroo roadhouse review found on Google Reviews Haha some people do […]
Nullarbor bearing failure

Usually wheel bearings fail quite gently. They’ll get a bit loose and are noticed during a service or from a bit of a noise whilst driving. Then they’ll still keep going for […]
Nullarbor, Twilight Cove and Eyre Bird Observatory

From Perth we embarked on our adventure, first stopping in Merredin for a night, then a few days in Kalgoorlie visiting family. Brimming with fuel, water and food ready for our cross […]
Vehicle prep for big trip

We’re heading off on an expedition to Melbourne and back but there’s a few things on the ol’ girl that need to be addressed: Now we’re ready to hit the road. We’re […]
Salmon Fishing Camp

Would you believe this salmon fishing trip is the first time I haven’t caught a salmon on a salmon fishing trip since 1963. You probably wouldn’t believe it, not if you knew […]
Tassie South, East and North

From Tahune Airwalk we travelled to the southeast corner of Tasmania to a camping spot called Cockel Creek. Here you can really feel your proximity to Antarctica with the wind, grey skies […]