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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 15 ธ.ค. 2022
We (Karen and Monique) #1242857
We have travelled for many reasons, to parts of Australia and countries around the world.
We have slept in horse floats, swags, caravans, albergues, hotels, motels, cabins and penthouses… but nothing makes us happier than caravanning in our Zone Sojourn, finding that best camping spot and sitting by a camp fire with a camp - cooked meal.
We also love to walk- around towns, villages, cities, across beaches, along rivers and through vast National Parks and even the Camino! (Look it up, it's addictive).
We aren’t experts in any of these things. But, we do enjoy ourselves. We laugh at ourselves, at each other and when we get things wrong.
Our content will be a bit of everything. It isn’t designed to shock, it’s everyday life for us.
So, be warned, if you are sensitive to swearing, or can’t stomach emptying a caravan toilet, then you may not want to watch.
If you are up for it, we invite you to karmonajourney with us.
We have travelled for many reasons, to parts of Australia and countries around the world.
We have slept in horse floats, swags, caravans, albergues, hotels, motels, cabins and penthouses… but nothing makes us happier than caravanning in our Zone Sojourn, finding that best camping spot and sitting by a camp fire with a camp - cooked meal.
We also love to walk- around towns, villages, cities, across beaches, along rivers and through vast National Parks and even the Camino! (Look it up, it's addictive).
We aren’t experts in any of these things. But, we do enjoy ourselves. We laugh at ourselves, at each other and when we get things wrong.
Our content will be a bit of everything. It isn’t designed to shock, it’s everyday life for us.
So, be warned, if you are sensitive to swearing, or can’t stomach emptying a caravan toilet, then you may not want to watch.
If you are up for it, we invite you to karmonajourney with us.
Roads from Tasmania (138) Jan24 - Travel Day Yass to Tuncurry 575kms - bats, heat wave, beach swim
We rise early to continue north east up through NSW. Mon is very quickly aware we have made a critical mistake parking up under the trees for the night. The bats have come in early this morning to feed and the van and car cop a barrage of seeds, small branches and leaves and plenty of bat scats. We have to stop in town at a service station to clean it off as best we can. We head off an hour later than we had hoped.
Our original plan is to stop in Wang Wauk, at a farm stay, but the soaring temperatures have us rethinking that idea and we change our days plan to head toward the coast, to Tuncurry instead.
As we approach Coolongalook our tyre monitor alarm goes off and the ever increasing road temperatures are a real concern, so we stop to allow them to cool down. After a longer than normal break we head off again, but it isn’t long before it goes off again, so we slow down, switch it off and limp the last 20kms into Tuncurry.
It’s a welcome relief to find it is over 10degrees cooler on the coast.
We hang out there, at the dog park, for the rest of the day, have a walk and swim at the beach and generally try to stay as cool as possible. We have a small recognition to Australia Day with lamingtons and prawn cocktails for lunch.
My apologies to Coolongalook, I am certain you are not god forsaken… it was just the heat frying my brain.
Thank you and karmonajourney through Sydney to the coast as we pass through the furnace that was the NSW heatwave on Australia Day.
Our original plan is to stop in Wang Wauk, at a farm stay, but the soaring temperatures have us rethinking that idea and we change our days plan to head toward the coast, to Tuncurry instead.
As we approach Coolongalook our tyre monitor alarm goes off and the ever increasing road temperatures are a real concern, so we stop to allow them to cool down. After a longer than normal break we head off again, but it isn’t long before it goes off again, so we slow down, switch it off and limp the last 20kms into Tuncurry.
It’s a welcome relief to find it is over 10degrees cooler on the coast.
We hang out there, at the dog park, for the rest of the day, have a walk and swim at the beach and generally try to stay as cool as possible. We have a small recognition to Australia Day with lamingtons and prawn cocktails for lunch.
My apologies to Coolongalook, I am certain you are not god forsaken… it was just the heat frying my brain.
Thank you and karmonajourney through Sydney to the coast as we pass through the furnace that was the NSW heatwave on Australia Day.
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Roads from Tasmania (137.2) Jan24 - Broadford Vic to Yass NSW - 515kms - improved sound quality
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This is the re-loaded version, without the sound glitch. Apologies for those who had to struggle through the original upload. Luckily I hadn’t deleted the original video and was able to upload it again. Hope this version gives you the dialogue that helps explain the days trip.
