Coober Pedy: Underground camping
October 14, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
The stars in the Outback are spectacular. On par with those we couldn’t sleep too well beneath at Tikal, and on the Sahara… because we were too busy watching the […]
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Burra Town Hall Museum: Family fun for (almost) free!
October 13, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
Burra is in the middle of nowhere, but it has a great little museum. It would be easy to drive right by and miss it… make sure you don’t! For […]
Barossa Valley & Wineries: Photo Essay
October 13, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The Barossa valley is beautiful… It’s the wine region of South Australia and feels very much like Sonoma, in California. Of course, we spent an afternoon touring (and tasting!) the […]
Barossa Valley & Buddies
October 12, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
Sometimes people ask us about the social aspects of longterm travel. What do we do about our kids’ need to socialize? How to we create community on the road? What […]
Road trip day two: South Australia
October 9, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The fringe of South Australia, between Mt. Gambier and Adelaide reminds a North American girl a lot of central Illinois, or Idaho, with a side dish of northern California and […]
Otway Fly & a very long day: Photo essay
October 9, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
Why is it that first days of road trips always end up being longer than planned? Somehow, they always are! It’s 5:40 p.m. and we’re still rolling. I’d hoped to […]
The great Australian ROAD TRIP!
October 8, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
The argument could be made (has been made) that I was raised in the back of a van. Of course this isn’t entirely true. I was also raised in a […]
Drysdale: Last day
October 8, 2013 in Australia, Oceania
The sun has set. The moon has risen over the garden and the fish are sound asleep in their pond. The boys are having one last game of Upwords with […]
Drysdale: The calm before the storm
October 7, 2013 in Australia, Oceania, Travelogue
4:40 p.m. Just sat down with a glass of white wine in a house that smells faintly of ammonia window cleaner. Everything is very quiet. Hannah is working on her […]
Wombat in the Woolshed: Bush dance in Drysdale
October 5, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
I can’t imagine a better “last Saturday night” than this… We’ve loved every minute in Drysdale. It’s the quintessential small town and the community has been more than welcoming. It’s […]
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