Author: Jenandbobo

Me... basically my favourite things to do are drink wine and eat pasta!!! If I can combine these with travel and my strange ability to end up with the oddest jobs then even better. I live in a little wooden house that indulges my passion for dark wood floors, vintage chandeliers and a large garden. My partner and I share the house and garden with two elderly cats Lilly and Oscar, three dogs Ollie Bobo, Jack Jack and Mistress and a hive of bees.

camel riding and old person lycra

I have seen pictures of people riding camels on Cable Beach in Broome and it looks amazing, the only real difference for my camel ride experience was we were not at Cable Beach we were in Alice Springs.

The dust is flowing

Swirling across the landscape, slithering across the road, gathering in trees to create a faint haze across the horizon

Melbourne to Alice Springs

…it hit us on our first night away.  Winds of 50kms an hour rocked the little campervan and the accompanying rain meant dinner was a roast chicken from the 7-11!!

Lake Hart – Australia’s inland salt lake

Now, you can still see the skeletons of old industry at the site, slowly being buried in a salty crust.  The sunrise and sunsets are magnificent, at night the trains rumble past and occasional lights from Woomera can be seen.

Fraser Island adventures

In the middle of the Island in rainforest, the Central Park campsite is peaceful, cool and well laid out.  Camp sites are level, clearly labelled as for tents or camper trailers and scattered around with enough room for privacy.

Sailing from Newcastle to Geelong Day 1

dolphins became our frequent visitors.  Diving out of the water and playing under the bow.  Our first pod met us as we left Newcastle Harbour, suddenly appearing out of no-were and joining us for 20 minutes.  Every day all the way down the coast we were privileged to meet at least two pods, they always brought a smile and excitement to the boat.  

We bought a boat

Since we have no real idea how to sail we hired a professional sailor to help us deliver the boat from Newcastle to Geelong.  

The importance of gratitude

tonight, Friday night and I have had about 6 hours of broken sleep in 36 hours and am facing another 60 hours on call… my motivation is heading south