9 November 2017 After 6 weeks of volunteer work on the Nambung Country Music Muster 2017 and fund raising of $16,000, it is time to turn 4WDAUS towards home on the East coast. Its been a hugely successful time and its been just wonderful catching up with friends old...
22 September 2017 With the drop in heat today we decided it was time to make further progress towards the West Coast. Our progress west was met with some resistance, a strong headwind that grew in strength as the day progressed. By the time we had reach Leonora for...
19 September 2017 Steve had a big night with Mick and Kate last night. He really enjoyed himself, as did I. After a little sleep in, he awoke happy but regretting the last beer a little. After wishing Mick and Ella happy birthdays for today and tomorrow we headed back...
Nambung Here We Come! 14 September 2017 Must admit its been difficult pulling ourselves out of our new home to do the preparation to the travel west to Nambung. After what seems like much planning and days of cleaning it was nice to hit the road this morning. We...
9 May 2017 With the cancellation of a trip due to rain behind us, our last chance to catchup with Neil and Connie before they head back to Germany would be Bunya Mountains. So with in mind we headed off to catch up with them. As we left later in the day the first stop...
Celebration After arriving home from our trip to Bangkok we eagerly awaited Neil and Connie return to Brisbane with their new SLR Adventurer 4x4 truck. They ordered the truck some 6 months back and when they touched down in Australia they made their way to the Gold...
Return to Bangkok 18 February 2017 First stop today was the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre and visiting a place like this is something I have always wanted to do. What a totally awesome day getting up close to elephants. We sat through the 40-minute show twice...
Chiang Rai To Lampang 15 February 2017 First stop of today was breakfast, followed by fuel for the 4WD. Diesel was 27.50 Baht / litre or about A$1. From here it was a short drive to Ban Thaton where we found what we could only describe as the most amazing temple...
North to Chiang Mai 11 Feb 2017 Steve and I awoke early this morning and set off on our walk to the local stores for breakfast. The variety of food is vast and varied from fresh fruits to western foods through to cooked local dishes. After a good walk, it was time to...
Off to Thailand So much for a quiet year. Its only February and we are off on the second trip of the year, to no less than Thailand. This trip was the result of a Thai dinner takeaway late last year where Neil and Steve decided that it would be a great idea. So after...
New England Tablelands When friends arrived in from Cervantes and Derby, it was time to hit the road to the New England Tablelands and the TCMF2017 (Tamworth Country Music Festival). As we made our way to Tamworth we stopped off at Dangars and Uralla. It turns out...
The Unknown! 2017 has been declared Roundabout. Why? I guess sometimes when there is no clear trips planned it make you feel like you will be going round in circles, and hence this year has been titled Roundabout. Whilst adventure means different things to different...