Day 6 – Alice Springs

This is our day of rest at Alice Springs. We spend the day at the beautiful and majestic Tjoritja / West MacDonnell Ranges relaxing in the gorges. This area is also home to the Larapinta Trail for walkers. Pity we only had a day there as it would require a few days to Read more…

Day 5 – Marla to Alice Springs

We finally cross the border of South Australia and Northern Territory. The landscape is changing to a deeper red. We stopped at the last and first NT pub – the Kulgera Roadhouse with hats dangling on the ceiling, snake skin wrapped around a pillar and a poo poo corner.

Day 4 – Coober Pedy to Marla

Driving through the red center has taken a toll on us and we decided to slow down and drive a shorter trip and stop over at Marla. It was a beautiful drive nevertheless with changing landscapes. We stopped over at the beautiful Breakaways Conservation Park, a unique arid environment. The movies Mad Read more…

Day 3 – Port Augusta to Coober Pedy

We were greeted by this beautiful sunrise above the magnificent Flinders Ranges on our drive up north through the Explorer’s Way (Stuart Hwy). Interesting stops on roadhouses until we reached the unique opal mining town of Coober Pedy. Our motel was underground an a dugout – a very unique and interesting Read more…

Day 2 – Bordertown to Port Augusta

We started early this morning for this 580km journey. Passing by our favorite Murray River at Tailem Bend. Looking down at the river brings sweet memories when we meander this very spot last year on day 36 of our Murray River Expedition. We continue through Hahndorf and had a father’s day Read more…

Day 1 – Home to Bordertown

Finally left home and on our way to the Tiwi Islands. An early morning. Up at 4.30 a.m. and on the road by 6.00 a.m. with our Croc and Barramundi tied to the roof of our car. A group of grey nomads amused when we stopped in Beaufort for a Read more…

Kiss Goodbye to MS family portrait

A night preparing our Kiss Goodbye to MS family portrait. Our beautiful daughter Jasmine with our fur baby Ollie getting into the ‘zone’.  Let’s see if the enthusiasm lasts when she has to look out for crocs, fish or hunt for her first meal!

Tiwi Islands Expedition

Another year and another exciting Kiss Goodbye to MS expedition – Surviving the Tiwi Islands! The challenge of this fundraiser is to live self-sufficiently off the land. In other words hunt and gather most of our food, survive the crocs, snakes, wild boars, jellyfish & every other dangerous Australian animal. Read more…