Roads from Tasmania (137) Jan24 Broadford Vic to Yass NSW - Hot, humid weather, free camp
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We are woken by a storm this morning, but as we need an early start, we don’t mind. Nearly 550kms driving ahead of us today. We continue driving north - north east, crossing the Victoria/New South Wales border at Albury- Wodonga and over the Murray River. Karen is grappling with the family drama that has brought us home and she doesn’t have her heart in documenting the journey…. We stop in the ...
Roads in Tasmania (135) Jan14 - Travel 844kms Richmond to Latrobe to Devonport SOT to Broadford Vic
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We turn to head home and the only way to do so at the last minute is to hope you can get on the Spirit of Tasmania to get you back across Bass Strait with everything you own. We are lucky. So we are hightailing it north to get to Latrobe the night before the sail. Latrobe is a short 10min drive from Devonport for queuing at 6am. We don’t have much chatter and even videoing the trip up the highw...
Roads in Tasmania (134) Jan24 - Richmond - the oldest bridge in Tasmania - A sudden decision is made
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After a sleep in, we head into Richmond to see several attractions and the oldest bridge in Tasmania. It is a showery day and very cold. We are initially distracted by a fantastic shopping district with a wide range of artists selling their wares. But after receiving another phone call from home Karen’s need to return to her family increases, so we have only time for a Quick Look at the bridge ...
Roads in Tasmania (133) Jan24 - Travel Day 56kms Oatlands to Richmond - cheese & chocolate
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We travel south along the pioneer highway and veer off to explore the road less travelled. Through Colbrook and then to Campania. It’s a short drive but very picturesque. Karen has a troubling call from home, but we keep moving. We are staying at the Churchill Farm, camping just between Campania and Richmond. A short but tasty visit to The Wicked Cheese Co. and to Coal River Farm. We are stayin...
Roads in Tasmania (132) Jan24 - Lake Dulverton walk to Parattah - diverse farming - rainy day
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Today, Karen decided we should do the Parattah walk around Lake Dulverton. Lake Dulverton was once a shared domain for cattle farmers to bring their herds down to feed on the grasses that grow in the lake. This essentially kept the lake clear of vegetation and the towns folk could come down to swim, row and picnic. Now it is a wildlife sanctuary. The walk isn’t a difficult one, but it is long a...
Roads in Tasmania (130.2) Jan24 - Bothwell and golfing with no wind sound
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I have re-edited the video to remove the dreadful wind sound that plagued the first version of episode 130. Hope this version adds another dimension with the subtitles. It’s not a completely silent movie, but it has elements of it. If you karmonajourney again to Bothwell, you might find we can be funny even without a voice. Sorry it took a while- but the video had to be done again from scratch.
Roads in Tasmania (131) Jan24 - Exploring Oatlands historical buildings, banofee pancakes, swans
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Today is all about Oatlands. We take a walk back through time to learn of Oatlands history. It was the only town in Van Diemans Land to have a Supreme Court and harsh punishments for convicts who appeared before it. The historical, self guided walk is a key that unlocks several of the old buildings and it is worth the walk. Just make sure you have some cash to put down as a security on the retu...
Roads in Tasmania (130) Jan24 - Day Trip to Bothwell - heritage golfing at Ratho Farm
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OMG! Today has finally arrived. This is one of those things that you really want to do, even 35km/hr winds couldn’t stop us. LHistorical golfing at its finest! We get to dress the part and play a 9 hole historical golf course with the old hickory golf clubs. Now, we are not golfers, not even remotely, but something about this opportunity drew us to go and give it a go. What a joy that we did. W...
Roads in Tasmania (129) Jan24 - Oatlands Day 1, working windmills, scones, cake, lactose free cheese
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Today we decide to have an easy day and just explore Oatlands township. We have heard rumours that the bakery and cafes here are amazing, so how can we pass that up? The rain comes in after a rather unhealthy lunch so we retreat to the van to eat a cashew nut cheese on Scottish pepper berry biscuits and just let it rain around us. What a glorious day, without much running around or stress! This...
Roads in Tasmania (128) Jan24 - Travel Days Campbell Town to Oatlands via Evandale, Lake Leake
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We get the call to Head to toward Launceston to have our fridge replaced. Hooray! We are having a party… but perhaps prematurely? More on that later. We zip up to Evandale for a night stop that has us within cooee of Launceston for the early morning arrival the next day. We free camp at the market grounds in town as it’s mid week and they allow it then. Karen apologies for the early morning vid...
