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Where are we?:
Coober Pedy - South Australian OutbackNext stop:
UluruKms driven:
9,174 (450 on dirt road!)STATS FROM THE FIRST 12 MONTHS
No of beds slept in:
113 - highest at 5140m (16863ft) above sea level!Time spent underwater:
28hrs 44minsBeer brands consumed (by Sam):
48 and the favourite is 15p a pint - Bia HoiNumber of beaches relaxed on:
38 including 'The Beach'Number of cities:
36 - 3 of them in 24 hoursUNESCO World Heritage sites:
20Flights flown:
29 - 30 if you include the wrong plane we boarded!Countries visited:
18Number of days away:
360Number of kms travelled:
89,550 (55,644 miles)- thats 2.25 times greater than the circumference of the world!Highest point visited:
Kala Patthar, Khumbu region, Himilaya at 5550m (18,209ft)Lowest point visited:
Death Valley, California at -85.5m (-282ft)-
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Author Archives: tolivingdreams
Freycinet National Park
Back in Hobart for the third time we follow the usual customs- long hot showers, food shop, laundry cycles and an afternoon cooking up a massive batch of chilli for the next leg of the trip. Chores over we jump … Continue reading
Mountains, mammals and monsoons at Mt Field National Park
Back in Hobart its time for a few days of chores; cleaning, washing and sorting out our registration renewal for Wally (a fairly complicated process in Australia) Things don’t go entirely according to plan and the MOT sees us having … Continue reading
A Touch of Frost at Cradle Mountain
Tasmania. Roughly three quarters the size of Ireland but inhabited by a mere 500,000 people this island if famed for its incredible natural habitats and wilderness that designate over 40% of it’s area to national parks and world heritage sites. … Continue reading
Memories of Melbourne
It’s a warm early autumn evening as we stand aboard the enormous Spirit of Tasmania ferry docked in port. Looking out over the city in the warm orange light of the fading day we take time for reflection on a … Continue reading
Road trip to Melbourne
The city of Melbourne lies around 1000kms south of Sydney in the state of Victoria. On the south coast of the great continent it’s lapped by the turbulent water of the Bass Strait that separate the mainland from the island … Continue reading
Christmas with the Crawfords
Leaving Pacific Palms behind we make our way slowly up the coastline toward Port Macquarie, stopping on the way to pick up some Christmas goodies. As we turn off the highway once more to divert through Laurieton we pass a … Continue reading
Sun, Sea, Sand and Sharks!
With Wally fully loaded we drive out of the city leaving the suburbs behind for the open road ahead. A sense of adventure overwhelms us as we take the Pacific Highway north through the expansive bush land and rocky outcrops … Continue reading
Settling into Sydney
We arrive in Sydney on a lovely summer’s morning just a little over a year since we last visited the east coast of Australia. The plan is to stay here for a couple of weeks during which time we will … Continue reading
Singapore Stopover
Flying along the south coast of Malaysia on approach to Singapore’s Changi International Airport I look over a murky scene below, layers of heavy cloud cling to the higher ground of an inland jungle while the sea is unusually dark … Continue reading
