Author Archives: Marcus

Our plan was to edge ourselves out of bed at 9:00AM this morning, but given a technical issue with the alarm clock, it ended up being closer to 8:30AM. I had forgotten to change the time on it when we … Continue reading →

Woo hoo! We actually achieved what might seem like the impossible today. We left the caravan park early and clawed back a whole 15 minutes. How exciting. That means of course that we can be expected back in Melbourne that … Continue reading →

It was a special day today in that, in terms of duration, we have reached the ¼ way mark of our expedition. Forty-five days down and 135 remaining. From our end, the time has flown by. Sitting here in the … Continue reading →

I could probably summarise todays events in just a few dot points. Awoken at some God forsaken hour by the alarm. On the road, leaving Mt Isa. Stop for fuel. Stop at the Queensland/Northern Territory border. Stop at our chosen … Continue reading →

Far from waking up to the dulcet tones of a tree shredder grinding away at leg sized boughs only feet from our bedroom window, it was to a strong gusting wind that we woke this morning. It had whipped itself … Continue reading →