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Auzzie Lappers

Sold our home in 2022, moved to Sunshine Coast & now we travel and work around Australia

23/12/2024

Monkey Mia 🐬

4 night stay turned into 8 nights at

In our opinion it was the best RAC caravan park we have stayed at and the best one we have seen on our travels in the last 2 years.

The dolphin experience was my favourite every morning at 7.45am, some mornings they may not show up but then one morning we had 8 of them show up, play and jump around.

We were on site 417 corner site with a view of the water and a quick 1 min walk to the beach where we sometimes see dolphin Ed swim past, turtles and Mantarays.

18/12/2024

After 3 weeks in Exmouth we made it to Coral Bay and far out was she windy AF.

We couldn’t put the awning out, couldn’t sit outside without being blown away and we spent most of our time in the van.

We did walk along the beach but it hurt when the sand was being blown at your legs by the sand 😆😆😆

There is a good little bakery in town and Bills pub was nice.

There’s a jetty there but your not allowed to fish from it 🤷

And we wish we stayed at the Ningaloo Coral Bay as it had a pool and jumping pillow for the kids.

Whereas the People’s park was overrated in our opinion.

15/12/2024

Osprey Bay Campground

We stayed 4 days and had 2-3 good days with no windy mornings.

Crystal blue water, sunsets, fishing, kite surfers, snorkelling and off grid camping, I mean what more can you ask for.

Best part was we only booked 2 days before we went which is the best part when you don’t go peak season.

02/12/2024

Sam’s Island 🏝️, Dampier WA

You need a boat to get across to visit Sam’s Island and we were so grateful to Al + Niki from who took across.

I don’t know the full story, only what you hear…

Sam worked for a big company in Karratha and went on workers comp and they asked him what he wanted and he said this island, hence why it’s called Sam’s Island.

His kids would visit him and bring food across and believe it or not his place survived 2 cyclones.

It’s only a 5 min boat ride from the boat ramp, and I believe there could be tours as well if you don’t have your own boat.

And afterwards you can have a beer and some lunch at The Mermaid Hotel.

04/11/2024

BARN HILL STATION, WA

One of the best parts of traveling late in the season is not having to book and hardly anyone around.

On the other hand it’s hot 🥵 AF with flies, but hey you can’t have everything right.

We spent 2 days at Barn Hill Station and we had a powered site overlooking the beach while the sunset behind us.

Playground for kids, goats, Guinea pigs and lawn bowls if you wanted to clean the big piles of sh*t off it 😆 plus they had a cafe there with cold drinks, food and ice creams.

My husband and I had a party for two on the first night listening to music, laughing and reminiscing about sh*t.

How good is life on the road…

31/10/2024

We didn’t know what to expect from Broome, but we loved it here that we stayed for 2 weeks!

Everyday there was something to do even on the quiet days when we were just swimming at Cable Beach.

I guarantee you will extend your stay once if not twice like us.

22/10/2024

And we made it to Broome WA ☀️

How beautiful is Broome, it really makes you feel at home.

Yeah it’s hot and it’s moving into the wet season, but we can’t fault it.

We don’t want to leave 🏝️

21/10/2024

Overnighter at Smithy’s on the Dampier Peninsula

The drive in was average with many humps, and we were disappointed when we arrived but the company and view was great!

Oh and we go to watch a lightning show in the sky over a campfire.

20/10/2024

Cygnet Bay, The Dampier Peninsula WA

We were so fortunate to stay right out near the water past the caravan park.

We had this place all to ourselves for 4 days we didn’t want to leave, but it was hot as it was the week of the heatwave so no air con only fans but we all survived.

We camped up the top and the water was like 30 metres from our caravans but low tide it was a far way from us.

Blair from loved to take us all on an adventure where we saw some cool wildlife around.

Sunsets, fires, good company, laughs, music and board games, it can’t get much better than that right.

14/10/2024

Quondong Point, Dampier Peninsula WA

6 days free camping at Quondong Point, with an ocean view everyday.

When the wind wasn’t around it was hot 🥵 but we had the beach right in front of us, great company and a view that was perfect, what more could you ask for.

Quondong is about 45 minutes from Broome if you needed to get more water, stock up and do the dump point as there are no dump points along the Dampier peninsula at all.

It’s really nice having space and camping outside of a caravan park for a change.

12/10/2024

Belle Gorge, The Gibb WA

We had this gorge to ourselves for about 15 minutes and it was just beautiful to float and look up in the sky and just take it all in.

Kids were sliding off the rocks into the water, swimming over to the waterfall and I was just in awe of the beauty that we were so lucky to witness.

05/09/2024

Well that was an epic fail staying at Renner Springs.

We thought it was a place we had stopped a couple of times to get fuel with a kids park out the front and caravan park behind the shop 🫣

We can see why people fill up on fuel and keep going plus it’s $50 for the 4 of us for a powered site and the only thing going for it was the 17 metre pool, everything else was average AF.

