This is not a bucket list, so if you arrived here expecting to see a list of ‘things I have to do before I die’, please go elsewhere.
This IS a list of things Dean and I set out to do when embarking on our trip around Australia. Many of the items have already been accomplished as I started writing this list twelve months ago, but have only now decided to share it with everyone.
Starting with Day 1 – July 5, 2014, these are the goals we set and the desires we envisaged for our adventures and the places we wanted to see along the way.
Start a blog for keeping in touch with everyone(July 5, 2014)
See The First Day of the Rest of My LifeBuy a suitable car(July 18, 2014)
See One Down – One To Go!Buy a suitable caravan(July 26, 2014)
See Our ‘Mini’ HomeGet through my last day at work(August 1, 2014)
See Footloose and Fancy FreeMove into caravan early October
See Happy HourOrganise Caravan Living(October 23, 2014)
See Extras, Essentials and Everything ElseOur first day on the road(October 31, 2014)
See The Hardest WordDean to have one final surf at Dicky Beach(November 2014)
See Dicky BeachSpend Christmas 2014 at Emerald Beach(December 2014)
See Emerald BeachVisit the Blue Mountains(January 28, 2015)
See KatoombaVisit Tasmania when it’ not too cold(Feb-May 2015)
See Hello TasmaniaSee Wineglass Bay(May 2014)
See Freycinet National ParkSee Lake St Clair , in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Sadly, this didn’t happenVisit Cradle Mountain(May 2015)
See Cradle MountainVisit the Walls of Jerusalem National Park
Sadly, this didn’t happenVisit the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park(May 2015)
See StrahanFind the Fagus before leaving Tasmania(May 2015)
See Waterfalls, Tall Trees and The FagusSurf Bells Beach(September 2015)
See Life’s a BeachVisit the Twelve Apostles in Victoria(September 2015)
See The Great Ocean Road – Part 1Visit The Grampians(September 2015)
See Bushwalking in The GrampiansVisit Kangaroo Island(October 2015)
See Four Days of Wonder, Walks, and WildlifeVisit Clare Valley in South Australia(October 2015)
See My (New) Happy Place (Where I visited Annie’s Lane)Look for something sparkly at Coober Pedy(October 2015)
See The Long Road to UluruVisit Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park
Sadly this didn’t happenVisit Uluru when it’s not too hot(October 2015)
See UluruStop over in Kimba – Kylie and Yvette’s home town(October 2015)
See Down the Stuart HighwayDive with Great White Sharks – Port Lincoln, South Australia
(Dean’s desire, not mine) Sadly, this didn’t happenDrive across the Nullarbor Plain(November 2015)
See Crossing the NullarborStop and see the Diamond in the Dessert(November 2015)
Almost, the road was no longer passable, so we stopped on the Eyre highway, just west of Caiguna and I stood where the tip of the diamond would be behind me – 17 kilometres north of where I stood.See the Great Australian Bight(November 2015)
See Bunda CliffsWalk through the Valley of the Giants(November 2015)
See Walking with GiantsVisit Margaret River in Western Australia(December 2015)
See Margaret RiverVisit Wave Rock at Hyden in Western AustraliaSadly this didn’t happen.
Spend Christmas 2015 in Perth(December 2015)
See Rockingham – Part 1Visit The Pinnacles Desert(January 2016)
See The Cervantes and The PinnaclesVisit Nature’s Window(January 2016)
See Kalbarri National ParkMake Shell Hearts on Shell Beach(February 2016)
See Shell BeachStop over in Shark Bay(February 2016)
See Fun Times in Shark BayStay at Coral Bay(February 2016)
See Coral BaySee Turquoise Bay(February 2016)
See Exmouth and the North West CapeVisit the Pilbara region(February 2016)
See Our Short Time in the PilbaraVisit Karijini National Park
Sadly this didn’t happen. As we approached, Western Australia experienced some of the hottest weather on record and as it was 45°C by the coast, it was too hot to venture inland.Walk along Eighty Mile Beach(February 2016)
See Eighty Mile BeachVisit Broome(February 2016)
See What We Didn’t Do in Broome – And the previous couple of posts.
(We spend eight days in Broome waiting for new tyres for the car.)Experience Horizontal Falls
Sadly this didn’t happen because we arrived in the ‘Wet season’ and all tour operators were closed until late March.See the Bungle Bungle Range(March 2016)
See The Bungle Bungle RangeTake a tour through Katherine Gorge(March 2016)
See Cruising Nitmiluk GorgeSpend time at Kakadu National Park(March 2016)
See KakaduTake a cruise through the Kakadu Wetlands(March 2016)
See A Must Do in KakaduSpend time in our (old) home town(March 2016)
See TownsvilleSpend time in Queensland’s Wet Tropics(April 2016)
See Wet TropicsVisit the Daintree Rainforest(April 2016)
See Into the JungleGo up to Cooktown(April 2016)
See As Far North as PossibleSail Around The Whitsundays(April 2016)
See A Day on the WaterVisit the Bundy Rum Distillery in Bundaberg(May 2016)
See BundabergVisit the Australian Stockman’s Hall of FameVisit Carnarvon Gorge
Sadly this didn’t happen. We bypassed both the Stockman’s Hall of Fame, and Carnarvon Gorge, due to monetary constraints. But Dean has promised this will be our next adventure.Go whale watching at Hervey Bay
Sadly this didn’t happen. We did enjoy the area, but arrived too early.
See Hervey Bay (May 2016)Enjoy a surf at Dicky Beach
Dean has been surfing every day since we arrived back at Dicky Beach on Sunday May 22, 2016. More thoughts on this, and perhaps photos, will be posted progressively.- Make our way home
We made our way home in June 2016. - Make a New Home
We moved into our new home in February 2017.
Other Ongoing Activities
- Laugh and have lots of fun
See Miscellaneous Trivia - Go bushwalking in every state of Australia
See Bushwalking - Surf as many beaches as possible
See Surfing - Walk as many beaches as possible
(Also) See Bushwalking - Free camp (aka – stay where it costs nothing)
See Swimcart Beach
Lots are crossed off… how many more???
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Oh, I haven’t updated my list over the last few weeks, but I can cross off another couple.
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Wow Mum! Lots of things are crossed off your list! That’s really cool!
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Yes Moo,
We are crossing a lot of things off.
Love mum
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I can’t see Shark Cage Diving Port Lincoln 🙂 Looks like you crossed off a few on your list already.
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Hey Belinda,
It’s there – No 30 and hopefully we’ll get to it around the beginning of November (2015).
Ckare
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