BLOG2023 – Back in a Heartbeat – Antarctica, Argentina and Chile. PLUS The 4 ‘esses’ tour – South Korea and Singapore.

The current 2023 trip, has been a long time in the planning. Myself and 3 mates are heading for Antarctica and South America.

Posts in reverse order below.

  • please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment Back towards home today, sadly, stopped to do some shopping at the Bendleby shop. Even more sadly, I got a message from home, my house had been broken into and robbed. The neighbours on both sides did a great…

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  • please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment Took pics of the vans by fire and moonlight last night. Too late for the blog so here they are today. Phew. OMG… it was cold last night!!! No doubt we were well into the minuses. There were icy…

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  • please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment Another relaxed start to the day. Warm and toasty overnight with the heater working nicely on the thermostat. Had a walk around the station/ CP buildings. Lots of history! The station has been in the family since 1895. Top…

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  • please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment Slow start. Cool morning. Goodbye to Ron and Julie, Ken and Marion then finish pack up, top up TVan water, head in to town for shopping, fuel, Coffee and for me returned to the caravan park to pick up…

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  • please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment Pack up day to leave Fowlers Bay today after another three nighter which was lovely. Such a quiet fishing Village and a nice place to chill. We had a short 80km run to Ceduna today but we made a…

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  • please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment Up early today as Meg, Mary and I are doing the Whale watching tour with EP Cruises at 9:30. We need to check whether we can stay an extra night OR pack up before 9:30. Cameras charged and binocs…

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  • please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment Today we farewelled Col and Mary who have a commitment back home to get to. Meg was keen to do the whale watching tour and Mary and I were happy to go again. Stef phoned and not running today…

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  • please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment We had an our very own flower garden at this camp with Sturt Desert Pea at our front door. Lovely. Heading south east today towards the coast /Great Australian Bight. We drove across the Nullarbor plain which is very…

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  • please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment Rinse and repeat to start the day. It was a bit breezy during the night with that Westerly wind not abating all night. A little bit of flapping of canvas and buffeting of van, but not enough to disturb…

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  • please if you comment, leave your name as mostly I can’t identify who is making comment Cooler night last night, I awoke for a loo stop. Went back to bed and read for a little bit.Out of bed about 7:30 to start the morning routine. We held a conference to discuss the plan for today…

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