A trip from Hobart in Tasmania, to Kununurra in WA, where we collect the Landcruiser and set off for a three month Kimberley adventure and then return to Kununurra to sell the Cruiser and travel slowly back to Tasmania mostly along the East coast visiting NT, Qld, NSW and Victoria.
Date | Blog Title | Location |
September 20th 2014 | Once upon a time..... | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart |
November 6th 2014 | Going for our Truck Licence and other things | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart |
November 29th 2014 | First Weekends away in the Coaster | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Campbell Town |
January 1st 2015 | A busy week | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Bruny Island |
January 26th 2015 | January trips to the East Coast | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Freycinet |
February 8th 2015 | Training at Cockle Creek | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Cockle Creek |
February 19th 2015 | Preamble to the long weekend road trip | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
February 20th 2015 | The long weekend road trip to end all road trips....up to Kununurra | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
February 21st 2015 | ...and then back to Hobart | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
March 8th 2015 | Tasman Peninsula - the last hit-out in Tassie | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Tasman Peninsula |
March 29th 2015 | 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - Go! | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Devonport |
March 30th 2015 | A tour of the bus - Part 1 | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart |
March 30th 2015 | Day 3 - The Great Ocean Road | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Great Ocean Road |
March 30th 2015 | Day 3 - The Great Ocean Road - 12 Apostles and Loch Ard Gorge | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Great Ocean Road |
March 31st 2015 | A tour of the bus - Part 2 | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart |
March 31st 2015 | Day 4 - Loch Ard Gorge to Nelson (Victoria / SA border) | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Port Campbell |
March 31st 2015 | Day 4 - From Nelson to Kingston SE. | Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Kingston |
April 1st 2015 | A tour of the bus - Part 3 | Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Port Adelaide |
April 1st 2015 | Day 5 - Kingston SE to Redhill (SA) via Adelaide | Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Port Pirie |
April 2nd 2015 | Day 6 - Redhill to Mulga Well (near Glendambo) | Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Glendambo |
April 3rd 2015 | Day 7 - Mulga Well to Agnes Creek camp (near Marla) | Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Marla |
April 4th 2015 | Day 8 - Agnes Creek (SA) to Yulara (Ayers Rock village) NT | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru |
April 6th 2015 | Days 9 and 10 at Yulara / Uluru / Kata Tjuta | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Uluru |
April 7th 2015 | Day 11 - Uluru to Salt Creek | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kings Canyon |
April 8th 2015 | Day 12 - from Salt Creek to Kings Canyon or how to bunker a bus | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kings Canyon |
April 9th 2015 | Day 13 - Kings Canyon Rim walk - an unlucky day | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kings Canyon |
April 10th 2015 | Day 14 - Kings Canyon to Alice Springs | Oceania » Australia |
April 12th 2015 | Days 15 and 16 in Alice Springs | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs |
April 13th 2015 | Day 17 to Tennant Creek | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Tennant Creek |
April 16th 2015 | Days 18 to 20 - Mataranka area | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Mataranka |
April 17th 2015 | Day 21 - Mataranka to Saddle Creek | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Timber Creek |
April 18th 2015 | Day 22 - Saddle Creek to Lake Argyle (including the famous Zebra Rock Mine) | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Lake Argyle |
April 19th 2015 | Day 23 - Lake Argyle to Kununurra | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
April 21st 2015 | Days 24 and 25 - Kununurra (sorting the 'Cruiser?) | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
April 24th 2015 | Days 26 to 28 - Kununurra | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
April 25th 2015 | Day 29 - Anzac Day dogsitting at Jakes | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
April 27th 2015 | Day 30 and 31 - Kununurra - more Wild Mango | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
April 28th 2015 | Day 32 - Kununurra - meet the new baby! | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia |
