I've just spent the evening binge-watching your Australia videos. I've lived in Australia my whole life and have travelled to most places you've been to so far and feel like I've definitely taken it for granted. It's truly a beautiful continent and you've given me a brand new appreciation for it.
Many fruit pickers are bullied by employers & do not get paid what they deserve. For example the boss is not the farmer but an unregistared contractor who does not pay tax but taxes vonrable backpackers, alway's get an ABN Number of the employer .
You'll be fine if you stay on tarmac roads. DO NOT go on the dirt roads. That car will literally come apart on dirt roads in NT and north WA. I was one of the people who warned you to stay off the sand on the nullarbor crossing 'cos you'd get bogged - and you did! The northern crossing is WAY more dangerous offroad than the nullarbor crossing. The nullarbor is grand central station in comparison and not dangerous at all. Ive even ridden a motorbike across the nullarbor crossing - twice (I dont recommend doing that by the way, especially heading west: you really feel that headwind heading west)
I drove alone from Sydney to Broome (and back) in a Ford Laser in 2003. I was the only hatchback amongst utes and 4WD's the whole way. I'll never forget the looks I got from the kids outside a primary school in Halls Creek or maybe Fitzroy Crossing as I drove by - I may as well have been driving a spaceship!! The roads have surely improved in the last 20 years. You'll be fine.
In 1976 I drove a Morris 1100 all the way around from Melbourne to Melbourne.Took almost a year and the only car problem I had was when I forgot to put the radiator cap back on.
@@petermcculloch4933 Geez thats some really bad traffic in Melbourne! Lol. (Read what you wrote lol). Sounds like you had an epic adventure. Good on you.
The look of satisfaction on Tia's face every time you guys stop at a "Big Thing" and the look on Cheveyo's that is the equivalent of a face palm cracks me up so much!
Love the crushed avocado joke. You guys are definitely taking in more than just the scenery. For two people stuck together in a car for weeks, your smiles reveal your still having a great time. Loving the videos. You should have a travel show on TV.
you're going to have to do the Darwin to Adelaide highway on your next trip to Australia - Uluru, Katherine Gorge (maybe this is north enough that you'll be able to see it this trip, I don't remember, the underground town of Coober Pedy. And of Course the Blue Mountains, and the Inland New England Highway from Sydney to Brisbane. So much content for a second trip!
Yeah, and after Adelaide they could come up the Sturt Highway at least to Robinvale, then to Bendigo, Wagga, Cowra, and through the Blue Mountains on their way to Sydney. Or not bother with Sydney, which is a silly place. From Wentworth Falls there is a nice drive through Capertee, Bylong, and Sandy Hollow to join the New England Highway as Muswellbrook.
Thankyou guys for being so well prepared. Australia has embraced you as honorary Aussies and want to make sure your ok. You're such a lovely couple.You'll be fine. I know you will enjoy the trip.🎉 My cousins have citrus orchards west of Bundaberg and hire backpackers to pick mandarins and oranges every year
Indeed, we are all happy when travelers from overseas do the basics to ensure their safety when venturing into the outback. The news that you are carrying fluids, basic spares, tool kit and WATER is magic to our ears. Oh, and happy 4th of July.
krys is not a "big thing" it's a life size replica. the crocodile krystina pawlowski is sitting on shown on the sign is not krys the savanna king it's a far smaller crocodile. there is a photo of krys, and there's always contention about size but regardless it was measured and clearly it is a huge crocodile.
5 ⭐️ for your prep👌🏽 You will be fine. The single lane blacktop can be a bit tricky but you’ve got the passing etiquette👍🏽 Apart from flood damage and roadworks, you will generally find the blacktop is better quality across the Top End. There’s less extremes of temperature so less expansion and contraction to crack the surface to let water/ice in. The bird at 14:18 is a Wedge Tail Eagle lifting off from feeding on kangaroo road kill. One of the biggest eagles in the world. Enjoy the Top End … it’s another world! Oh, one piece of advice … if you walk into the scrub, make lots of noise and watch where you tread. It is snake country.
Making a noise won't help - snakes are deaf. Tread heavily so they can feel the vibrations through the ground. Then they will go off and hide and you won't notice them.
Just a tip for driving on the narrow roads up north. Slow down, indicate turning left and get all of your car in the gravel section , that way the other vehicle has the hard top, that way you can save your car windscreen from stone chips or cracks. Have fun
A huge proportion of the fruit picking industry basically relies on tourists coming on working visas and picking fruit as they backpack around. When Covid hit, fruit was basically rotting on the ground where it fell because there just weren't enough people to go pick it. Places like the one in the video are a great way to save fruit that might otherwise have gone to waste
@@robertmurray8763 that is a very good scheme. Their families back home get supported with remittances and the Aussie farmers/orchardists have access to a reliable workforce. The pay and work conditions are monitored by the Feds to make sure the workers are not exploited. The labourers who comply with the scheme's conditions will get repeat visas. Those who do not are sent back home and excluded from further participation.
