Day 12 - May 28th.

Today we stayed at Curtin Springs. At 12.30pm we did a walk around Kata Tjuta. It was just awesome - better than Ayers Rock because you could explore it. Today was a very good day.
P.S. I took 61 photos on my DSi.

Day 11 - May 27th.

On May 27th we camped over at Curtin Springs near Mt. Conner. We also went on a drive to Ayers Rock (Uluru) and when we did get there it was a lot bigger than I thought it would be.
That night we collected some firewood and toasted marshmallows on the fire.
P.S. I climbed Ulura (a bit)

Day 10 - May 26th

Day 10 was a fun day. On the way to our destination we stopped at Marla for lunch where we also got wet under the sprinklers.
When we reached the Kulgera Roadhouse we went for a bike ride and we also went climbing up some rocks. I also climbed a rock and claimed it as my rock. 2558km.

Day 9 - May 25th

Coober Pedy.Today was a very big day. In the morning we went for a swim (very cold) and we played on the playground a lot. In the afternoon we went on a Stuart range park tour which took us on a 4 1/2 hour excursion to a opal mine where we saw how they dug the holes and how they used the dynamite.We also saw a movie about the first people who discovered opals. Also on the tour we went out in the desert and saw some interesting things, like the dog fence which goes from South Australia through the Northern Territory and up to Queensland (over 5000km longest fence in the world).Later on we went even further into the desert and then the tour guide man announced that we were in the middle of what used to be the deepest part of the inland Australian ocean called the Artesian Basin.Just before the sun was setting we went to the area where the movies Escape from the Red Planet, and Mad Max 3 Beyond Thunderdome was filmed. I thought that today was great.

Curtin Springs, The Olgas (Kata Tjuta)

Day 12.We went back to Ayers Rock, took a few pictures and went to the Olgas. We had a picnic lunch then we walked atoung the Olgas. It was a long, long walk (9.6km). We did some rock climbing on the walk, we saw some streams, a lizard and a red cricket, a lot of birds.Back at the camp we saw some kids playing so we asked them if we could play. Well we just started playing naturally, and we played wars. We won the battle then we went back to the camp. Dad had started a fire. Then we started cooking marshmallows. We offered the kids some marshmallows.The kids names were Charlie and Lewis. Lewis was the boy and Charlie was the girl.

Curtin Springs, Ayers Rock (Uluru)

Day 11.On Thursday we went to Curtin Springs Station then we went to Uluru, which is Ayers Rock. It was the the biggest single rock I have ever seen. Until I saw Mt. Connor which isn't a single rock but is three times as big as Ayers Rock. Mum let us climb Ayers Rock a little bit.It was hot at Ayers Rock but then it started to rain so they closed climbing Ayers Rock and we went home. Then we got firewood and had a fire in the rain.

Kulgera Roadhouse.

Day 10.On Wednesday we travelled 433km from Coober Pedy to Kulgera Roadhouse. We went on a bike ride and the road was bumpy. We stopped at some rocks we climbed the big rocks. I was the first one to reach the top. I claimed two big rocks mine and Brock (big brother) claimed one his.When we were coming down Brock was the first one there. On the way back the road was still bumpy.

Coober Pedy.

Day 9.
On Tuesday we went on a bus tour. It was also Nanny's birthday. We went swimming in the morning.
On the bus tour we went to an underground mine tour and in the underground mine there was a movie theatre. We saw a lot of opal. The bus driver showed us the dynamite they used.
I bought the A opal necklace. We got to see the big big rocks. On the way back to there we saw lots of cool things. We saw a big big rock that looks like a camel. We also saw the underground church and the church has lots of things in it.
We also saw the dog fence. It keeps the dogs away from the sheep. The dog fence is over 5000km long.
We also saw some moon rocks. They used the place for Mad Max 3 Beyond Thunderdome and Escape the Red Planet.

Happy Birthday Gwenda

Happy Birthday Mum. Lots of Love from Dean.
(and Deb, Brock & Adam ) XXXXXXX

Hi to 5B

Hi to everyone in 5B - I was just wondering how you were going? I am doing some of my school work when we are driving along. But I am doing the blog when we have internet access. I hope you are having a good time. From Brock.

Day 8 - May 24

On day 8 we decided to stay at Coober Pedy which is the Opal capital of the World. Today we visited the Old Timers Mine and while we were there we got search for opals ourselves in a little rock "noodling" pit. I filled a small bag with opals and at the Old Timers Mine we got to go under the ground and see how the old timers found opals and how they mined for opals. At the Old Timers Mine they also showed us what underground houses look like (60% of people in Coober Pedy live underground). People live underground because in summer it is VERY VERY HOT and if they live underground it is much more cooler. For example 50 degrees above and 25 degrees below ground.

HI to 2LC

Thanks for writing to me on the blog comments. Hope you are having a good time.

Woomera

Day 7. On Sunday we went from Peterborough to Woomera which was 327 km. On the way there we stopped to look at a toy museum (Wilmington).
When we got ther we went to the rocket museum. We saw lots of rockets. Then we went bowl ing. I won against Brock. We saw out door planes and rockets.

Day 7 - May 23

We are at Woomera today which is popular because it is a government town created to launch rockets due to the area being out of the way and flat. Today we went and saw the Rocket Museum where we saw different displays of rockets and space equipment. We also went bowling. I got 3 strikes and Adam got 2 strikes. 1746km for 7 days travel.