Roads in Tasmania (127) Jan24 - Day Trip to Ross, Ross bridge, Ross Female Factory, bakery delights
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We decide to explore Ross, after we bid farewell to Raw Adventures, as they leave us to travel on ahead. Ross is only 10 mins away. It has been described, by so many others, as a place you really need your see. We stop in at the Female Factory and read about its history. It is a lot if reading as this is predominantly a site, with only the one building still standing. So the rest is described o...
Roads in Tasmania (126)- Jan24- Campbell Town, heritage trail, convict brick road, red bridge
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Today, we immerse ourselves into the convict history of this beautiful town. We also explore the township on their heritage trail and discover some haunting stories of its past. Did you know the red bridge was built over dry land and the river channel was diverted to flow under it??? Neither did we, until we got here. We randomly meet a local who invites us back to his place. Would you go with ...
Roads in Tasmania (125) Jan24- Travel Day- Evandale to Campbell Town- Markets, Perth, Cressy
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It’s travel day, but before we hit the road the Evandale Markets are on and we’ve heard so much about these markets from the locals we decide to check them out for ourselves. What a fabulous market- heaps of variety, plenty of characters, food and a great atmosphere. It’s no wonder people travel each Saturday from Launceston to visit. We head off the main highway to take a brief look at a coupl...
Roads in Tasmania (124) Jan24 - Day Trip - Ben Lomond NP - Jacob’s Ladder - Summit Walk
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Roads in Tasmania (124) Jan24 - Day Trip - Ben Lomond NP - Jacob’s Ladder - Summit Walk
Roads in Tasmania (123) Jan24 - Exploring Evandale - Historical Buildings & Shops- An Old Friend
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Roads in Tasmania (123) Jan24 - Exploring Evandale - Historical Buildings & Shops- An Old Friend
Roads in Tasmania (122) Jan24- Travel Day- Scottsdale to Evandale- Lily Falls, Lilydale
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Roads in Tasmania (122) Jan24- Travel Day- Scottsdale to Evandale- Lily Falls, Lilydale
Roads in Tasmania (121) Jan2024 - Day Trip - Bridestowe Lavender Estate- Bridport- Purple Ice Cream
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Roads in Tasmania (121) Jan2024 - Day Trip - Bridestowe Lavender Estate- Bridport- Purple Ice Cream
Roads in Tasmania (120) Jan 2024- Day Trip Scottsdale to Derby, Petal Point, Boobyalla Beach
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Roads in Tasmania (120) Jan 2024- Day Trip Scottsdale to Derby, Petal Point, Boobyalla Beach
Roads in Tasmania (119) Jan24 - Travel Day - Launceston to Scottsdale - UFO in a paddock
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Roads in Tasmania (119) Jan24 - Travel Day - Launceston to Scottsdale - UFO in a paddock
Roads in Tasmania (118) Jan2024 - Launceston Cleaning Day, Raining inside the van, beautiful sunset
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Roads in Tasmania (118) Jan2024 - Launceston Cleaning Day, Raining inside the van, beautiful sunset
Roads in Tasmania (117.2) without the upside down videos- George Town, Low Head, Beaconsfield
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Roads in Tasmania (117.2) without the upside down videos- George Town, Low Head, Beaconsfield
Roads in Tasmania (117) Jan2024- Day Trip -George Town, Low Head, Batman Bridge, fog horn
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Roads in Tasmania (117) Jan2024- Day Trip -George Town, Low Head, Batman Bridge, fog horn
Roads in Tasmania (116) Jan 2024 - Launceston Harvest Market, River Tamar, Marriage proposal
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Roads in Tasmania (116) Jan 2024 - Launceston Harvest Market, River Tamar, Marriage proposal
Roads in Tasmania (115) Jan 2024 - Cataract Gorge Launceston, take 2 🎬 right side up.
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Roads in Tasmania (115) Jan 2024 - Cataract Gorge Launceston, take 2 🎬 right side up.
Roads in Tasmania (114) - Jan2024 - Day Trip - Gold Fossicking - Secret Location
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Roads in Tasmania (114) - Jan2024 - Day Trip - Gold Fossicking - Secret Location
Roads in Tasmania (113) - Jan2024 - Travel Day Lake Gairdner to Launceston
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Roads in Tasmania (113) - Jan2024 - Travel Day Lake Gairdner to Launceston
Roads in Tasmania (112) - Dec2023/Jan2024 - Lake Gairdner, Moina, Platypus, New Year
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Roads in Tasmania (112) - Dec2023/Jan2024 - Lake Gairdner, Moina, Platypus, New Year
Roads in Tasmania (111) Dec 2023 Cradle Valley, Waldheim Chalet, wombats, Echidna, waterfalls.