It sucks the fruit picking industries full of abuse and exploitation because the high turnover of workers. It should be illegal to pay less than minimum wage to people, but the farmers get to. the governments happy to turn a blind eye because if they did something it would mean paying more for fruit and veg. The general Publix, happy to play ignorant. The really shitty situation.
My husband and I traveled around eastern Australia fruit picking. It was great and we met some wonderful people along the way. The work ranged in difficulty but we had a ball.
I grew up in a market garden region of New Zealand and one of our favourite Saturday morning activities in season was to go to a farm and pick strawberries or raspberries or other berries to take home ( blackberries grew wild on the side of the road ) I recall vividly my little brother sitting on our dads shoulders at age 3 or 4 and the farmer asking my brother, “did you eat any?” (He always had berry juice on his face from ear to ear ). My brother would have a solemn innocent look on his face and say “noooooo!” My father would offer the farmer to pay for another 2pounds of produce but they’d both laugh and the farmer wouldn’t charge the extra. Every small child in town would be doing the same thing. “One for the bucket, two for me. Another for the bucket, another two for me”
If you are travelling to the Kimberley region, highly recommend you stop at Bitter Springs. Thermal, crystal clear waters, best to swim in between May and September, temperature about 33 celcius (91 Farenheit).
you will be fine just dont try driving at night. very few fences , cattle, buffalo, wombats, camels , giant red roos. insects. in 74 me and my ex drove sydney to perth via darwin and broome then back to sydney, the bottom way. most roads were dirt gravel or sand. at one point we did not see anotther person or car for 4 days. my car was a 64eh holden wagon auto. had roofracks with 4 tyres a massive tool kit. 40 litres spare fuel , heaps of spare parts. heaps of water. it took us 2 years.. we worked in bowen, perth shepparton. 4 - 6 weeks in each place and got back to sydney with more money than the start. oh ya beware of emus they will run across the road without warning. i hit one , caused a lot of damage.
Glad to see you guys all packed up with tools, supplies, warm clothing etc... I think you'll be safe as there are now most likely thousands of pairs of Aussie eyes watching your amazing journey across the north. If you get in trouble just reach out here and help will be on its way... cheers.
That croc statue looks a bit exaggerated but the photo also looks smaller than the one in Darwin museum his head is a meter tall and a meter wide..and pritty long go to croc Cove in Darwin city they got some big crocs and feed the little ones.
My Step Mums Uncle use to live in Kuranda, and had a stall at those markets. I've been very lucky to do the train and the cable car, It's very pretty there 😊
Mate, my husband and I have done two round Australia trips in the last few years. Whilst outback travel is long and a bit isolated, you will be surprised at the number of people travelling. If something goes wrong, somebody will come along and offer help Aussies are friendly people. Also you will be travelling through larger towns Mt Isa, Charters Towers, Katherine .and lots of smaller ones and they all offer shops, fuel etc. But always fill up with petrol when you have the chance and minimise your chances of running dry. You need an eski and ice to keep those beers cold. You have some of the best travelling videos that I have watched. There is so much to see and you are triggering so many of my happy memories with your videos. Enjoy!
Yea it’s all heavily-trafficked, sealed road. Fuel stations every 100 miles or so. Nothing to worry about at all, though many of our viewers do seem worried.
@@OnePackWanderersSERIAL KILLER ALERT🚨 🚨 🚨 Don't wanna freak you out but you're currently driving on the highway of death. It's supposed to have several active serial killers on it. DO NOT PULL OVER AT NIGHT
When we were travelling with our kids, we got the Kuranda Train from Cairns to Kuranda and got the Skyrail back down. One of the most memorable experiences we've had! The old style train was fantastic and you get a lot of history and info along the way. The Skyrail was awesome too but a bit nerve wracking for some of us.
The reason why there are so many car parks is because people are visiting THE Daintree Rainforest - the oldest , prehistoric, rainforest in the world. I've been there, too, and have gone down into the valley and sat on a rock next to the rapids in the river and it was a glorious experience! The sky-rail gave a wonderful oversight of part of the rainforest. You were on the Atherton Tablelands which are cooler than the land below. There is a huge, stuffed crocodile in a Darwin museum.
Another day....another diverse landscape. Love how you appreciate the dry barren countryside as well as the lush tropical forest. It is very desolate from now on, but you guys have prepared and researched well and that will give you great peace of mind and allow you to really enjoy the adventures to come. First chance you get, try the chilli mud crab....OMG
That's why they are called Strangler Vines. Eventually they cover the entire tree and then the dead tree rots away on the inside leaving an incredibly big rainforest tree with a huge hollow in the middle of it.
i really like how you show australia...it feels a lot like how i see it (as an australian) ...and yes...a lot of the 'big' things are craptastic...but that's their charm 😊
Darwin is the most different place I've ever been to - looking forward to seeing what you make of it. Sadly I discovered the food market the day before I left and it was incredible - best Singapore chilli crab I've ever had outside of Singapore.
