We didn’t even know this existed in Australia
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- Опубліковано 18 вер 2024
- We didn't even know what a koala hospital was or what it would be like, but this koala hospital in Port Macquarie Australia turned out to be exactly the thing we needed to escape the rain and gloom.
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Some really beautiful and some really harrowing moments
Glad that you're starting to get into enjoying yourselves 🙂
Please take care with all this rain, drive safely 🤗
Definitely taking it slow and thank you 😊
Omg!! 🐨 Koalas!! I could watch them all day. 🥰 So adorable!!!
They are soooooo so adorable. Everything they do! Just. So. Cute.
So cite.funny.amazing.beaitifullll.pretty.etcccccccc
Take care out there, serious flooding on the east coast as you would be aware. Glad to see you are enjoying yourselves though.
Thanks, grant!
Can't wait to see your journey into the west!!! I am glad you guys get to experience the Koala Hospital!
The koala hospital was the best place to visit :)
You hit 9K!!!! Congratulations and safe travels..
Hey hey, thanks so much :)
Hope you are both OK in this extreme weather all along the east coast. Your plans probably took you right into the worst of it.
Hoping to hear that you are safe and sheltered.
There is so much in Australia to enjoy but this is unprecedented and disheartening.
Take good care of yourselves and each other.
Thank you for the kind message. We feel so glad to be safe and have been able to stay with a friend for a bit. It’s been so devastating to see how the weather has caused so much damage and loss. ❤️
We went to one of those koala sanctuaries on Kangaroo Island when we went to Australia. Loved it! We also went to a place where they saved a bunch of different animals. We saw an albino Kangaroo!
Wow, an albino kangaroo!!! What a sight that must’ve been. Love all the conservation work being done here :)
The koala hospital is really great
Racecourse is a beautiful spot to camp right in between Cresent head (another great spor) and port Macquarie right on the beach but the dirt road to get there can be tricky
In wiki camps there is the day use areas marked. Go into the reviews of the day use areas and people will say things like “stayed here overnight no issues, heaps of campers around me”… or “got fine”. It’s all in the reviews. Worst case senario you get a fine.. it’s $110. If you get one a week it’s cheaper then using campsites. Those camper vans (we have used them every year at Christmas) can last weeks without plugging in. Just turn the pump off at the main switch when not in used and just keep the fridge switch on all the time. The pump is where you loose all the electricity. As you drive your van charges the battery that powers what fridge/pump/lights.
Thanks for this tip, didn’t know to look at the rest areas!
I can only imagine your following videos (due to the weather).... we lived in Queensland for over 10 years and I've seen the horrible weather you guys are experiencing. Be safe!!!
Yea I don't know what day this was recorded but plenty of roads around Brisbane are still flooded with the river still high. South bank I guess is under water still.
Wow, yeah, it’s been a while since we’ve driven around in extreme weather like this. It’s hard to see communities be devastated like this. Hope things clear up soon
If there are any reserves nearby they usually offer a decent free place to camp
Great tip, thank you!!
Guys, if you want some van life tips or at least ideas on where to stay, i would suggest you look up on these two yt channels. Firstly, CJ Explores: basically a couple's channel that is currently driving around australia in their convertable toyota, i think. They've been going to some of the best local places to visit. Next is Flying the Nest, tho currently they are out in the US, but before travel restrictions were lifted, they were doing van life from Western Australia all the way to Melbourne. While I don't think they have the same itinerary as you guys, i would imagine you would like to see where they parked and camped when they hit eastern australia. Safe travels Lisa and Josh!
Awesome recs!! Have watched some of those but will definitely look out for those local finds in their series
Gosh you guys must have hit all of the floods. Take care.
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Ah, I love the Lonely Planet guides. They were always my go-to when I travelled overseas. Are your daily costs in AUD or USD?
Yes! They're chonky to carry around, but we love em!! And daily costs are in USD
There show grounds that are cheap and often have toilets a showers
Yes! We noticed that on wiki camps too, thanks for the heads up
You need to know this famous Australian poem.
Sorry about the rain…..but….
The love of field and coppice,
Of green and shaded lanes.
Of ordered woods and gardens
Is running in your veins,
Strong love of grey-blue distance
Brown streams and soft, dim skies
I know but cannot share it,
My love is otherwise.
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror -
The wide brown land for me!
A stark white ring-barked forest
All tragic to the moon,
The sapphire-misted mountains,
The hot gold hush of noon.
Green tangle of the brushes,
Where lithe lianas coil,
And orchids deck the tree-tops
And ferns the warm dark soil.
Core of my heart, my country!
Her pitiless blue sky,
When sick at heart, around us
We see the cattle die -
But then the grey clouds gather,
And we can bless again
The drumming of an army,
The steady, soaking rain.
Such a beautiful poem, holds both the good and the bad, the beauty and the pain in nature, all important and real
1:00 isn’t there an electronic version which would of been more portable?.
Probably!! But we like the book version too :) (as large as it is 😂)
Curious about free parking too. I was looking into this and seems like it's alot because of site reservations.
Yea, turns out there are some free overnight rest areas, but you have to dig for them
So great you highlighted the important work of koala hospital. Re free camping check out Free Camping Australia website.
Great tip, thank you for letting us know!
Great adventure , be safe .Chaos
Thanks and take care!!!
Have you had any problems with flooding? I hear it’s awfully bad in Australia
We were in some bad parts of it last week, but 🤞🏽have made it past
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try iOverlander app
Thanks for the suggestion!
keep listening to weather reports re serious flooding1
Thank you! We are keeping an eye out for all the impacts