Yes well, what ARE the chances? In this vast island continent of ours, how is it possible that we could meet up again three months later? We first met Dutch cyclists Ellis and Willem between Derby and Fitzroy Crossing on 28th September. You can read about our chance meeting in the blog entitled: "Broome to Alice & Goodbye Frida". We had given them water and nuts and enjoyed some banter about our respective travels. We had told them we would be coming back ac...

The fruits for sale at roadside stalls in the Riverland Region of South Australia are luscious stone fruits that are so juicy you wear the juice on your chin. Mmmmm!.  Travelling from Mildura in Victoria across the border and into this region provides many opportunities to buy straight from the growers, however a word of warning! - you must eat all you have after leaving Mildura and then buy again over the border as strict state quarantine rules apply. A night...

 It was 1.45 am when a bugle sounded, loudly breaking through the still, cold August darkness. it was immediately followed by 900 united Japanese voices shrieking "Banzai"!This was the beginning of the infamous Cowra Breakout. It remains the largest Prisoner of War breakout in modern military history. Startled out of deep sleep and startled by the unprecedented turn of events, the guards, rushed to their posts. Privates Ben Hardy and Ralph Jones rushed off in...

 Ever been to a cave that is big enough to drive through?Well at Jenolan caves in the Blue Mountains the road goes right through the Grand Arch! We weren't expecting it, and, after winding down a long steep hill, suddenly we had arrived but there seemed to be nowhere to stop or park. The road just continued on through the cave with instructions on signs of "no stopping" and "put your lights on". After driving through this huge cavern it became clear that the...

What to do in Noumea? Something different we were thinking.Our ship was quite a long way from the city centre at a commercial wharf, and, for safety reasons, we had to be bussed into the centre. As we were dropped off at the main tour office we went into this crazily busy place and had a look at what was on offer for ideas.The answer came in the form of the Parc Zoologique et Forestier.This is the only place you can be guaranteed to see the National Bird of New ...