Week two of our Big Lap around Australia in The Duke was full of contrasts with dry dusty endless days on the road across the Nullarbor to colourful gold mines at Kalgoorlie, eerie open salt pans at Lake Bollard and then wide open wild seas at Esperance. Take a look at the highlights below: Tue 20/4. Great Australian Bight – Ceduna, SA to Nullarbor village 480km This long and straight […]
Our Big Lap around Australia started last Tuesday with The Duke hitting the road from Melbourne to Mildura for the night. It was supposed to be a quick slip across from Victoria into South Australia at Renmark-Paringa. We made sure we had our COVID-19 quarantine travel pass but we hadn’t paid close enough attention to the food quarantine requirements. A thorough inspection of the van by a uniformed quarantine officer […]
Day 1 Melbourne to Devonport to Cradle Mountain We headed to Tassie on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry which leaves from Port Melbourne in Victoria and lands in Devonport, Tasmania roughly (literally) 10 hours later. We took our trusty van, The Duke, and had a day sailing (all that was available) with no seat allocation, so thought I’d share some tips for making the most of the journey here: Ferry […]