On the Stuart Highway We continue our journey north with a stop in Port Augusta for the last normal priced fuel and supplies and then turn right onto the Stuart…
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Melrose–South Australia
Melrose Coffee Shop We left Burra Gorge early 8am (early for us) on a cool morning with some low fog around the hills. We had considered heading up the Oodnadatta…
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Many Empty Stone Buildings Departing at 9.35am on this mild and sunny morning we left the sleepy town of Paruna behind and turned onto the highway towards Loxton passing wheat fields and…
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Desert or Farmland? Paruna SA We are not going to Darwin via Adelaide which is the normal route from Hamilton to Darwin but rather taking a less travelled northerly route…
Read MoreOn the Road Again–Harrow Victoria
Our first stop on the road from Hamilton to Darwin. Harrow RV Parking Area Excitement has been mounting over the last few weeks as we packed and prepare the caravan…
Read MoreLake Bolac our first night in the new Goldstream RV
We took delivery of our new Goldstream RV from Mitch at Goldstream in Pakenham Victoria. Pakenham is on the other side of Melbourne. We arrived just after lunch after a…
Read MoreOur New Home for Touring Australia
Our New Retirement on Tour Home We headed off in the early hours for the 320k trip from Hamilton to the Melbourne Motorhome and Caravan Show at Caulfield racecourse. For…
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After having a great few days with family in Sydney we said our farewells and boarded the 6am train at Penrith for Sydney. Here we boarded the 8am XPT from…
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The final stage of this retirement on tour journey is coming to a close. A dawn arrival into Sydney Harbour this morning and we are up on deck just as…
Read MoreBrisbane – Australia – Family Visit
Early hours of this morning our ship entered the mouth of the Brisbane River where we sailed up the winding river past industrial estates of natural gas and oil refineries…
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