Our first few weeks volunteering at the animal sanctuary involved preparing food and cleaning which meant the only animals we were actually working with were the chickens and roosters – some of which had black belts in karate. Craig was attacked twice by two different roosters, the first attack was by Winter who was the…
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The ups and downs of volunteering | Australia
We’ve done quite a few volunteering positions around the world and when we decided to revisit Australia we made sure to sign up to some. In the end we picked an animal sanctuary set on 650 acres of land and we had no idea what would be in store for us but living off expired…
Goat sitting in suburbia | Fremantle, Australia
After our camping trip around the south western corner of Australia we looked into volunteering positions and the first one we signed up to was in Fremantle, just south of Perth. It was for two weeks and only required 10 hours a week so we could look after our hosts hens and goats while they…
Dolphins, rock pools and fascinating lakes | Western Australia
It was a crisp, cold morning in south Western Australia, mist was floating above the river and kangaroos were in the dew covered fields as the sun began lighting up the horizon. Our first stop today was Hamilton Bay which is said to be a great place to see huge stingrays that swim right along…
Idyllic beaches and camping with Australia’s wildlife
We woke to the sound of rain hitting our tent so not only was it soaked on the outside but the inside was coated in condensation which is a daily occurrence now. Some days are worse than others and any movement inside the tent causes the water to drip down on us. We managed to…
From the mountains to breaching whales | Western Australia
Australia isn’t well known for it’s mountain landscapes, it’s the white sandy beaches and wildlife that dominate the tourism brochures. But in the south western corner of Australia sits The Stirling Range which stretches 65km. The tallest point is Bluff Knoll at 1059m which is where we’re heading today. What struck us the most was…
Exploring Australia’s best beaches | Lucky Bay and The Duke of Orleans
It was a photo of Lucky Bay with its pure white sand, unreal blue water and kangaroos that made me want to plan a trip to this area of Australia so I was pretty excited to be heading there today. We booked two nights in the Lucky Bay campsite at a whopping $40 per night…
Parrots, beaches and friendly locals | Esperance, Australia
Sunset was approaching so we looked for a spot to camp. We bought some mobile data for this trip in case of emergencies but it ended up completely stopping working today so we stopped at the tiny village of Varley, home to just 10 people but hundreds of parrots. As we pulled into the village…
The start of our Western Australia roadtrip
Returning to Australia was never really part of our plan. It was the first country we ever visited together back in 2008 when we lived in a station wagon car for 9 months which also housed a family of mice, humongous cockroaches and hand-sized spiders, maybe that’s why we never planned on coming back? But…
Platypus Bush Camp | Pure paradise in Australia
Journal Snippet | November 2008 | Roadtrip from Mackay to Finch Hatton Gorge The night before our roadtrip the heavens opened and it totally pissed it down like a river falling out the sky. It was only for 30 minutes but the intensity caused the mighty falcon to leak badly and the drivers foot-well had…
NON STOP TRAVELLING 