Thierings on Tour
Follow along our journey as our family of 5 from Sydney travel around Australia for 30 weeks.
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Today was a new day and everyone had a decent sleep, so I was hoping the good vibes wouldn’t fall apart on us too quickly… After breakfast and some work/homework we set off on our morning walk through Standley Chasm. It was absolutely freezing! 🥶 the older girls bravely walked the track, whereas Scarly just…
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Last night and this morning was freezing! It’s definitely the coldest we have been on the trip so far and all the layers came out.It also made everyone cranky and grumpy, which is not a great way to start the day or week for that matter… We hit the road at a good time and…
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This morning Jazzy and I woke up early to go and watch the sunrise over Devils Marbles. We probably even got up too early as it took a while to see the beautiful pinks and purples appear in the sky. It was a lovely way to start the day and we got to see a…
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Everyone woke up on the wrong side of the bed and it was a hard time to get everyone dressed, fed and ready for the day. To top it off the washing machine decided to swallow my coins and die… Some days it would be great to have extra space to get out of the…
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We were all set for more adventures and were looking forward to a dip in Bitter Springs this morning. I vividly remember this place from our tip 11 years ago and I was excited to bring the kids here. It did not disappoint! The water was crystal clear and so warm. We floated down, enjoying…
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Chris was very apprehensive this morning about driving the remaining (rough) 250kms back to Mataranka with the broken CV shaft boot. He wrapped it as best as he could to stop further grease from escaping, but it was going to be a stressful drive. After speaking with the mobile mechanic Jorden it turned out that…
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I got up early this morning and enjoyed some peace and morning sunlight at the jetty. We also spotted lots of black cockatoos in the tree above our campsite. Some interesting background on beliefs of the Yolgnu people and in particular on the black and white cockatoos: Everything in the Yolŋu universe – Spirit Beings, plant and animal…
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Today was going to be a big day of exploring the beaches and natural wonders of East Arnhem Land. There is so much to see that you could easily base yourself out here for a few weeks to make the most of it, but we only had limited time and the accommodation didn’t have any…
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Today started with a flurry of mechanical activities, including calling around for spare parts (thank goodness what we needed was in stock!). So we drove into town to grab parts and Izzy was very excited to see mention of Hogwarts on the destination location signs in town. Luckily we saw a couple of days ago…
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Luckily we didn’t need the car to travel anywhere today as we were heading out on a boat trip to Bremer Island. It was a lovely trip out and we had a fun group of young ladies who had the tunes and seemed to be sitting on some hard water so provided lots of fun…
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Everyone was exhausted after the big day of driving yesterday and when Chris’ alarm went off to wake up for fishing I couldn’t imagine waking the kids up to drop him off. So instead he took the car and we had a slow morning at the campsite. We made pancakes, called a few people for…
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Today was the big driving day! I’ve been researching this part of the journey for weeks, joining various groups and tracking road conditions. My only hope was that as it gets closer to Garma, the roads are being graded and improved. The kids have been prepped on it potentially being a 10 hour driving day,…
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We tried to be as efficient as possible this morning to get on the road at a reasonable time, as today was the day we were starting our trip to Nhulunbuy in East Arnhem Land. Now, this is quite the detour and a lot of planning & fluking has gone into this part of the trip. Nhulunbuy…
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It was another cold start to a hot day, which is what keeps throwing everyone and means the girls are still snotty and coughing… I was hoping we would escape this winter sicknes issue with our travels, to be honest! Today I was at the RAAF Base at Tindal for a training session and presentation…
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We had a slow morning at the campsite, I did a bit of work and the girls made a new friend so played nicely. Slow days also involve all the usual boring bits and pieces like trying to get a washing machine at 7am to do a load of washing early enough for it to dry. It’s…
Thierings on Tour 