In May, 2016 we packed up the van and headed to Kino Bay for a few weeks. Bahia de Kino is located about 5 hours South of the US border crossing in Nogales, Arizona. It is one hour from the capital of the state of Sonora, Mexico- Hermosillo. We lived in this community back … More A few weeks in Mexico–
What have we been up to since we returned from Australia? A lot and not so much….. depending on how you look at it. Read on for a general update on some van changes, short trips, family business and more. Taking care of family business meant selling off a lifetime collection of VW parts (nearly … More Family business and a few trips
I have two outdated blog posts that I need to get off my mind. This one is about the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia. It was a final activity in our month long trip, and one that left us with great memories! With just a day left of our month in Australia, we decided to … More Hiking in the Blue Mountains of Australia
I have two posts that I need to get off my mind. This one is about our days in Sydney. We had such a terrific time exploring different aspects of the city, that it is difficult to combine them all into one post. But in an effort to expedite the process and share massive amounts … More Sydney, Australia. Wow, just wow!
As our time in Australia was ending we began to feel the push to visit one of the Seven Wonders of the World. We needed to get to the Great Barrier Reef. Along the Eastern coast of Australia the weather from the South Pacific was hampering our opportunities to get underwater. After the huge waves … More Finally we get in the water-
One of the most wonderful aspects of travel to an English-speaking country is that we can generally understand what is being said to us and get around fairly well. However, there are always a few words, phrases and images that have us chuckling. The same words in the USA could have a different meaning, and … More Fun with words and images!
In 1973 an Aquarius Festival was held in the mountains of Queensland, Australia. This event was a gathering of university students, aboriginals and like-minded folks. They painted, sang and danced. They offered workshops on various farming and aboriginal skills. Many attendees brought their hippie lifestyle to town and stayed. Their influence marked the development of … More Be kind, honest and fair- Nimbin, Australia
When my mother was alive I took photos of beautiful plants, flowers and even animals to email her. I loved sharing these gifts of nature with her from our vanlife travels – she was a true green thumb, gardener, animal-mom and lover of all the gifts of mother nature. I miss my mom terribly – and continued to take … More Australian Flora and Fauna (just photos)
While working through our tour of Australia, we decided to find some coastal time along the Eastern shores. A little bit of research showed us that we could reach the most southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef within three days of driving from Sydney. (did we mention that this country is HUGE?) So off … More Boxed out by ocean swells vs boxing wallabies.
As we continue to travel around Australia, (without our van or our dogs!) we are finding areas of fantastic beauty and great information. It has been a joy to learn about culture, language, history and current events. From Melbourne (where we flew to Tasmania) we drove to Canberra. The trip got us as close as … More A nations capital