We had left Bathurst by 10am and were syked up for Sydney. As we turned left onto the highway it felt like we had hit a bricwall!We had driven straight into a head wind that would knock your socks off! Holly s***, we had been on the road for at least 20 minutes and James hadn't made it out of 3rd gear! He clearly had the s***s at this stage and was ready to pull the van off the road and pull up stumps. But he pushed on through, whinging all the way till we reac...

A few hours down the road we arrived at Bathurst Big 4 situated pretty much right next to James favourite toy shop BCF."That aint livin Barry". After setting up the van we sat down with a coldie to discuss our plan of attack while admiring how filthy our van and car had become.Obviously Mount Panorama was first on the list.I'm not really into cars, watching them going round and round a track doesn't really do it for me.The speed limit for cars around ...

It was time again to hit the road. About 70kms out of Dubbo we went through the small town of Peak Hill.Spotting a sign on the side of the road saying "Open Cut Experience" ahead, we thought why not, so we pulled in to have alook. The experience is FREE which is what we like to see!There are about 6 walking tracks with viewing platforms, picnic spots and information signs all around the previously active mine.It has had a couple of starts, both underg...

Our tour so far has seen us mainly following a coastal path.We have both enjoyed this time and have made the most of it.There are many amazing places to see on the coast and the girls have had a ball with all the water play and good weather we have been lucky enough to strike.However as we headed west from Anna Bay and the coast gave way to the Hunter Valley both Kylz and I found ourselves relishing the change in direction.The drive west took us through the Hun...

The 4wd access point to Stockton sand dunes was at Birubi Beach so the Birubi Beach Caravan Park was our home for the next four nights.We had looked into a Tag-Along-Tour of the dunes for Saturday morning but we had several inches of rain Friday night and was still raining Saturday morning so it was not a good day for the dunes.Fingers crossed for better weather, these dunes were a must do!They are something quite amazing to see.They look big but until you get ...