17th of September – 1st of October
We spent some time in Brisbane visiting south bank where the
kids enjoyed playing and swimming. The wife also enjoyed hanging out with her
friend. We left Brisbane on the 20th a Thursday to start our drive
south across the border. We called in for lunch at Byron bay before heading
south down the pacific hwy to a free camp south of Ballina. On Friday we head
to Bellingen a little town south of Coffs Harbour where we set up at a show
ground camp ground for $20 a night. Kate’s father and brother ended up meeting
us here as they were heading north for a few weeks off. We stayed at Bellingen
for 4 nights and I caught up with a girl I went to primary school with, who now
lives in the area, we also enjoyed a walk or two. Monday night the 24th
we went up to the local Pub for dinner with my old school friend and her family
to have a $13.50 chicken schnitzel which included a beer. 25th of
September we ended up leaving calling into Urunga to catch up with a father of
a mate of mine to enjoy some morning tea while catching up and talking about
our trip around Oz. We had to leave just before lunch and headed to Kempsey. My
uncle lives in Kempsey on acreage so we set up our van there for a few days.
Over the next couple of days we ended up going for a day trip up to Nambucca to
have lunch with my Auntie and Uncle on the beach and enjoying the area of
Kempsey. 28th of September we head straight to Hawks Nest to a family
member’s holiday house and where we meet my Mum, sister and partner. I also
caught up with my old boss that I did my apprenticeship with, who lives in
hawks Nest. I made sure I drank plenty of his beer. We enjoyed dinner at the
golf club and relaxed for our last few days of our trip. Monday the 1st
of October we head home back to my Mum’s place on the central where our trip
started. The last couple of weeks have been more catching up with family and
friends as we came down the coast. We were also running on empty for the
allocated money for the trip so major expenses and going out had slowed up. We
weren’t that fussed as NSW and lower Queensland are places we can go to within
a day’s drive.
Highlights for our trips.
1.
Port Lincoln and the entire peninsula. Great
beachs clear water and no one in sight.
2.
Esperance WA, If there is a more clearer water and
better beaches anywhere in the world I would be surprised just can’t swim out
to far sharks lol.
3.
Atherton, After months of red dust and no grass
pulling into Atherton on the great divide just west of Cairns is truly a breath
of fresh air. This place has it all great caravan parks, great free camps,
great tourist attractions and finished off with a few days at lake Tinaroo
camping for $10 a night in paradise. On
top of this everywhere North of Rockhampton was great for free camping with
grass and fresh water tap supplied at most.
4.
Perth, with a chance to spend 2 months in a
place you get to know the place and what a place feels abit like Sydney 20+
years ago, feels like you’re in a country town when you go to the local shops.
Add on top great beaches, Freemantle, kings Park, a great hospital where we had
our baby and our great Friends we spent our 2 months with it doesn’t get much
better.
5.
Victoria High Country, the main advantage of
living in Sydney when places like this are within a day’s drive, With great
lookouts and roads that take your breath away with views over never ending
mountain ranges. Top that off with great mates a camp fire and sitting beside
fresh water rivers so clear and a bit crisp from the melting snow.
6.
The other special days are ones where you can
remember your kid’s excitement and great achievements. Karajini national park
springs to mind while walking 3-4 km through gorges down rock walls and back up
the other side. There little legs had to jump from stepping stone to stepping
stone to cross the water time after time. They walked all day without once
whinging.
7.
Other highlights for the kids were First time
for Jessica bogey boarding and she mastered it at cable beach.
8.
Jessica also enjoyed holding the python at Malcolm
Douglas world
9.
Megan and Jessica loved there day at Monkey Mia
feeding the dolphins and there day at seaworld watching the dolphins.
10.
Jessica
loved snorkelling at Coral bay and still talks about it while Megan loved the
glass bottom boat ride.
11.
The hills behind Adelaide provided a cheap and
entertaining day for the kids with our last stop being the whispering wall
which the kids couldn’t believe (google it)
12.
Water parks at Darwin also are a hit with the
kids and free for everyone.
Well 3 Months later I have finally got around to finishing
my blog. Worked picked up where I left it and house renos are taking up my time,
so the world carries on. The caravan is now a distant memory sold within 11
days being on the market with a $4000 lost from new and sold to a gentleman in
Rockhampton purchased sight unseen.
Thanks to all who read a plumbers journal of
his dream to travel Australia and hope your dream can come true one day also.
Peter, Kate, Jessica, Megan and Emily
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