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Rosi & Jen's 11 Thousand Beach Odyssey Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do, then the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream...."

Trip: 11 Thousand Beach OZ Odyssey

There are [41] stories from my trip: 11 Thousand Beach OZ Odyssey


Gallery: Katherine Gorge

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 15 Aug 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Katherine

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 15 Aug 2009 | Views [737]

As I write this I'm sitting outside in the cool morning air smelling the lantana, drinking chai and listening to the birds sing their wonderful wake up song.  We're in Katherine.  Yesterday we spent the day cruising down Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge). ... Read more >


Gallery: Kakadu Dry Season

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 14 Aug 2009 | Photo Gallery


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Back on the road!

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 14 Aug 2009 | Views [1183]

After 10 months living and working in Darwin, we headed out Thursday morning and we're finally back on the road.  We spent our last weekend in Kakadu and it was definitely one of the highlights of our trip so far.  A friend recommended we head out ... Read more >


Gallery: All creatures great and small

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 28 Feb 2009 | Photo Gallery


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A change is in the air!

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 28 Feb 2009 | Views [944]

I can't believe tomorrow it will be March 1 and in the south that signals the beginning of Autumn.  Up here in the top end there does seem to be a slight change in the air and the mornings and evenings seem to be just a smidge less humid.  The birds ... Read more >

Tags: darwin, top end


Kakadu du du definitely do!

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 27 Dec 2008 | Views [1794]

It's been over two months since I have updated this journal.  Life in Darwin is flying by.  The seasons are beginning to change and the periods of thumping heavy driving rain are becoming more frequent.  We are now on the cusp of the "the big wet"... Read more >


Gallery: kakadu dreaming

AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 7 Dec 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Hardware Heaven

AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 22 Oct 2008 | Views [972]

Life in Darwin floats on by amidst the relentless humidity and thunderstorms.  We are both now gainfully employed, Jen at the Darwin Convention Centre and me at Bunnings.  Those of you who have known me a while may well chortle at the thought of me ... Read more >


Top End Tales

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 14 Oct 2008 | Views [880]

It's very early morning here in Darwin, the sun has just come up. Just me and the ducks at the moment.  The early mornings here are alive with the sounds of birdlife, and it’s a wonderful natural alarm clock to greet the day with.  We're staying ... Read more >

Tags: crocodiles, darwin, mindil beach, sunsets


Gallery: Northern Territory

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 11 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Ant hills, emus, roadtrains and flies

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 3 Oct 2008 | Views [2111] | Comments [1]

We have now been on the road for 8 days.  We spent four of those days in Rockhampton.  We had planned to overnight in Rocky to catch up with family but our stay was extended and extended again due to a comedy of errors that isn't worth mentioning except ... Read more >

Tags: australia, caravans, outback, road trips


Gallery: Oz Odyssey

AUSTRALIA | Friday, 3 Oct 2008 | Photo Gallery


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Today we started to travel around Australia indefinitely!!

AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 25 Sep 2008 | Views [967]

Well we're on our way!.  After a hectic couple of weeks preparing the van and the car for the journey we are packed, and on the road.  Today was huge!! Saying goodbye to our friends was really hard.  When we went to Asia I kind of knew it was only for ... Read more >


Introducing Nancy

AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 | Views [1171] | Comments [1]

Yesterday we picked up our new home.  An 18 foot Semi Off Road Nova Caravan that we had custom built. We've called her Nancy.  It was a bloody exhausting day.  We had 6 hours of training and orientation with the caravan dealers so we now know ... Read more >

Tags: nova caravans, travelling around australia


We're home, we're trailer trash and we're bloody luvin' it!

AUSTRALIA | Monday, 1 Sep 2008 | Views [1055] | Comments [2]

Well we finally made it home from South East Asia.  What a trip.  It seems a bit like a dream these days. We have been frantically preparing for our next journey around OZ and haven't really had much time to sit back, relax and think about all we did ... Read more >

Tags: caravans, grey nomads, travelling around australia


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