April 29th 2015 | Day 33 - Kununurra (still getting ready) | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
April 30th 2015 | Day 34 - Back to NT - the Zebra! | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory |
May 1st 2015 | Day 35 - Zebra Ultimate Safari (Ord Cruise) | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Lake Argyle |
May 2nd 2015 | Day 36 - Back to Kununurra | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
May 3rd 2015 | Day 37 - return to Parry's and goodbye to the Coaster | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Wyndham |
May 4th 2015 | Day 38 - Marlgu Lagoon and back to Kununurra | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Wyndham |
May 5th 2015 | Day 39 - Kununurra | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
May 7th 2015 | Days 40 & 41 - to Purnululu NP and Walardi campsite | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Bungle Bungles |
May 8th 2015 | Day 42 - Purnululu NP (north) and back to Warmun | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Bungle Bungles |
May 9th 2015 | Day 43 - Back to Kununurra and Town Caravan Park | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
May 10th 2015 | Day 44 - Lake Argyle (Mothers Day cruise on Kimberley Cat) | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Lake Argyle |
May 11th 2015 | Day 45 - Kununurra (Darryl weaves his magic) | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
May 12th 2015 | Day 46 - Kununurra (final day before we head off) | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
May 13th 2015 | Day 47 - On the Gibb River Road at last (to El Questro) | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Gibb River Road |
May 19th 2015 | Days 48-53 at El Questro | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Gibb River Road |
May 22nd 2015 | Days 54 - 56 - ElQ to Home Valley (via Kununurra!) | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Gibb River Road |
May 25th 2015 | Days 57-59 Repairs in Kununurra | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
May 27th 2015 | Days 60-61 Kununurra to Fitzroy Crossing via Halls Creek | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Fitzroy Crossing |
May 28th 2015 | Day 62 - Geikie Gorge Cruise | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Geiki Gorge |
May 31st 2015 | Days 63-65 - a visitor at Fitzroy Crossing | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Fitzroy Crossing |
June 1st 2015 | Day 66 - Walk in Geikie Gorge | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Geiki Gorge |
June 2nd 2015 | Day 67 - Tunnel Creek and Windjana NP (back to the Gibb) | Oceania » Australia |
June 3rd 2015 | Day 68 - Windjana Gorge to Mt Hart | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Gibb River Road |
June 4th 2015 | Day 69 - Mt Hart to Mornington Wilderness Camp | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Gibb River Road |
June 5th 2015 | Day 70 - Canoeing at Mornington with the Huxtables | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Gibb River Road |
June 7th 2015 | Day 72 - Sir John Gorge canoe trip at Mornington | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Gibb River Road |
June 8th 2015 | Days 71 and 73 - More Mornington | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Gibb River Road |
June 9th 2015 | Day 74 - to Derby and the GRR finished | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Derby |
June 10th 2015 | Days 75 to 80 - Broome | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome |
June 19th 2015 | Days 81 to 84 - Cape Leveque | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia |
June 20th 2015 | Day 85 - Mudcrabbing at Lombadina | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Leveque |
June 21st 2015 | Day 86 - Cygnet Bay Giant Tides Tour | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Cape Leveque |
June 25th 2015 | Days 87 to 90 - Broome Bird Observatory | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome |
June 30th 2015 | Days 91 to 95 - Back to Broome | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome |
July 1st 2015 | Day 96 - to Willare Roadhouse | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kimberley |
July 2nd 2015 | Day 97 - to Derby and up to the Horizontal Waterfalls | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Buccaneer Archipelago |
July 3rd 2015 | Day 98 - Horizontal Waterfall to Broome | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Buccaneer Archipelago |
July 3rd 2015 | Day 98 - Broome Whale Watching and the Staircase to the Moon | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Broome |
July 5th 2015 | Days 99 & 100 - back to Kununurra | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
July 6th 2015 | Day 101 - renewing old friendships in Kununurra | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
July 8th 2015 | Days 102 and 103 - Battery problems with the Bus | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
