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It’s been quite a while between drinks for a bunch of us old “Overlander” members from back in the early 2000’s. Normally the yearly catch-up is at Norm’s near the Myall Coast, but this year we all decided to have … Continue reading →

Day 6 A second day in Dubbo without travel as we had planned to split the zoo into 2 x 1/2 days rather than potentially burn out Ellie (or me) in one large day. So again, sorry, but ….. photos … Continue reading →

We managed to link a few days together across the back end of Easter. We had been discussing the Dubbo Zoo and various surrounding attractions for quite a while, and with our limited time available we decided it was time. … Continue reading →

Snuck away for a few hours on Australia Day for lunch at The Pub With No Beer. The pub is located in Taylors Arm, inland from Macksville on the NSW mid-north coast. It is primarily known for Gordon Parsons / … Continue reading →

Unfortunately we received the worst news possible to have as a parent, when we were notified that Jacob had passed away in an accident. For followers of this page you would know that Jacob has featured heavily since it started … Continue reading →

Back down at Mum’s it was a quiet Monday after a fair whack of travelling. Jacob had to head back home as he had work the next day, so we bade goodbye so he could head home during the daylight … Continue reading →

Friday dawned with a lazy start, but by lunch Jacob and I needed to be on the road to pick up Ethan from School. We checked into accommodation in Launceston and I was lucky enough to watch Ethan play his … Continue reading →

Another day trip, although I can’t say this one was quick as it involved a 2-hour drive each direction plus 14-hours of music and bull-riding (PBR). Yep – the perfect day 🙂 A bloody big day and absolutely amazing. Full … Continue reading →

We had planned to head down to Sydney due to a country music festival at Berry, but somehow the moons aligned when Mum mentioned an unscheduled trip at the same time. So we travelled down on the Thursday night and … Continue reading →

Ellie and I decided to “escape” for another day whilst Loryn was enjoying her university intensives period at Armidale. We made plans to catch up with some friends at Inverell and instead of the direct route we turned it into … Continue reading →

We had originally planned to spend quite a few days at the 50th anniversary of the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January. Unfortunately it was postponed due to COVID and our plans went out the window. When the new dates … Continue reading →

Day 11 Staying in a motel room ended up being a good decision. Yes the rain came in the early hours of the morning but by the time we lazily decided to wander up the road it was only overcast. … Continue reading →

Day 6 The weather forecast was becoming favourable for heading inland so this was to be our last day on the coast. And it’d be a short one as well, albeit lots and lots to see. Our night was interesting. … Continue reading →

Well holiday time came around and COVID restrictions were still a pain in the bum. We would have loved to be heading to Tassie (kids), South Australia (family) or could have even handled a bit of Fraser Island but it … Continue reading →

A day that didn’t involve lock-up, uni, RFS, RAAF or any other commitment – holy snapping duckshit!!! So we ran away lol Again we were lucky to have friends Aidan & Brit join us for the run although I’m thinking … Continue reading →

A quick day trip to give the car a test run to see how it handles basic obstacles / sand. We headed over the Settlement Point Ferry ($5.00) and stopped to drop the tyre pressures. Started at 20psi to see … Continue reading →

Day 1 It has been 17 years since I last visited Hill End. Jessica had just been born and I remember taking the 2 boys away alone. I especially remember the trip because I had a dirty fuel issue in … Continue reading →

We have done a couple of trips down to Sydney – one for Easter and one in May. I can’t even remember why we went in May – I think it was to take a quick break before exams whilst … Continue reading →

We were invited to join some friends for the night session at Hunter Valley Gardens. We decided to turn it into a full day – albeit it ended up a very long day. Again photos tell the story: A quick … Continue reading →

Port Macquarie Bicentenary

Off to Armidale we go again, although we are down to our second last year now. Thanks to just a little bit of rain (930mm +) the Oxley Highway and the Kempsey-Armidale road was closed. This left two options – … Continue reading →

This is becoming a really good habit so far this year. Find a day off together, disappear for some fun – I could get used to this. As an added bonus Loryn’s Mum (Helen) joined us, so Ellie was pretty … Continue reading →

The 2021 country music festival was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID restrictions, so this year was certainly a huge change from previous years. Thankfully a few events still were able to go ahead, but within the restriction guidelines. I … Continue reading →

Days 6 & 7 Loryn & Ellie stayed at Mum’s to have a nice quiet weekend after our travels over the last few days, whilst I did a quick run up to Campbell Town to pick up Ethan. I was … Continue reading →

Borders open, no restrictions, plane flights available = yes, yes, yes. 12 months had elapsed between the fire season and COVID, and I really can’t put into words how relieved I was to actually get my feet on the ground. … Continue reading →

A day off for all of us. No uni, work, duty, oncall – nothing at all. Was tempting to do nothing, but figured I better earn a drink or two. We decided to head off to Ellenborough Falls, funnily enough … Continue reading →