To bodily go…

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Star Date: 13/4/26.

Time has come to finally cross the Nullarbor, as mentioned something we have tried to do many many times, that hasn’t happened for different reasons. With the current fuel situation it was once again up in the air but I felt it was now or never and something I had to do for both Chris and myself and a big step in my healing journey.

So the day has finally come, our idea is to take our time stopping as many things as we can. First stop was the Penong Windmill Museum. A great display of windmills of all shapes and sizes, including Australia’s largest windmill. We decided we would do Lake MacDonald – The Pink Lake on our way back.

Australia’s biggest windmill, called Bruce

Lots of windmills.

All shapes and sizes.

A brief detour to the Big Wombat.

Minions on the side of the road.

Bookabie School Ruins, the remains of a school that operated from 1892 until 1957.

We stopped for the first night at Kidnippy Rest Stop near Yalata. This was a big area, going a fair way from the Eyre Hwy. We were able to get a great spot along the back fence and had a really quiet night.

A few interesting signs along the way.

Live Long and Prosper. 🖖🏿

Next Generation

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This is the new site/next generation of Let’s Go Travel Australia. We started Let’s Go Travel Australia over 17 yrs ago as a way to document and share our love of travelling with friends, family and other like minded travelers. We have been travelling together since the day we got married nearly 40 years ago.

For those that don’t know Chris has terminal brain cancer, after more than 2 years he is still fighting this horrible disease, passing all expectations. Fighting with courage, determination and love for his family.

With a change in circumstances, mode of accommodation and the fact that Kate will eventually be travelling on her own. It was time to close the Let’s Go Travel Australia site down. To keep our precious memories and travels private, for Kate to treasure. We thought it was better to start off with a new site, with a new name as she heads into the next chapter of her life.

We did a trip to Tassie in 2023 where we flew down, hired a car and stayed in motels, hotels, Air BnB’s, cabins etc for 3 weeks. We left Tassie with the desire to go back for a longer period and it highlighted the fact the desire to travel was still very strong.

We had thought our travelling days were over. But after a lot of thought, research and soul searching it was decided to get a travelling setup that Kate can handle on her own, where she can travel for the both of us, with Chris always in her heart, taking Chris wherever she goes.

After lots of looking and not finding something that really suited our needs we decided to purchase a 2023 Hyundai Staria Load Premium. It was bought specifically for us to convert to a campervan so Kate can continue doing what we have both loved and enjoyed together.

Even though it was bought and converted so Kate can continue to travel and explore our amazing country, it is also so we can still get a few small trips and weekends away together. We want to continue to make wonderful memories and experiences together while we can.

You can read more about the conversion here.

Live Long and Prosper