We leave the beauty of Alpana Station (A) in Flinders Ranges, and take the gravel roads, heading towards Broken Hill (B). After about 7 hours of gravel, we reach Yunta and carry on to Manna
The amazing Flinders Ranges
We leave Yorke Peninsula and head north toward the Flinders Ranges, the largest mountain range in South Australia stretching over 430 km. You’ll hear Wilpena Pound mentioned in this blog. That’s because it’s the centrepiece
The Yorke Peninsula
We’ve decided to give the ‘outback’ a rest and head toward the ocean, so we continue south to explore the Yorke Peninsula. It’s a little peninsula found west of Adelaide, apparently a favorite with Adelaideans
Birdsville & Oodnadatta Tracks
So, its down the tracks we go! Our route for this blog is in red on the map. We end up travelling south on the Birdsville track (E-F) which extends roughly 520 kilometres from Birdsville
Into the Outback we go
When we think about the outback of Australia, we imagine vast areas of red sand and sparsely populated areas. Of course there is that, but so much more! What we didn’t expect were the quintessential
Meet ‘JV’, our new family member
And so it begins… a new era of adventure! Meet ‘JV‘ (stands for John and Violet, my folks), without whom this latest addition to the family would not have been possible! We land in Brisbane
Our layover in Morocco
We leave Sierra Leone and have a 2.5 hr trip to the airport. Its all a bit daunting, especially leaving at 11.30pm however the trip goes smoothly. We are a bit taken aback at the
Mercy Ships – ‘Its a wrap’ – for now
As we head away from the African continent, its time to pause and reflect on our Mercy Ship journey these last 4 years and the following quote springs to mind: ‘Helping one person might not
Next Stop – Sierra Leone
Our field service in Senegal has come to an end and before we set sail for our next stop (Sierra Leone), we head home to New Zealand for a short three weeks…. but its for
Escape to Toubab Dialaw
We leave the ship for what will be our last long weekend away until we sail back to Tenerife in July. Toubab Dialaw is a cool little fishing village found about 50 kilometres south of