But it’s all about the experience and adventures right.

03/09/2024

It was so bloody hot 🔥 that we spent a little bit in the pool and the rest of the time in van in the air con or over at the pub for some cold ones, air con and music.

Coming from QLD it’s the first pub you come to in the NT and the last when leaving the NT.

It’s our second time here it’s a great place to stay, really modern, clean, lots of red dirt, pool, fuel, food, cold drinks and live music.

02/09/2024

Quick stop over at Camooweal Billabong another free camp but you can’t swim here unfortunately.

It did us for the night before we head over the Northern Territory Border for the second time in 12 months.

You need to be fully self contained to stay here as there are no amenities but there is a petrol station down the road about 2kms.

01/09/2024

This is what Gregory Downs look like when you walk right outside your van.

From our van door to the river was about 3 metres, like it was just wow 😮

And the beautiful kelpie Pretzel was a locals and e called him the pub dog like how adorable was he.

30/08/2024

LEICHARDT FALLS, QUEENSLAND

Free camping just gets better and better when you find places like this.

Off grid camping, beers, music, fires and waterfalls, I don’t think it can get much better than that.

24/08/2024

Does it get any better than this?

Watching your son fish 🎣 doing what he loves and what he is good at.

He could talk to you all day about fishing, plus he will help you with anything you need if you have the great honour of fishing next to him.

Everywhere we have been everyone loves him.

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After 2 years I finally got on the SUP but it didn’t come without a few stacks. My balance isn’t as good as it use to be back when I was a dancer 💃 They were sneaky getting this on the go pro.

2024 The Cape The Gibb Crossed the WA border We got married Made new travel friends Bel did some sh*t that freaked her out Snorkelled with turtles Drove the van for the first time Travel life can’t get any better, life is just so simple, some days are up and some days are down but when you pull up to that place with a beach and sunset your heart knows it’s home. Happy New Year 🥳

And he is back with some more fishing adventures with our son Casey. This was caught on the jetty at Bundegi Beach on the Ningaloo. Does anyone know what type of fish this is? And do you think he needs his own YouTube channel?

Just a casual SUP ride out in the beautiful waters of Osprey Bay until you look back at your mum and…..

Casey just loves to fish, if there was a school that taught you everything about fishing 🎣 he would go 7 days a week, 12 hours a day. If you ever have the privilege of fishing with our son, say GDAY as he just loves to chat about fishing and help you.

And we finally made it WA!!!!! Tuesday 10th September we crossed the WA border and we all couldn’t believe that we finally made it. We just can’t wait to see what WA has to offer and the memories we are going to make.

GREGORY DOWNS, QLD Another free camp on the Savannah Way as we make our way to Western Australia. You can stay right on the river and walk out your van door into the water it’s unreal and it’s FREE!!! You can grab your noodle, bogey board, floatie or float down the river, it’s really fun and the boys absolutely had a ball they loved it. Pub is a 5 min walk up the road and it’s cheap. No unleaded fuel only diesel, so full up those Jerry cans as Camooweal is 260km away if heading that way. Toilets, bins and dump point across from the pub. Can stay for a maximum of 7 nights only. We bloody loved it here and thanks to @harvey_family_expeditions for the suggestion

Apparently I might have to take up bowls at some point….. not bad At around 3pm most afternoons there was a group of travellers who must do this every time they visit Mission Beach and it was fun as kids were playing as well.

The crossing to Elliot Falls, Cape York QLD There are 3 options you can choose to get across but if you want to get over in one piece I would choose this one. Someone had put a heap of rocks into one of the big holes to make it easier, however each time we did the crossing was different as the track had changed. This was as rough 4wd we did whilst in the Cape as we weren’t up for playing and paying for damage.

Elliott Falls in the Cape This was a big deal for me to jump off this ledge into the water as I am so scared of heights. I stood here for about 45minutes to an hour watching everyone else jump before I took the leap of faith and belly flopped basically on my boobs 😆😆😆 I kept telling myself you have to do this because who knows when you will be back so I conquered my fears. Plus it was nice having people cheering me on when I finally jumped.

FISHING AT COEN RIVER, CAPE YORK There was a little river crossing to go over for more fishing and camping, but unfortunately not suitable for big ass vans. If you have a roof top, camper trailer or camping all good, but us big ass vans miss out, but can stay up the top no troubles. Casey our youngest caught about 8 fish and the last two he caught a family who came in late asked if they could keep them for dinner. It was an eventful afternoon with 20-30 bike riders arriving for a quick dip/shower and then off again. And Matt from Explore Life arrived but we didn’t know until the next morning. #capeyorkpeninsula #coenriver #freecampingaustralia #offgridcamping #offgridcampingaustralia #offgridcaravan #queenslandtourism #capeyorktourism #travelaustraliainacaravan #caravanandcamping #travelwithteens #mumswhocaravanandcamp