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Roads in Tasmania (111) Dec 2023 Cradle Valley, Waldheim Chalet, wombats, Echidna, waterfalls.
I spent a chunk of my childhood on the west coast of Tasmania. Great place to be as a kid roaming the bush, exploring creeks and building "forts". Fond memories of the 1960s. Thanks for sharing.
That would have been amazing! Thanks for sharing, we absolutely loved it.
All right, I've subscribed again (I'm a fickle youtube watcher!). I didn't think we'd be seeing you again. I hope Karen's got through whatever traumas she was experiencing. ✌ 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
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 😊
HELLO TO YOU BOTH, HOPING THAT YOUR DAYS ARE STILL FULL OF FUN & GOOD HEALTH.HOPING YOU'LL HAVE MORE VIDEOS ON U TUBE SOON. MISS YA XX
@@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,
I see they've got a walkway in the spray tunnel now. You used to be able to drive through it. I had to fold the mirrors on my old Landcruiser in to fit through, 'twas a pretty tight fit.
@@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.
My Home Town although I live in Launceston now. Footy on the gravel oval is pretty harsh.
@@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
I went to the Harvest Markets on Saturday to shoot a "Vlogging in a busy public place challenge". Great place to go for local produce. Enjoyed your video. Kind regards, Tony.
@@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.
XLVIII is 48 miles to Launceston. LXIX is 69 miles to Hobart.
@@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.
MISSING YOU BOTH, HOPING YOU ARE ENJOYING WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING AT THIS MOMENT. WHO WOULD BELEIVE IT'S NEARLY A YEAR SINCE YOU TOOK US ON THE WONDERFUL JOURNEY TO TASMANIA, WE SHARED LOTS OF FUN & LAUGHS.THANKS..XX
@@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 😀
Happy bday for when you posted. All those bunnies you seen in burnie. It's called bunny Island, unfortunately there building random things thats weird and just taking it away...
My pop used to work at the mines. Oh im in tears. So many child hood memorys 😢❤
Awe luina, my nan and pop were the last ones to leave luina with there house to Launceston. They both have passed , but so many memory's for me there, lovely drive
My nan and pops ashes are there where there house used to be... ❤
Lovely shots of the rose robin and the echidna. I would've been really scared of getting lost in there. What time of day were you in there? Thanks for another great video, ladies. 💜💜 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
@@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 😁
MISSING YOU BOTH XX
@@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 😌
2:25 Thank God! 3:53 So do I! 8:10 Not my favourite animal! I have to keep a good eye out for the buggers and I've nearly stepped on them several times. 12:35 F...! 12:45 Ha ha ha ha ha 16:50 laughing again Thanks, girls. Lovely walk! 💜💜✌ 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
@@user-ub2mu6iz5y so glad you can relate to our experiences 😁 It just proves we can’t make this stuff up 🤣 Thanks for watching (again).
Those wallabies are disgusting to leave their mess behind. They should be more respectful and pick up after themselves so people don't stand in it. It's bad enough stepping in dog's droppings, but to step in all of that would be friggin disgusting. I'm sure there's bags for dog's mess, so all the wallabies need to do is to go to a dispenser and take a bag and clean up. Dear wallabies, pick up your mess when you've finished your business. You are being disgusting! Yours sincerely, a person not wanting to stand in your crap.
Nice content mem
ALL THROUGH THE MONTHS OF THIS JOURNEY YOU HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH EVERY WEATHER CONDITIONS TO MAKE A VIDEO FOR US GUYS,THX ALSO CAN I ASK WHAT IS YOUR HOME TOWN?
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
why when you have a van do you throw all that stuff in the back of you car ?????????
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. ☺️
Sorry that you received news that cut your travels short. Hope all is well. Can I please ask where you were camped at on the morning of your sleep in. It looked lovely.
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.
Sorry to hear you’re feeling low hopefully things will get better soon
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 ☺️
THROUGH THESE DIFFICULT DAYS OF TRAVELLING BACK HOME MY LOVING THOUGHTS FOR YOU BOTH.
Thank you Marlene. We have always felt your support along our journey, and especially feel it now… ☺️
I hope you make it home in time. You're in my thoughts and I'll say a little prayer for you and your families.
Thank you. That means a lot… ☺️
Sorry to say Monique poor sound- tha'ts none , such a shame.
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
Well you cant say it was boring, that's what mishaps and challenges are for. Keep you on your toes. Be safe.
Thank you so much. Our journey north is coming soon…
So good that you could get a space on the Spirit when you needed it. If this was Wednesday morning we sailed on the night before.
