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That would have been amazing! Thanks for sharing, we absolutely loved it.

Great to have you back, we are just in the USA for my daughters wedding them will be getting into posting some new content after hitting the road again for some more Aussie adventures 😊

@@marlenesullivan3113 hiya! Currently in USA just did a roadtrip from Nashville to South Carolina yesterday with the Bridal party. Nashville was insane… Friday is the big wedding day then a week of relaxation then home to prepare for some Aussie travel, thanks for touching base, great hearing from you.

@@karmonajourneyBEST WISHES TO YOUR DAUGHTER ON HER SPECIAL DAY & A LOVELY DAY FOR YOU BOTH. ENJOY YOUR BREAK AFTER THE WEDDING WAITING FOR YOUR RETURN,

@@vloggingwithtony it was awesome. Karen made the mistake of walking through with sunglasses on the first time and missed how great it was inside it. Ha ha. If it had been raining we imagine it would be very wet underfoot, but it was great while we were there. Thanks for watching.

@@vloggingwithtony We were grimacing thinking about it, but it would’ve been fantastic to see a match nonetheless…

@@karmonajourney At the end of the game you see all the players walking/limping off with bloody gravel rashed arms, legs, torsos, cheeks. It's definitely a tough way to play footy. We even had a gravel footy ground at the local high school to toughen us up for if we decided to play for any of the local teams later on in life. I was one of those skinny wimpy kids so I wasn't a keen footy player because... Gravel

@@vloggingwithtony thanks Tony. So glad to have you watching our journey too. You are a very lucky person to be able to go to the great markets around Tassie all the time. We certainly loved more than one of them. Thanks for taking the time to comment and watch the episodes.

@@karmonajourney Did you go out to the Sunday Markets at Evandale? It's just past the Airport? They are really great too.

@@robbot9877 thank you. I knew someone would know this. ☺️ Not quite at the halfway point, but it would’ve been a good place to rest the horses and have a break. No wonder the town was built here. It’s a great spot.

@@marlenesullivan3113 we miss you too, we are about to head to USA for our daughters wedding and will be posting some footage which we hope you will like. We are back home end of September to begin to start travels in our van again and hoping you can Karmon a journey with us 🥰

@@karmonajourney HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING DAY,IT'S A SPECIAL DAY FOR ALL.WAITING FOR YOUR NEW JOURNEY 😀

My nan and pops ashes are there where there house used to be... ❤

@@user-ub2mu6iz5y it was a bit scary. We were there during the day but it was an overcast day so very gloomy. We did feel like real adventurers this day 😁

@@marlenesullivan3113 so nice hearing from you. Monique here, I got back a couple of weeks ago from my epic 750km Camino walk across Portugal and Spain from Lisbon to Santiago. I posted my trip on facebook and will upload it on TH-cam when I have a moment. It’s so!!! Good to be back with Karen again and in August we are off to the USA for 3 weeks our daughters wedding. We plan to get back into a routine of caravan trips in the new year and engage with you again but we really appreciate you touching base, our traveling family, quite amazing how touching that is. 🥰

HELLO MONIQUE,CONGRATULATIONS ÒN SUCH A LONG WALK,YOUR ENERGY IS AMAZING. I'M STRESSING ABOUT,WHEN YOU UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO WILL IT STILL BE KARMON A JOURNEY WITHOUT KAREN THERE?I DON'T WANT TO MISS IT. YS NICE TO BE BACK WITH KAREN, A BIG HELLO TO YOU KAREN.XX

@@marlenesullivan3113 yes it will be on our karmonajourney TH-cam channel. If you want to watch in the meantime jump onto our karmonajourney Facebook page ☺️ no need to stress, we aren’t going anywhere… actually yes we are but you’re coming with us 😎

@@karmonajourney I'LL BE COMING ON EACH JOURNEY FOR SURE,PITY I DON'T HAVE FACE BOOK.🌛🌛

@@marlenesullivan3113 ok well stay tuned and you’ll get to see it soon 😌

@@user-ub2mu6iz5y so glad you can relate to our experiences 😁 It just proves we can’t make this stuff up 🤣 Thanks for watching (again).

We live in Canungra QLD, normally. Not there a great deal these days. We have parents in NSW and in QLD, so we go back and forth as well as travelling as much as we can. Life’s a big adventure really.

YOUR BIG ADVENTURE SOUNDS WHAT ŸOUR ENJOYING,WISHING YOU ALL THE GOOD THINGS AHEADXX

It’s all about weight distribution. If everything goes in the van and nothing in the car, we end up with far too much drag behind the vehicle and the tow ball weight gets out of whack. It’s a great tip to get a towing expert to weigh your van and vehicle, fully packed for touring, to be sure you have the weight right- front to back, side to side and van to car. It’ll save a lot of sway and braking issues if you do. Also, some of it is just 3 extra layers of clothing, back packs for sightseeing or hiking and our fridge for use when away from the van. Happy touring. Glad to have you along for the ride. ☺️

It’s a place called Churchill Farm- a private property that we booked through WikiCamps, I think. It’s a beautiful, working property that has a paddock set aside for campers. Have to be fully self contained.

@@karmonajourney Thank you.

