A Lazy Lap of Oz

A Lazy Lap of Oz We are a family of 4 doing a Lazy Lap of Oz since 2019! I guess our adventures began many many years ago when we met on our scout leader training course.

I guess for what we were doing a love of the outdoors was a necessity. We hit it off pretty quickly and soon we were caving, camping and 4wding all around NSW. Our camping adventures became pretty serious post kids when we purchase our Adventure Camper and started planning some more adventurous trips. We did a 10 day trip to Birdsville to meet the guys from 4WD Action, but this only gave us the ta

ste of red dirt and want of more. In 2012 we started planning on the idea of going to Cape York. At this point the kids were only 2.5 and 1. We soon realised that travelling that distance and for a period of 6 weeks we needed the kids to be out of nappies and for them to be a bit older to understand some of the dangers associated with the trip. We now aimed for July 2014. After a lot of planning and saving we booked our 6week trip to the cape. Well it didn't last that long, in fact the trip only ended up being 10 days because as we were heading to Old Laura we hit a severe ditch and bent the chassis of our car. Trip Over! This was all made worse by finding out the next morning that my grandfather has passed away. So we headed for home. After the disappointment of our much awaited trip we turned to one another one Sunday morning in late 2014 and said "our bad luck can't last forever can it?". It was on this day that we decided that we would work towards packing up and hitting the road indefinitely. Work, live and learn on the road. A dream was born. We are a family of 4 (2 adults and 2 kids) counting down to when we hit the road. Thanks for joining us on the adventure...

1 year since we arrived home! So much has changed but so much is still the same! Changes - Kids are loving school, mostl...
29/11/2023

1 year since we arrived home!

So much has changed but so much is still the same!

Changes
- Kids are loving school, mostly
- the adults are loving their jobs
- we are enjoying small adventures and being close to friends and family.
- it is so much easier to do the shopping in the corolla than the truck 🤣

Same
- we are still living in the van . . . House adventures coming in 2024.
- we still love the outdoors, sleeping with the windows open and sometimes ditch the van for the swags.
- still can't get past having the cupboards stocked in case we go remote 🫣

2024 will be a big year for us in transitioning back to "normal life".

Want to know about post travel life . . . We love to share so just hit us up!

5 months since we finished full time travel . . . . And it's time to hit the road again! here we come!
10/04/2023

5 months since we finished full time travel . . . . And it's time to hit the road again! here we come!

4 years of red dust washed off the girl! She looks shiny and new! Also gave inside a birthday with a clean oven, rangeho...
04/01/2023

4 years of red dust washed off the girl! She looks shiny and new!

Also gave inside a birthday with a clean oven, rangehood and the bathroom is sparkly!

-clean

After 1379 days and about 70 000km we are home from our adventure around Australia! We are so happy to be home. To hug o...
23/12/2022

After 1379 days and about 70 000km we are home from our adventure around Australia!

We are so happy to be home. To hug our families. The kids to go to school. And for us adults it is back to work because we are broke 🤑 😂.

We are so thankful for the support of our family and friends over the last almost 4 years while we adventured around oz! You know who your real friends are after that amount of time away from home.

We look forward to catching up with everyone over the festive season! 🍻🥂

Our advice is . . . If you REALLY want to travel Australia long term you will make it happen. Just get out there and do it! If we have inspired one person to travel or explore a little more, then sharing our story has done its job!

This is not the end it is just the beginning! Where will the next adventure be?

19.02.2019 - 29.11.2022

Time to head for home . . . . .A few pics from along the way including the flood waters at Wilcannia. The trip is almost...
23/12/2022

Time to head for home . . . . .

A few pics from along the way including the flood waters at Wilcannia.

The trip is almost over!

23/12/2022

Views from the top!

Hiking into Wipeona PoundYou can save yourself about 4km on the return journey from the campgrpund by booking onto the W...
19/12/2022

Hiking into Wipeona Pound

You can save yourself about 4km on the return journey from the campgrpund by booking onto the Wipeona shuttle bus. With kid it is so work the small fee.

We then hiked from the shuttle into the pound across cute bridges and then up the steep climb to the lookouts.

As you can see the kids don't always love hiking . . . Eliza took a little motivation on this one.

Sunset before the rain vs after the rain.
19/12/2022

Sunset before the rain vs after the rain.

The old Bullock Cueing YardsIt was great to see some restoration works by the locals so that visitors like us can get a ...
19/12/2022

The old Bullock Cueing Yards

It was great to see some restoration works by the locals so that visitors like us can get a sense of how this great land was used before our time!

Flinders Ranges under moody skies!
18/12/2022

Flinders Ranges under moody skies!

Prairie Hotel, Flinders Ranges. Home of the feral feast. Although we passed on the feast, we really enjoyed the Roo Burg...
18/12/2022

Prairie Hotel, Flinders Ranges. Home of the feral feast.

Although we passed on the feast, we really enjoyed the Roo Burger!

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