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Nullarbor trip
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Crossing the Nullarbor – our adventure from Western Australia into South Australia

On the end of our Big Lap, on limited time, we traversed The Nullarbor in two days. Kids were due back at school, we had businesses to run but were so keen to experience this famed road trip. We left Esperance and the beauty of Cape Le Grand National Park, through Grass Patch and the heart of Mallee Country. The Nullarbor Plain begins in Norseman, Western Australia – we saw camels here, which was pretty cool. “The Nullarbor” is an 1100km route. Here’s where we stopped: Balladonia was a lunch stop with a pretty multicoloured picket fenced playground. Oh, we were so

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Augusta Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
ACT

Planning a big lap? Part 4 – Augusta, WA to ACT

Take our final journey of our Aussie Big Lap! This section starts us from Augusta WA, where you watch two oceans meet from the top of Australia’s tallest lighthouse! The tour was excellent – you can see we’re almost blasted off with the wind! And we think you’ll be blown away by all our tips along Australia’s south – for shorter breaks or your own lap. Importantly, our free giveaway is about to close. Although, we visited Broome and Derby – six tickets to Horizontal Falls wasn’t in our budget.  This exact trip is definitely on my list. So enter

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Our Aussie big lap with the kids - Part 3 Perth botanical gardens view over city, WA
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Our Aussie big lap with the kids – part 3

Now to the West Kimberley on our Aussie big lap! From Derby and Broome to Perth, here’s what we got up to (and our best bits) with our four kids… (Here’s part one and two, in case you missed it!) Read the original article in the Rainbow Beach Community News on page 21: https://rainbowbeachcommunitynews.com.au/read-online/august-2013/      

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Our Aussie Big Lap 2 Coober Pedy
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Our Aussie big lap with the kids – part 2

After surviving the first month, our Aussie big lap continues through South Australia and Northern Territory. Here’s our road trip through Coober Pedy, Uluru and the Red Centre, Litchfield and Kakadu National Parks, to Kununurra and the Ord River in the East Kimberley, Western Australia. Wow, what great memories we had – made even better travelling with kids … (Here’s part one, in case you missed it!) Read the original article in the Rainbow Beach Community News on page 13 and 2: https://issuu.com/heat1870/docs/rbcn-july-2013-final-issu          

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Our Aussie Big Lap Broken Hill
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Our Aussie big lap with the kids – part 1

If you are considering an Aussie big lap, here’s ours! Go ten years back – when our kids were 14, 13, 10 and 8, all jampacked in a tin can. At the time we owned the local paper – so our Australia road trip was chronicled every month. As I planned, nomad friends told us about a book we must buy – and marked their must sees in it for us! Who’d have thought a few years later we’d be the owner of CAMPS and making our trips “work and play”! Here’s our first update from Back o’ Bourke in

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Camps Top Christmas recipes
Camping Cooking

Christmas and New Year’s Camping Recipes

If you are going camping for Christmas or New Year’s you might need some cooking inspiration for the trip. Camping doesn’t have to mean eating baked beans and cheese toasties by the fire try these quick, easy and camping friendly recipes! 1. Camping Fondue Fondue may be attributed to fancy dinners and restaurants, but you can do it camping too! Ingredients: One 220g block of chocolate (or bag of choc chips) A dash of longlife milk (add to desired consistency) Fruit or marshmallows (for dipping) Method: Heat saucepan over fire and add chocolate. When the chocolate has melted, add milk

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Heatley at Bundella Lookout, Coolah Tops National Park.jpeg
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On the Road Again

Heatley at Bundella Lookout, Coolah Tops National Park.jpeg Some states have a few days left of school holidays, so lets get on the road again.  Here’s a few more activities to make your heart sing! Remember we’ll have camps and caravan parks in our travel guides and CAMPS App listed nearby each one. These adventures are just waiting for you! Check our socials to see where we are this week. DEFYING GRAVITY The Gravity Discovery Centre is a great family day out – and close to Perth, WA… ITSY BITSY TINY WEENY Bikinis or budgie smugglers, you’ll want your togs

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Heatley and I at Clarke Lagoon Wildlife Reserve VIC
Beaches & Coasts

Tour the Great River Road

Heatley and I at Clarke Lagoon Wildlife Reserve VIC Free camp after free camp, sculptures, pub trails and history… The Great River Road in the Upper Murray, crossing Victoria and New South Wales,  is a must-do!  Lake Hume – Great River Road VIC I first heard about “The Great River Road” as we picnicked at Khancoban, New South Wales and stopped at Corryong, Victoria, last month.  We saw the infant Murray River at Tom Groggin Campground in NSW’s Kosciuszko National Park. What a great decision it was to return home via the Murray, from Tallangatta through to Towong.  Here’s what

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