Destination: Australia

Photos: Alice Springs

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 | By thewoodies | Photo Gallery

Righto This is My Last One Just About Me

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 | By tara_and_paul_go_travelling | Views [367]

OK so I think that I got up to Friday where I was sad sitting in an empty house with no wife, dog or cat and not enough time to watch football or drink nearly enough beer.  Well that continued on Saturday with the hours disappearing away under the vacuum, ... Read more >

One More Sleep

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 | By tara_and_paul_go_travelling | Views [436]

OK I stuffed up last night and forgot to write I am very sorry but it was a night where I really did not want to do anything but sit on my bum and do nothing and that is what I did.  It was the end of a heavy week but now it is over and I can start to ... Read more >

Day 9

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [367]

Did some washing and cleaned inside the van and car, then had lots of cultural experiences. We visited the Araluen Cultural Precinct where there was a Beanie Festival in progress. So lots of people wearing a range of colourful beanies ... Read more >

Day 8

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [284]

We drove from Kings Canyon to Alice Springs the long way (470 km )– on the bitumen all the way. Alice Springs is very different to what we remember from 1972   - lots of traffic driving fast, traffic lights and roundabouts. It is surrounded ... Read more >

Beta complete

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 | By Ask-a-Nomad | Views [832]

OK, so now it gets exciting! We've been running some Beta tests with out customers and have excellent feedback. Version 1.0 is code complete, tested and stable and we've just submitted it to Apple. Hopefully it'll be publicly available sometime ... Read more >

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Day 7

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [277]

The day started with a dingo wandering through the caravan park and later some bright green parrots eating a wild melon that can be seen growing everywhere up here. We walked the Kings Canyon rim walk today, a very steep climb at the ... Read more >

Photos: Kings Canyon 2

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By thewoodies | Photo Gallery

Day 6

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By thewoodies | Views [255]

We drove from Yulara to Kings Canyon (303 km) this morning. After setting up the van and having lunch we did the Kings Creek Walk along the base of the canyon. It was shaded with many ghost gums along the way as well as holly leaf grevilleas ... Read more >

Photos: Kings Canyon

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By thewoodies | Photo Gallery

Photos: Port Lincoln to Esperance

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Photo Gallery

Nullarbore ..

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 | By sjamieson005 | Views [282]

.... well actually we did not find it too bad (and yes before you start having a go at my spelling I know it is Nullarbor, just thought I would try and get a early joke in). After travelling from Port Lincoln to Ceduna on the edge of the Nullarbor (which did ... Read more >

One More Day Of Work

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 | By tara_and_paul_go_travelling | Views [284]

Yep only tomorrow and I will be on the downhill run to Paris, via some cleaning, and daughter dropping off in Mandurah with the parents.  No we do not actually have a daughter but to us something just as good a dog named Rooby and she is very dear us.... Read more >

east coast

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 | By nooltn | Views [396]

well a long but fantastic part of my journey over here is over. i have been to see fraser island and the whitsundays.  they were both amazing, fraser island i got to drive a four wheel drive across the sand, (first time driving left hand manual) which ... Read more >

Hey Tara is having a good time.

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 | By tara_and_paul_go_travelling | Views [249]

But unfortunately I am not, getting sick of work, want to be out of there and not winding down as I should be.  Right that is enough of the moaning time to be positive.  It's Tuesday which means I only have two days left and I rearranged my hair cut to ... Read more >