July 14th 2015 | Days 104 to 109 - Waiting, waiting.... | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
July 15th 2015 | Day 110 - Emma Gorge | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Gibb River Road |
July 16th 2015 | Day 111 - Cruiser sold and goodbye Kununurra | Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Kununurra |
July 17th 2015 | Day 112 - Timber Creek and Victoria River Cruise | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Timber Creek |
July 18th 2015 | Day 113 - back to Katherine (Victoria River escarpment walk) | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Victoria River |
July 19th 2015 | Day 114 - Douglas Hot Springs | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Adelaide River |
July 21st 2015 | Days 115 & 116 - Litchfield National Park | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Litchfield National Park |
July 31st 2015 | Days 117 to 126 - Darwin | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin |
August 1st 2015 | Day 127 - Jumping Crocodiles! | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Adelaide River |
August 2nd 2015 | Days 127 & 128 - Kakadu - Mamukala and Ubirr | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park |
August 3rd 2015 | Day 129 - Kakadu - Nourlangie | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park |
August 4th 2015 | Day 130 - Kakadu - Nanguluwur and Yellow Water Cruise | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park |
August 5th 2015 | Day 131 - Kakadu - Yellow Waters and Animal Tracks tour | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Kakadu National Park |
August 6th 2015 | Day 132 - Back to Katherine (Kakadu reflections) | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Nitmiluk National Park |
August 7th 2015 | Day 133 - Canoeing on Katherine Gorge | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Nitmiluk National Park |
August 8th 2015 | Day 134 - South to Mataranka via Cutta Cutta Caves | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Mataranka |
August 12th 2015 | Day 135 to 138 - at Longreach Waters | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Banka Banka |
August 13th 2015 | Day 139 - Elliot to Barkly Homestead | Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Tennant Creek |
August 14th 2015 | Day 140 - Barkly Homestead to Mt Isa | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mount Isa |
August 15th 2015 | Day 141 - Mount Isa | Oceania » Australia » Queensland |
August 16th 2015 | Day 142 - Mt Isa to Burke & Wills Roadhouse | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cloncurry |
August 17th 2015 | Day 143 - Burke & Wills to Karumba | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Karumba |
August 18th 2015 | Day 144 - Karumba to Normanton | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Normanton |
August 19th 2015 | Day 145 - The Gulflander (Normanton to Croydon) and then on to Georgetown | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Croydon |
August 20th 2015 | Day 146 - Georgetown to Atherton via Variety Bash at Mt Surprise | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Atherton |
August 21st 2015 | Day 147 - Atherton to Kuranda | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Kuranda |
August 22nd 2015 | Day 148 - Kuranda to Cairns | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns |
August 23rd 2015 | Day 149 - Meeting Mitch | Oceania » Australia » Queensland |
August 24th 2015 | Day 150 - The Waterfall Way | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Wallaman Falls |
August 27th 2015 | Days 151 to 153 - Townsville | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville |
August 28th 2015 | Day 154 - Ayr to Ilbilbie (south of Mackay) | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mackay |
August 29th 2015 | Day 155 - Ilbilbie to Rockhampton | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Rockhampton |
August 30th 2015 | Day 156 - Rockhampton to 1770 via Gladstone | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » 1770 |
August 31st 2015 | Day 157 - 1770 LARC tour | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » 1770 |
September 1st 2015 | Day 158 - south to Bundaberg, Gympie and Eumundi | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Eumundi |
September 2nd 2015 | Day 159 - Eumundi Market with Lorraine and then to Landsborough | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Eumundi |
September 3rd 2015 | Day 160 - Landsborough to the Gold Coast | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast |
September 4th 2015 | Day 161 - south to Kirra | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast |
September 5th 2015 | Day 162 - Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Currumbin |
September 7th 2015 | Days 163 & 164 - Home at Kirra | Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Gold Coast |
