With 2 Asian countries now firmly under our belts, we decided to move north into Thailand.Up to this point communication with locals has been very easy with the majority speaking English - that was all about to change.Out direct bus to Krabi consisted of 4 different mini-vans.I have no idea how we actually made it there considering our tickets remained with our first driver who very thoughtfully left us at the Thai border.Not sure how the whole system works but w...

Our last day in Darwin happened to be our anniversary.After checking out of our room we had 10 hrs. to kill before leaving for the airport so we thought to ourselves, when in Darwin do as the native Darwinians (aka Aboriginals) do, so we bought cheap champagne (2 for 1), packed up a picnic and sat under the shade of a tree in the park.We fitted right in.The next thing we knew we were sitting on the plane with a bit of a hangover.We were so excited to leave Darwin...

The final leg of our Australian adventure has proved to be a comedy of errors with respect to our stalwart vehicle, the Beast.A new fuel filter was all she ever desired to start properly and run reliably and since we granted her one in Broome, she'd been chugging along beautifully.From Broome we headed to explore the Kimberlies in Australia's northwest.This area of the country has two seasons: wet and dry.Unfortunately for us it's still the wet and with this all ...

I'm not sure that we could have experienced a broader range of landscapes and activities and emotions in the last 10 days.After a very uneventful St. Patty's Day, we left Exmouth to explore Cape Range, renowned for its snorkeling and pristine beaches.We set up camp at Lakeside beach for two nights.It was basic to say the least with just 1 pit toilet and no water.We spent our time mostly horizontal soaking up rays and drifting over coral.Turquoise Bay, recently na...

Western Australia seems to be the kind of place where no matter how many hours you spend driving, you never seem to make proress on the giant map.3,400 km on the odometer since we bought the Beast and we're not even halfway up the coast and the roads are promised to get much worse. Since we last wrote, we've passed through Perth once more to stock up on supplies for the wild west.While in Freemantle (just outside Perth) we helped an Irishman celebrate his birth...