A Short History

In July 2007, Rick & I retired from full-time employment and hit the road. For the first 8 months we travelled with our little baby Kedron (14'6" internal) from Brisbane to Birdsville (via Carnarvon National Park), then to Innamincka and back to Brisbane, before heading for Tasmania to spend the warmer months. We caught the ferry in late November and had an absolute ball travelling the island state, until our return to the big island in mid-January 2008.
Our new Kedron van was due for delivery in late February or early March, so we were very keen to be in or close to Brisbane around that time. After spending some time around Maryborough, catching up with family, we picked up our new baby on March 4, 2008. A period of 'sea trials' followed, where we (and those wonderful people at Kedron) ironed out the bugs, and then........
Late July 2008 found us finally leaving Brisbane to head west and north. Over the next couple of months, we made a big loop through Roma, Barcaldine, Longreach, Hughenden and up north to Georgetown, finally reaching Cairns at the start of October. The plan at that stage was to wander a little further north (Daintree etc), through Cooktown and then to Lakefield National Park. The Daintree is absolutely unbelievable, it is such a pristine, beautiful place.
The start of December was when we settled down in Atherton for a couple of months. The Tablelands are really beautiful, so green and rich, and many places to visit. Fortunately however, we left before the worst of the rains - and floods, and in January 2009, we began slowly to head back down the coast towards Brisbane (once again catching up with the family)and then further south.
Over the last four months, we have travelled down through the New England Tablelands and Wild Rivers areas, to the River Murray and into South Australia. Some time in Adelaide and surrounds (and some really, really good wine producing areas), and then it was off to the Flinders Ranges. Caught up with really good friends in Adelaide, and it was a wrench to leave them again.
We are now in Elliston, having spent the last couple of weeks wandering the Eyre Peninsula.
The next few days should be spent crossing the Nullarbor and heading towards Perth.

Onward and Upward!!