Author: The Hungry Expat

I’m not sure Adam has told my mother-in-law this one, yet. It was time to head to our next wine region, but not before we took Sherwood (our trusty four-wheel drive) for a spin on the beach! Adam did some research and found out that we had beach access nearby and that it was 11… Continue reading Day 16: Kingston SE to Langhorne Creek

We had a mellow morning of work (I am loving my client work at the moment!) after waking up to some wild weather in Carpenter Rocks. Whipping winds and rain overnight. We were very grateful to be in Sherwood and not a tent. I am getting into a good routine of study, morning tea, and… Continue reading Day 15: Carpenter Rocks to Kingston SE (Will’s Beach Shack)

First things first! We are 14 days in today! So, those of you who wagered against us – that we wouldn’t make it on the road together two weeks (or even two days – you know who you are!) – you lose! Go ahead; pay out your money to one another! We have not killed… Continue reading Day 14: Mount Gambier >> Carpenter Rocks (by way of Port MacDonnell)

Today, we made just a short journey south from Penola (bye Coonawarra wine region) to Mt Gambier. (Because of everyone’s Australian accent, it still took me a while to figure out whether it was Mt “Gambia” or Mt “Gambier.”) I wanted this stop on our itinerary, as one of my new colleagues lives here, and… Continue reading Day 13: Penola >> Mt Gambier

Lest we forget, today is ANZAC Day, one of my favorite days on the Aussie calendar. Normally, I am hosting a brunch on this day for about 20 people, followed by an afternoon of Two-Up at the Kirribilli Club. Toto, we are not in Kirribilli anymore. We are staying in the Coonawarra region another day,… Continue reading Day 12: ANZAC Day in Coonawarra/Penola

We woke up to a lovely sunrise in Hopetoun, birds slipping and sliding overhead on our dewy sunroof. We packed up to head south into wine country – yay! – and started our day at the Bow Bakery in Hopetoun. It was only a three-hour drive to Coonawarra, and I was hoping to get there… Continue reading Day 11: Wine in Coonawarra

Today was more or less a driving day, making our way from Wentworth, New South Wales to Hopetoun, Victoria (yes, we finally crossed a state border!). Here, we’re staying at a free campsite on Lake Lascelles – a beautiful spot where the sun is now setting behind me. We made a few stops along the… Continue reading Day 10: Hopetoun

Today was going along swimmingly. We left Silverton and Broken Hill (sniff!) after a fab few days. We arrived at Wentworth, at Thegoa Lagoon campground, at first purely on a recon mission, trying to determine where we'd park Sherwood for the night. Nice spot at the confluence of the Murray and Darling rivers. The Murray… Continue reading Day 9: Wentworth – big hiccup #2

OK, I have a bit of a girl crush on Silverton, little ghost town that it is. I really wanted to stay another day, so Adam humoured me. Schedule? What schedule? In the morning, Adam went for a run, while I went to visit my new animal friends on Petah's farm. Camels, donkeys, cows, geese,… Continue reading Day 8: Silverton

Yesterday, we stayed at Nine Mile Station just outside Broken Hill, a vast cattle station that allows free camping. Greg was a lovely host, leading us out to our spot on the (dry) creek (and warning us about snakes sunning themselves!). We were pretty isolated out here but loved it. It was like having the… Continue reading Day 7: Broken Hill to Silverton