Day 4: Mount Isa – Tennant Creek: 660 km / 8 hr This is our longest drive and today we are slowly getting enough… Today we cross the border into Northern Territory and are delighted that we can officially drive…
Day 229 / 3rd day in the Outback
Day 3: Longreach – Mount Isa: 648 km / 7 hrs A long drive ahead but everyone is in good spirits. The road kill gets less. No more dead kangaroos. We see a giant bird of prey, but caught in…
Day 228 / 2nd day in the Outback
Day 2: Roma – Longreach: 700 km / 7 hrs 20 We are fascinated by the changing landscape. Trees get rarer, the grass browner, the soil redder. We see our first wild emus and lots of parrots. Towns shrink into…
Day 227 / 1st day in the Outback
Day 1: Caloundra – Roma: 514 km / 5 hrs Leaving the civilization of the East Coast behind, many dead kangaroos beside the road. Finn’s asleep during most of the time. Winding roads turn into straight ones. We arrive at…
Day 227 – 232: A journey to the red heart
6 days we have to get to Uluru (=Ayers Rock) and pick Peter up from the airport. 3037 km through the Outback Down Under. A lot of driving, many adventures, temperatures around 40°C, millions of flies and no more “Married…
Day 225 + 226: Springbrook NP and Caloundra
Nachdem wir es in Neuseeland versäumt haben, Glühwürmchen zu sehen, holen wir das hier im Springbrook Nationalpark nach. Wir landen bei einem Zeltplatz der 7-Tage-Adventisten und weil Regen für die Nacht angesagt ist, gönnen wir uns ein Zimmer. Abends gehts…
Day 223: Byron Bay
Hey, hey, hey.. Here we are again, 20 years later. This is where Bill’s and my story starts. The hostel we stayed in has turned into a yoga and retreat centre, the old colourful wooden signs have been replaced by…
Day 221 – 224: Nimbin
Back in good old Nimbin. The center hasn’t changed in the last 20 years. Still has this chilled, friendly atmosphere where people care about each other and the nature around them. And of course the boys loved the communal pool…
Day 219 & 220: Myall Lakes NP
After a morning packing up and saying goodbyes we hit the road again. We are all ready for some more adventures. What a pleasure driving the Lexus. The landscape and vegetation is very different from New Zealand. It’s flat and…
Day 218: last day in Sydney
We had some great days with Peter in Mosman/Sydney. Some relaxing times at various beaches, a kajak-trip, a night out with only me and Bill in the big city dancing in a gay-bar, our first proper snorkeling chance, good Indian…