Bobby grew up on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, affectionately called KI by locals. KI is the 3rd largest island in Australia, after Tasmania and lesser-known Melville Island (north of Darwin in the Northern Territory). The island is a popular tourist destination, and it's come back nicely from the devastating bush fires of 2020 (scroll to the bottom for more about this). I've been lucky enough to visit Kangaroo Island at least once a year since I moved to Australia, and have quite a few tips for visitors. This isn't the place for museum or cafe culture, but it's great if you're looking ..read more

Well, it's been a while since I posted, and a while since I found time to spend in the woods! A few friends and I spent a full day hiking the Coomera Circuit in Lamington National Park, a long but relatively easy hike starting from Binna Burra Lodge. Trail reports range from 16 to 20kms, but we clocked about 19km in 6 hours. Find a map here. The circuit can be done clockwise or counter clockwise. We chose to do the falls first and end with the Border Track. The circuit track slowly descends further into sub-tropical rainforest, with Jurassic Park-like foliage and enormous buttress root trees ..read more

Last October we had the opportunity to visit a place in Australia that is very special to Bobby. He was born in Darwin and spent the first 4 years of his life on Groote Eylandt, which few people have heard of. We stayed at the Groote Eylandt Lodge, which was absolutely stunning. Groote Eylandt - Dutch for "Big Island" Groote Eylandt is the fourth-largest island in Australia, named by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1644. Part of the Northern Territory, Groote Eylandt lies 630 kilometres (390 miles) from Darwin, which is a 1.5 hour flight or a 10+ hour drive and a ferry ride. We flew from Dar ..read more

After spending 3 days exploring Kakadu, we continued on to chasing waterfalls in Litchfield National Park. It was hot and humid, so we spent most of our time in the water! There are many options for waterfall swims, from short drives off the main road to hours-long 4WDing excursions. Florence Falls The campground at Florence Falls had spacious camp sites, plenty big for our rig plus a campervan. It's first come, first served, with a pay envelope station in the centre. There is a central unit with bathrooms, cold showers, and a sink for doing dishes. The walk from the campground to Florence Fa ..read more

Did you know Kakadu is Australia's largest national park? Kakadu covers nearly 20,000 square kilometres, much of which is inaccessible without a 4WD vehicle. We could've spent weeks exploring here, but had to rush on to Litchfield and Darwin to get our Canadian friends back in time for their flight home! An itinerary for 3 days in Kakadu National Park is recommended if you're short on time, or don't have access to a 4WD vehicle to get to the more remote areas. Day 1 I'd highlighted a few spots in the park to visit from blogs and Instagram, but we didn't have a park map or much cultural informa ..read more

Driving from Alice Springs to Darwin is long, dry, and hot, but there are some great stopping points along the way! Break up the trek with these national parks, hot springs, and historic spots. Alice Springs There is no free or cheap camping near Alice, unless you camp at one of the rest stops which are quite loud as they are right next to the road. The best free camping spot we found was Redbank Waterhole about an hour south of Alice, but the road in was quite rough. We were fine going in with our 4WD rig but our friends just managed it with 2 camper vans. We'd recommend G'Day Mate Tourist Pa ..read more

After waiting out some rain in Alice Springs, we were searching for some good hiking and camping in the Red Centre. We had a few days to kill until our friends arrived to explore Uluru with us. With a little research we discovered Tjoritja/West MacDonnell National Park and decided to go camping and hiking off-grid for a few days. There are currently no amenities out this way, so be sure if you're camping in the MacDonnell Ranges that you have plenty of drinking water, food, and fuel and can provide your own shade as there's not much to be found out this way. All of the turnoffs are well-signed ..read more

Spending a very hot morning swimming in icy cold Redbank Gorge, we rolled into Ormiston in the early afternoon. We put up the trailer, napped under the fan, and played cards for a bit before climbing to the lookout. I thought it was a bit early for sunset but Bobby insisted... He asked me to stand out on this ledge so he could take my photo, and then... Bobby popped the question! He surprised me by having a photographer waiting below to snap a shot of the big moment. We walked right past her, and I did think it was rather odd that someone would be sitting up there wearing jeans on such a hot ..read more

Got your 4WD and preparing to hit the open road? We took 2 months to get our rig road ready, and honestly, it wasn't quite enough time. So, we're doing some on-the-road Nissan Navara modifications and learning as we go. Read through this post to find some affordable 4WD modifications for an Outback road trip. Click on this post to see all of the modifications we did on our Black Series Dominator off-road camper trailer. First things first - Where do you buy all of this stuff? Where to buy affordable 4WD accessories Depending on your budget, you’ll likely be adding a lot of accessories to your ..read more

It's quite a trek from anywhere, but visiting Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is worth it to see such an iconic Australian landmark. This is the world's largest monolith, standing 348 metres (1,142 ft) above sea level. For scale, that's 24 metres (25ft) higher than the Eiffel Tower. And there's more underground, an estimated 2.5 km or 1 square mile! About the Park We were so lucky to be able to visit Uluru during a time without many visitors, and we had the place practically to ourselves. Park entry is normally $25 per person for a 3 day pass, but this was waived until the end of 2020 due to CO ..read more