September 8th 2015 | Day 165 - to Ballina via Byron Bay | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Ballina |
September 9th 2015 | Day 166 - a day in Ballina | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Ballina |
September 10th 2015 | Day 167 - Ballina to Yamba on Lenny's birthday | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Yamba |
September 11th 2015 | Day 168 - Yamba to Coffs Harbour (Moonee Beach) | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Coffs Harbour |
September 12th 2015 | Day 169 - Standup Paddleboarding at Moonee Beach | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Coffs Harbour |
September 13th 2015 | Day 170 - Rally Australia (Coffs Harbour) to Thora | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Coffs Harbour |
September 14th 2015 | Day 171 - Thora to Moonbi (Dorrigo NP and Waterfall Way) | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Armidale |
September 15th 2015 | Day 172 - Moonbi to Coonabarabran | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Coonabarabran |
September 18th 2015 | Day 173 to 175 - Coonabarabran to Wellington (via Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo) | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Dubbo |
September 19th 2015 | Day 176 - Wellington to Cowra to meet Mel, Steve and Regan | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Cowra |
September 20th 2015 | Day 177 - Cowra to Canberra | Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory |
September 23rd 2015 | Days 178 - 180 - Canberra | Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory |
September 24th 2015 | Day 181 - Canberra to Deniliquin | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Deniliquin |
September 25th 2015 | Days 182 & 183 - Deniliquin to Swan Hill (via Kerang) | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Swan Hill |
September 27th 2015 | Day 184 - Swan Hill to Kerang (flat tyre) | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Kerang |
September 28th 2015 | Day 185 - Kerang to Echuca (via Torrumbarry Weir) | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Echuca |
September 29th 2015 | Day 186 - Echuca to Mt Tarrengower (via Bendigo & Maldon) | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Maldon (Australia) |
September 30th 2015 | Day 187 - Mt Tarrengower to Vaughan Springs (Via Castlemaine and Chewton) | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Castlemaine (Australia) |
October 1st 2015 | Day 188 - Vaughan Springs to Ballarat (via Daylesford) | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Ballarat |
October 2nd 2015 | Day 189 - A day at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Ballarat |
October 3rd 2015 | Day 190 - Ballarat to Tarra Valley | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Gippsland |
October 4th 2015 | Day 191 - Tarra Valley to Seaspray | Oceania » Australia » Victoria |
October 5th 2015 | Day 192 - Ninety Mile Beach, Seaspray to Golden Beach | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Gippsland |
October 6th 2015 | Day 193 - Golden Beach to Lakes Entrance | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Lakes Entrance |
October 7th 2015 | Day 194 - Lakes Entrance to Eden | Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Eden |
October 8th 2015 | Day 195 - A day in Eden and then back to Lakes Entrance | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Lakes Entrance |
October 9th 2015 | Day 196 - Cruising the Gippsland Lakes | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Gippsland |
October 10th 2015 | Day 197 - Lunch at Sale, then to Wilsons Promontory | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Wilsons Promontory |
October 12th 2015 | Days 198 & 199 - Wilsons Promontory (The Prom) | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Wilsons Promontory |
October 13th 2015 | Day 200 - Wilsons Promontory to Phillip Island | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Cowes |
October 14th 2015 | Day 201 - Phillip Island to Melbourne | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Braybrook |
October 15th 2015 | Cooking in the Coaster | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne |
October 17th 2015 | Days 202 to 204 - Melbourne | Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne |
October 18th 2015 | Day 205 - Back to Tasmania on the NEW Spirit | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Devonport |
October 19th 2015 | Day 206 - Devonport to Cradle Mountain | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Cradle Mountain |
October 20th 2015 | Day 207 - Gowrie Park to Mayfield Beach | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Swansea |
October 21st 2015 | Day 208 - Mayfield to Hobart and home | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart |
October 22nd 2015 | The end ... what's next? | Oceania » Australia » Tasmania » Hobart |