We’re in the Great Southern region of Western Australia and seen rugged coastlines, pristine beaches, and ancient forests. This is a 400 km exploration of Days 111-120
The weather has taken a nose dive, but it has not dampened our sense of adventure. We’re itching to share this episode with you.
Join us on our journey, now some 23,500km since leaving Sydney. We are 3/4 of our way on the Lap
This episode features:
📅The Daily Diary
🤓Fun Facts
👣Off the Beaten Track Discoveries
🔟Our WA Top 10
The Visual Diary for Weeks 16 & 17 adds pictures to our adventures
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P_6zgyTHkbEe6fzVnraX-MBL4cciijdX/view?usp=sharing
Perth & Margaret River is a 600 km area, teeming with craft breweries, wineries, windswept beaches and beautiful surf breaks, There’s 2 lighthouses, plus room for adrenaline-fuelled adventures and a dream destination, just off the coast of the State Capital
This episode features
📅The Daily Diary
🤓Fun Facts
🪓Top 5 Van Hacks
The visual diary for Weeks 15 & 16 adds pictures to our adventures
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YxxRL5A8PdGcVydfP-metm5_H6u4S4JM/view?usp=sharing
Walks, Waves and Wildflowers feature in our monumental episode as we travel a further 800 kilometres south in Western Australia. We highlight Days 91-100 and explore the Coral Coast, journeying down to touch the Wheat Belt area and include:
📅The Daily Diary
🤓Fun Facts
🌸Walks, Waves, and Wildflowers
We hit the halfway point of our Lap and 100 days on the Road.
The visual diary for Weeks 14 & 15 adds pictures to our adventures
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jTgPfQwIa0v7G3IdycCoxud_D096QfQn/view?usp=sharing
Western Australia - you are a water wonderland! Through Days 81-90, we have experienced WA at its wet and wild best. This episode features key highlight locations - Ningaloo Reef, Coral Bay and Shark Bay.
Episode 10 includes:
📅The Daily Diary
🐠Coral Care
❓Listeners’ Corner
Have a look at the accompanying visual diary for Weeks 12 & 13 to add pictures to our adventures
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14wvC578MI0FVg-M69-3R4zV6WhAoA_FD/view?usp=sharing
*Best* Whale Shark Tour - Ningaloo Whaleshark Swim www.ningaloowhalesharks.com
Carnavon “Don't Look at the Islands” Sculpture
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-18/lock-hospital-memorial-unveiled/11019356
From being awestruck by the luminosity of the night skies or the stunning gorge walks in the Karijini National Park, it's a treasure trove of discoveries from the Pilbara area of Western Australia.
These gems are like a Jewel in the Crown of Western Australia
Episode 9 includes:
📅 The Daily Diary
❓Questions & Answers in Listeners’ Corner
🎶Face the Music - our Jingle and AI
Have a look at the accompanying visual diary for Weeks 11 & 12 to add pictures to our adventures
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pYXqGFaeyoGaDVrdzJ-Smz_OU0Ee-h83/view?usp=sharing
Karijini Park Guide
WA Trails
This episode is called …What? Western Australia…. because it's certainly the way that we feel. Time is racing. We feature:
🧜♀️Horizontal Falls Focus
📚Ross’ Reading Review
🗝️Listener’s Corner
🧹Busy in Broome
We are sitting at Days 61- 70 of 188, making almost 40% of the way through our lap around Australia. We have spent 62 days - stayed in 30 towns/ caravan sites - travelled 8500 km on the road and completed another 'almost' 5000km in side trips.
🔦References:
Have a look at the accompanying visual diary to add pictures to our adventures
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nPihx2PxX0czVk3pwCJBQax610SWe1MI/view?usp=sharing
Blue Tree Movement ABC: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-01/painting-the-country-blue-to-tackle-suicide-regional-australia/11538858
Colin’s Guide to Border Crossing Sept 2025
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ER_OTXhVOsasCyRkPki4Ph3XY2ibd1v0/view?usp=sharing
DL stands for down low, but our DL is Darwin and Litchfield 😋 Days 51-60 have just whizzed by. We are 35% through our Lap of Australia. Here are our NT insights …..on the DL.
Including:
📅The Daily Diary
❓Questions & Answers in Listeners’ Corner
🚶♀️Life Lessons walking & hiking - The Over 50s Guide (well - anyone really)
Have a look at the accompanying visual diary to add pictures to our adventures
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SpPhMt_ZYcba6uNcza5BTs86uEcIyxze/view?usp=sharing
ABC News - Solar Car Challenge
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-27/nt-world-solar-challenge-darwin-car-race-to-adelaide-technology/105689306?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=messages
ABC News - Douglas Hot Springs Closed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-10/douglas-hot-springs-nt-closure-affected-by-bore-at-sacred-site/102920352
We are now beyond the 1/4 way mark in our lap of Australia. Come with us on the journey
Over the last 10 days, we have been treated to seeing country through new eyes and experiencing a deeper connection to this ancient land
Have a look at the accompanying visual diary to add pictures to our adventures
https://drive.google.com/file/d/158eBPlgELgGcK2gGVPt66KcMP6faNA7t/view?usp=sharing
With Queensland done and dusted, we’re heading towards Darwin. This is a downright delightful 10 days. Have a look at the accompanying visual diary to check out the descriptions day by day.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UT52i1W8Jor0rdMowhmkx-9Ty31Ab3K7/view?usp=sharing
Footnotes:
Day 32
Editors Note (Facebook - not Youtube) Channel 7: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1158460749424720
Hawkeys Down the Mines: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17pyPbuFLdMJrVIcR9hgmMl5AZptShD-1/view?usp=sharing
This is a celebration issue - birthdays all round. We’ve clocked up 6000 km plus and almost completed the Queensland leg of our lap. For those who would like to linger over the images, download the pdf
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wW4Y9Dbpu1Tkdhk0UJXxBhCFpRTKlFI8/view?usp=drive_link
We're 2/3rds of the way through Queensland on The Lap. Now 2800 km north of home and having clocked up 4500 km already, we’ve almost completed the Northern upward leg of our lap. We've got our bearings - Queensland - it’s true! You've been fine as we've travelled north.
We've driven two and a half thousand kilometres away from our home in Sydney, Australia. We find ourselves in Queensland. We are at day 10 of our 6-month adventure. What's been happening? Listen and find out....😀
We're on the 50-Day Countdown. Preparing to Podcast