Hello to everyone

Thanks to all our family and friends who are following us on the blog - we really like writing our blog everyday. Sometimes we don't have internet so we can't update every night.
I have just posted four entries for Brock so for those who are following Brock you may have to go back a few days to read what he has written. Brock's posts start off with Day # - May ## if anyone wants to access his stuff via the log on the right.
We love to hear your comments too - just click on Comment under the post to comment back to us.
We have been on the road for 7 days and are heading to Coober Pedy tomorrow. We have had cold weather the last few days and heavy rain today. We are lucky to have the motorhome to keep us warm and dry!
Lots of love to everyone back home, Take Care and hope to hear from you soon. XXXX D & D.

Peterborough

Day 6. On Saturday we sleeped at Peterborough. We rided our bikes once around the town. It took us 296km to get there. That's 3 hours from Broken Hill to Peterborough.

Silverton

Day 5 May 21. We went to Silverton and saw the Mad Max car. There was 39 dips in the road from Broken Hill to Silverton, but we only counted 25 dips and 13 floodways.

Broken Hill Day 5

We went to the School of the Air.

The school teaches children on farm stations far away from town. They use radio and satellite to talk to the children every school day. The children also learn by completing parcels of work delivered by outback mail.

Day 6 - May 22

Today we are at Peterborough. Tonight we are staying at a free camp off the side of the road with some other campers. Later in the day we rode into town on our bikes to buy some fruit & vegies which were confiscated on the way to Peterborough by quarantine inspectors. While we were riding in the town dad fell off his bike on top of me. 1419 km.

Day 5 - May 21st

Today we didn't do any travelling at all, in the morning we went and saw a presentation at the School of the Air, and it was pretty good.
Later on we went to Silverton which is a small town in the middle of the desert. When we were at Silverton we visited the art gallery, and went to the Silverton Hotel where we saw the Mad Max movie car. On the way back we counted 39 dips in the road.
After we got back from Silverton we went to the Flying Doctor Service and sat in a plane.

Mildura

May 20 - Arrived in Mildura and found a fabulous free camp by Kings Billabong. Met a lovely couple - Margaret & Harry and shared camp area with them. They have been on the road for over 12 months! Being experienced motorhome travellers they gave us some good tips.

Day 3/4 - May 19th / 20th

On day 3 we decided to camp next to a river and a pump house, we also met two people called Margaret and Harry who owned a motorhome bigger than ours. 802 km.
On day 4 we stayed at Broken Hill Caravan Park and rode our bikes a lot. At night we went out for dinner at the pub and me and Adam (little brother) used up $24 of games.
1123km.

Broken Hill

Hi every one in 2LC I was wondering if you were going great in investigations?

I've been working on a story called "fuzzball". I will do another blog post about fuzzball sometime.

Today I went to an airport.

I got to look inside a plane because a friend of Mum and Dad's let us look in.

The plane was a Royal Flying Doctor plane.

The plane travels around the Australia outback.

It helps sick people get to hospital far away.

Broken Hill

Good day travelling to Broken Hill on May 20 - Met up with Dave & Allison and went out for dinner - planning a big day of sightseeing for Friday.

Nyah - May 19

Travelled from Maryborough to Nyah near Swan Hill on 18th May - around 270 km. Glenn & Robin have a property there where we stayed, and we were treated to a lovely meal. The kids had fun playing with Lachlan & Bronwyn.

Day 2 - May 18th

Today we are at Nyah (Swan Hill) we are staying on Glenn's farm (Dad's Cousin) for 1 night. We also saw a lot of locusts, and me and Adam played a new game that I thought of: name the locusts on the front bumper of the car. 595km

Nyah (near Swan Hill)

We're at Nyah near Swan Hill this morning. We have just woken up in the morning and had some jokes. I've been riding my bike and scooter and it is very fun. We saw Ebony at Maryborough. She rides horses and I fed the pony a carrot twice and the big horse once. The big horses name was Ned. The dogs names were Lucy and Zac. Lucy was the black one, and Zac was the orange one.

Maryborough May 17 - 18

We travelled from Leongatha to Maryborough 326 kilometres.

Stayed at Ross & Cheryle's house – a lovely property. Their lovely daughter Ebony was great to Brock & Adam – she took them for a ride on their quad bike. They have several horses on the property and Ebony competes in events regularly and rides everyday. They ha ve 2 dogs called Lucy and Zac – Buster would be jealous! We were treated to a yummy dinner and desert at their home tonight
Ross & Cheryle have a fantastic well run newsagency and a team of dedicated and enthusiatic staff.

Day 1 - May 17th 326km

We left our house today at 9.30am and kept on driving for 4 1/2 hours, when we stopped at Maryborough and stayed the night at a friends place. We also got a ride from Ebony on the motorbike.

Farewell - May 17

We farewelled family and friends over the weekend and are very excited about our adventure ahead.
We called into the shop to say Goodbye to everyone. I had tears in my eyes when I hugged the girls at the shop and said goodbye as I was so grateful for everyone's efforts which enable us to have 4 months away.

On the drive-by past the shop all the girls were out the front waving Aussie Flags as we made our departure from our home town.

By the time we got to Ruby (5km) Adam was calling out to me ... "Mum I'm hungry!"

Day 1 – May 17th

We left our house today at 9.30am and kept on driving for 4 ½ hours, when we stopped in Maryborough and stayed the night at a friends place. We also got a ride from Ebony on the motorbike.

326km

Packing!

We woke up this morning to a foggy cold day but it is turning out beautiful
We are packing today and hope to leave tomorrow morning

2010 Aussie Adventure

Well we didn't quite make our trip last year so we are going in 2010.

We have got a different camper and hope to leave around 18 May.

Please follow us on our blog as we travel up to Darwin and around the West Coast of Australia.