This is what we’ve been anticipating for a number of years…a visit to Kangaroo Island! The name sounds as Australian as you can get. A couple facts: It’s Australia’s third largest island at 155 km long and 55 km wide…that’s nearly 100 miles by 35 miles and about 20x bigger than Malta. With a population of 4,400 (Malta 500,000), KI is mostly pristine wilderness. However, the bushfires of 2019/20 were horrific for the environment and the local economy. A total…
The seaside town of Robe, SA was on our agenda in February but quashed by the delayed negative results from our required Covid test when we first entered the state. We were keen to make it to this much touted town this time and with no testing requirement it was our first port of call after crossing the border. The forecast was not very promising though, and sure enough a low pressure system brought high winds and rain which settled…
Our baby needed a name. The EcoTourer opens like a clam shell and since this is hardly glamorous camping we refer to it as clamping. So the Clam it is! Our traveling companions, the Salibas, likened it to a pearl which suits this theme. We were meeting them in Port Fairy on the west end of the Great Ocean Road at Gardens Caravan Park on the Moyne River. The days there were a blissful mix of bright clear skies, warm…
After a year being housebound we took an easy 10-day road trip to South Australia in February 2021. It was the elixir we needed to heal our Covid-weary minds. As we drove home we began to talk about how much we missed road-tripping and a vision of another caravan was formulated. No sooner were we back home in Melbourne and plans began. This time we were interested in “less is more” and a gently used EcoTourer fit the bill. Seriously,…