Hobart was a fantastic start to the trip. With a hire car in hand we decided to beetle up the East coast. Our goal to circumnavigate the island.
Tasmania: Part 1
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Lorne: Part 3
Now that H. has covered the bits of our time in Lorne that fall under the category of, ‘normal stuff that people do’… I’ll kickstart the more obscure.
South Australia > Victoria
It was time to wish Kingston SE goodbye. We packed up our stuff, and headed back onto the B1. Hatti was keen to do a quick detour past the giant lobster that was Kingston’s ‘attraction’. It appears to a popular trend in some Australian towns and cities to adopt a thing, and procure a big version of it to put on display. Affectionately known as Australia’s big things.
Adelaide
We awoke in Boroota Bush Camping Park, as expected. Thankfully we hadn’t been relocated in our sleep… by aliens, a local removal service, or territorial ducks. After many a dream about Rodeo clowns, or Rodeo protection athletes (as is politically correct), we dusted ourselves off and clambered back into the Saab braced for a bumpy drive back to the main road. Buckaroo.
Across the Nullarbor: Part 3
As we left the border, refuelled and rested up, we had another big drive ahead of us. Our crossing of the treeless plain that is the Nullarbor National park, and hopefully, reaching civilisation once more.
The reality of what we would be driving through for most of the day became quickly apparent.