Thanks Colleen. These low times feel so bad when you are in the midst of them, but the sun always looks so much brighter after a couple of cloudy days ☺️

Thank you Marlene. We have always felt your support along our journey, and especially feel it now… ☺️

Thank you. That means a lot… ☺️

5643'-IF SOUND IS ONLY YOUR BIG PROBLEM IN LIFE YOUR LUCKY.

Thanks for the feedback. The low sound could’ve been through the editing process too, but too late now to fix it. Sorry about that. Needless to say, Monique’s commentary was scintillating. ☺️

@@marlenesullivan3113 Thanks for your support ☺️ We appreciate it so much

Thank you so much. Our journey north is coming soon…

It was January 24th we sailed. What a shock. temperature-wise, when we got off in Geelong! It was hot and felt really humid. It was the biggest shock to our system 😂

@@karmonajourney yep we sailed on the night sail on 23rd. There was quite a change in temperature for sure.

Thanks Marlene. Looking back it was funny about the battery, but we thought that we might lose it completely on the day 😂

Thanks Jenny. It was a hard decision to make, but mostly because we were so torn with the commitments we had made to being in Tassie and to taking control of a family situation. In the end we said if we could get on the boat, we would go. Another family camping near us at Churchill farm had been trying for weeks to get onto the boat. Mon rang SOT and explained our situation. They said they’d had a cancellation that would fit our rig, so if we could get to the other side of Tassie by 6am the next morning they’d get us on. So we believed it was meant to be. The trip home was a huge shock to the system. We have some footage of that trip coming up. Thanks for your support. Karen

Thanks. It’s just been a major change in my family’s lives. I just needed to be there to help out. We will discuss it in general a little later on. Our trip home is a shock to the system. We hit the mainland and even the car had a meltdown…. Ha ha. Thanks for your support. Karen

Thank you Robyn. We will get through this, with the same sense of humour and goodwill we have in every situation.

Thanks Marlene. It’s great for the soul sometimes to just have a damn good lie in. 😊

Yes it was! Great historical background, thanks. We didn’t get time to stop there this time. We were feeling like we needed to keep moving as we were getting closer to the end of our trip.

Thanks Marlene. Great to have you along again. It is so fascinating to hear and learn about the history of the places we are so blessed to explore. We love it!!

The weather made it an adventure to remember. Glad you enjoyed walking along with us. ☺️

We’ve had a busy few weeks. ☺️ should do more videos this coming week

Yes, I’d much rather cook with turmeric. It adds awesome flavour to just about anything, doesn’t it??? You sound like a bit of a flavour guru. 😁

@@karmonajourney Even with turmeric every day, I still have joint issues (bugger!). You might have to drop a tablet, I'm not sure how much you need daily, but you could read up on it. I'm pretty sure you need to consume turmeric combined with coconut oil (not sure on amounts, again). And, I've read black pepper, also. Who knows? I just chuck it in anyway.

It’s such an interesting place. So much to explore. I’d love to know what you found out about the water tower. We don’t have any dates or anything on it.

@@karmonajourney Try googling Evandale History Society Inc water supply. There's a nice little article written in 1903 for the Daily Telegraph. It's a good little read. I don't know whether they built the other tower, but I'd say that might be the original one (at a guess) built in 1836. And, I think it was up for private sale a couple of years back, youtube, Evandale Tas 7212 Property for Sale by Owner. I don't know if it sold or for how much.

Thank you. We are glad you are enjoying our trip. You should go out and have a hit. Invite some friends, have a fancy dress and don’t take it seriously… you’ll love it 😊

Yes, and the history is far better explained we think?? Anyway, we love it. Even though it was cold, windy, with some rain and fog. Plenty to do there even in those conditions.

I know! We marvel at the condition of them, after all these years. And, that Supreme Court and jail would have some stories to tell…

I know, the wind destroyed it. We are not, by any stretch of the imagination, professionals. Do you have any suggestions to dealing with wind??

Thank you. These buildings are quite novel for us Queenslanders. Most stuff built in QLD was from wood. It was only in Brisbane and maybe one or two other places that you can find these types of heritage buildings. Not entire towns built of stone. That’s why we love these towns so much.

Yes, steeped in history. It’s such a shame about the wind sound in the video… you can’t hear a lot of what we say. So we are sorry about that.

Yes, it’s deceiving from the edge. I wonder how many people have attempted to walk out there and found out just how much water is in there??? We didn’t know about the markets? Sorry we missed them. But that cafe- wait until you see the banoffee pancakes!! Oh dear. All that walking for nought….

Oh that’s awesome background. We probably would’ve made more of an effort to see the caretaker and stay except for the weather… sad that a bit of rain can change your idea of a place hey?

We have a better look at Oatlands in a future episode.. today, we ran away from the rain like ladies in waiting who’d just had their hair done…

Yes, it’s working! What a great joy to finally have a fridge and freezer in the van. It was worth the trauma, and the fact that it is now tough to open/close that window, but we can buy rolled pork roast and other wonderful things to eat along our journey. Ha ha

@@karmonajourney yay 😀

So glad you are still travelling along with us Marlene.

It wasn’t a weekend thankfully. We were a bit surprised how many people were in the Female Factory, but I guess that’s a well known tourist attraction. The bakery was busy in the seating area inside and out. We found it much better when we moved to one of the back rooms for some quieter moments. We just don’t like to film others too much. Some people don’t like it. ☺️

Glad you enjoyed this episode.