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.
JUST LOVE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR WHEN THERE'S MISHAPS LIKE GOOGLE MAPS FRIDGE & NOW BATTERY, ALTHOUGH THE FRIDGE WAS ABIT OF A PAIN,YOU BOTH COPE WELL.
Thanks Marlene. Looking back it was funny about the battery, but we thought that we might lose it completely on the day 😂
Watched this with tears in my eyes as you announced your early return home from Tassie😥 So sad for you both but know you will absolutely return one day. Warmest wishes❤️
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
Sorry to see you had to stop travelling early, I hope that there was a good outcome with whatever issues you had to go home for.
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
Stay strong. Best of luck. 💜💜 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
Thank you Robyn. We will get through this, with the same sense of humour and goodwill we have in every situation.
IT'S ALRIGHT TO HAVE A SLEEP IN YOU GUYS DO MORE RIGHTS THEN WRONGS, NO APOLOGIES NEEDED.
Thanks Marlene. It’s great for the soul sometimes to just have a damn good lie in. 😊
Was this the 22nd January - the day we saw you.? We stopped in Colebrook. It was a pretty little place. The church was under renovation supported by some locals, businesses and the Pugin Foundation. Pugin was a famous English architect who designed this church in 1847. There is also one in Oatlands and Richmond and this is the only place in the world where three of his designs are in close proximity.
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.
😢ANOTHER NICE DAY OF TRAVELS. THE HISTORY OF ALL THESE TOWNS MUST TAKE ALOT OF RESEARCH ON EVERY JOURNEY WELL DONE GUYS.THX
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!!
A lovely walk on my end :) No energy expended. Loved the scenery and the animals and so many bits and pieces along the way. Pity about the weather.
The weather made it an adventure to remember. Glad you enjoyed walking along with us. ☺️
WELCOME BACK- PITY ABOUT THE RAIN BUT YOU DID SOLDIER ON.😀
We’ve had a busy few weeks. ☺️ should do more videos this coming week
0:34 Turmeric! Put a bit in your tomato sauces, soups, on your fried egg yolks. 2 minute noodles, turmeric, black pepper, tulsi leaf powder (fancy name for holy basil), ginger powder and garlic flakes, and coconut oil, a few pine nuts and whatever fresh veges or greens, boiling water, wait a few minutes. My recipe and I love it. I just vary the amounts and the vegetables, sometimes avocado, parsley, whatever I've got. I'm lazy. 🥣🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘 I'm going to come back. My computer ran out of power. 👍
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.
Thanks, you've had me reading up on all sorts of things, Evandale water tower, etc. 👍 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘
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.
What a nice place Bothwell is. Love the golfing outfits! 15:14 Sorry, I laughed! 🏌😆 My place is set up like a mini golf course on 5 acres, but I never play. Really nice video, thanks. 🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘 👍
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 😊
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Oatlands beats Ross hands down , it has more historical buildings including the Cannington Mill
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.
IF ONLY THE WALLS COULD TALK IN THESE HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, ALSO THEY WERE BUILT WITHOUT MODERN MACHINERY.. THX
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…
My friend's kids loved Tasmania. Work on your audio ladies.
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??
As a native of Albion, a lot of that stonework was very familiar. First time here. Enjoy ya vids.
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.
A NICE DAY F0R YOU BOTH,YOU DONE WELL IN THE WIND.THE COTTAGE & HOMESTEAD WOULD HAVE ALOT OF HISTORY WITH THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE.
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.
We never tried the bakery but we did get some yummy slice and biscuits from the markets in there. We camped on the lower level amongst the waterfowl droppings :) On our first first we thought Lake Dulverton was a mostly dried up lake but discovered it was just covered in weeds.
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….
So glad you eventually got a fridge - it was such a drama. We stayed at Lake Leake. The weather was good and they gave us a site up on the hill. The history of the place was amazing with anglers coming to the place since the 1920s. Two of the previous caretakers had been there for 40 years.
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?
ANOTHER INTERESTING SPOT TO VISIT..THX
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…
You never updated on the new fridge, I guess it got its act together? 😀
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 😀
A NEW FRIDGE, WHAT A GREAT DAY TO CELEBRATE,IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN..WAITING FOR YOUR NEXT JOURNEY. THX
So glad you are still travelling along with us Marlene.
Gee Ross was quiet when you were there. The bakery had people three deep out to the door when we were there. We had biscuits in the van :)
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. ☺️
Never been in that part of the world, and you've presented it very well. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed this episode.