Time for H to give her quick recap on trip highlights:
Brumby in front of Frenchmans Peak
Hannah at Olssens peak in the Flinders Ranges
Hannah driving the LARC into the surf
Taking on the boys at the Todd River Regatta
Tassie Devil at Trial Harbour
2015 Tunarama Watermelon eating champion and cheque
Seadragon find at Thistle Cove
Emu dance at Garma
Hannah riding in Armidale
Hannah snorkelling in Bitter Springs
Tick infested shingleback
Blue Swimmer Dinner
Humpy at Buttons Crossing
Enjoying the rope swing at Nolans Brook
Hannah and Dog at South Point!
The Ethel Wreck, Yorke Peninsula, SA
Cape Le Grand Kids
Pentecost River mud
The free chocolate tasting samples
Humpy town in Cape York
Hannah cuddling a joey
Ahead by a nose
What were your three favourite places and why?”
- “Trial Harbour on the West coast of Tasmania was my favourite place because I love the endangered Tasmanian Devils and this was where I saw one. I was sleeping when it tried to raid our rubbish in the campsite and Dad woke me up. They are quite rare and this was the only wild one we saw. Luckily it was a healthy one.”
- “The Whale sharks can be found on the Ningaloo Reef in WA. Swimming with these huge fish was my best experience of the trip as they are not very common and they are huge! The girls in the crew were pretty cool too and I’m hoping to go back on work experience one day with them”
- “The campsite at Cape Le grand near Esperance in WA was my other favourite place. The people there were lovely and lots of kids to play with….”
- “Oh and don’t forget the chocolate factory in Margaret River – all those yummy free samples and the chocolate fondue”
- “And winning the watermelon eating contest at the Port Lincoln Tunarama festival……”
- “And trying to learn the traditional dances with the indigenous clans at the Garma festival in Arnhemland”
“What was the best thing you took on the trip?”
“My diary because I used it to stick brochures in of every place we visited. I can now look back through it and remember all the places that Mum and Dad have forgotten about”
“What did you miss most, or just couldn’t take with you?”
“I missed my toys, bike and scooter. We only had limited storage space and so took very little from home. We borrowed friends bikes along the way. I also missed my school friends. We had a spare bunk bed in the trailer but not enough seats in the car to take a friend.” Editors note – although we had a 7 seater Pajero the back seat was removed for extra storage space
“Would you do it again?”
“Definitely”
“How did schooling on the road go?”
“It went pretty well even though it was very hard with all the distractions. Some of the projects were really enjoyable “
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