@@helenrimmer-CarryOnRTW I think they are just called Darwin Markets - you can’t miss them as they are pretty big and they have lots of street food stalls. Haha although I did miss them tell the day before I left 😂😂😂
I’m glad you put our minds to rest, because my main concern wasn’t your ability to drive and take care of the car, but rather the route you were taking and whether the roads were sealed. Be on the lookout for animals on the roads and crocs near rivers. Don’t get closer than thirty feet to the rivers at the top end! God bless you both and give you a very safe journey. ❤️🙏🇦🇺
The videos just keep getting better! You guys make me want to get a drone too, love the versatility in the videos! The more northern parts of Australia look so different 🤩
Pemberton, yay! One of my favourite places, although it gets bloody cold there at night! But it's worth it. 😊 ... ... and yeah, the last time there was a crocodilian species as big as that statue, there were still non-avian dinosaurs wandering around... 😜
We have a vine called a Strangler Fig. They climb and wrap around an established tree then the vine fuses together creating a new robust hollow tree. The original tree dies and rots away leaving the hollow.
If you notice with all the termite mounds, they build them on an east-west direction to help ventilate the heat. The perfect example of nature evolving successfully to the environment.
Enjoyed this video. Fantastic. Well done on your continuing adventure~ Well filmed as well. The drone is adding an extra dimension for sure~ You both also seem very relaxed. And I think Australia has that effect on people when they begin to explore it. Loving the One Pack Wanderers! Keep the videos coming.. this is a fun journey~ Enjoy those mandarins!!
HUGE tip for getting (or not getting) fuel in the top end of Aus, if a tanker is filling the tanks at the servo when you get there, do not buy it if you can wait a day, it stirs up all the crap at the bottom and will at best only wreck your fuel filter in a heartbeat. Avoid at all cost.
@@OnePackWanderers in the Northern regions the fuel tanks at servos haven't been serviced or replaced since the 60's, you should be okay with your route but never buy fuel while a servo is getting filled up in general. the sludge of dirt, algae and other nasty stuff will kill a car. most vehicles that do this have dual fuel filters and typically 4X4. little ol Blueberry wont stand a chance if you get dirty fuel.
As always, stay safe. Your videos are amazing. Thanks for showing me so many beautiful parts of my own country that i myself haven't seen. You guys will be fine... blueberry is in great shape. Thanks for keeping it real...and being your true selves. Enjoy. Xo
You guys are so lovely. Good on you planning the trip so well with Blueberry. That camping spot looked beautiful and restful. How funny that you always get the bird poop Tia. I wonder why that is!🤔 Maybe you are 'more at one with nature' 🤔🤔🤔😉😆🤗. I LOVE the croc!!! He is majestic. Cheveyo, your feelings on the Big things are extremely entertaining!! Whoever said "a look can speak volumes" must have seen your responses to Big things on a face back then! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thankyou for your enjoyable also educational Video's I am pretty sure many many AUSSIES have never seen what you are showing so I congratulate you both for showing us .
You guys are so fun. As many have said, your car will make it no worries. Hitting animals is more of a concern than break-downs these days, so definitely keep doing what you are doing, and stop before dusk. I was on a bus from Mt Isa to Dalby (basically the length of Qld) at night and we hit 9 kangaroos. The bus just kept on going... until it hit a plains turkey. That smashed the windscreen and we had to wait for a couple of hours on the side of the road till they could come along with another bus. Fun fact about those termite mounds. As you get further north, you'll see they become taller and thin, much like an apartment building. They build them so the length runs North-South. This is so that they warm up in the morning and afternoon with the east - west sun, but stay cool in the middle of the day when it's hottest, as the sun comes from the North / directly above them. And finally, there are vines that literally do kill the tree. Look up "Strangler Figs". There are some in a rain forest near my home that you can climb up inside, because they completely enveloped a grown tree, and the tree died and rotted away to nothing. (They grow in the same areas as Gympie Gympie trees. It's not just our animals that are killers. ^^)
keep an eye on the weather there been a bit of rain out west qld, and road can get cut, plus the picture is a different croc there is no pic of the real croc and this had led to some scepticism, oh and the vine is killing the tree
Wow, you two have driven so far in blueberry almost without any real incident, so all the very best for the rest of your journey. 🤗👍...For USA viewers who think everything in Australia is out to kill or eat any tourist, could you dispel that rumour in a comment to say that travelling with care is safe for anyone...Please. 😇😜🤪👍😄
LOL - Nar its pretty safe. They are definitely doing the right thing and ensuring the car is well maintained and also making sure they have good supplies. That said, whilst the roads they are travelling on are remote, there is some traffic. There are VERY remote roads in OZ with very long distances between roadhouses and towns, but they are all dirt roads and not roads suitable for 2WD drive cars like Blueberry.
I've been to Australia twice as a female solo traveler. I am beyond scared of snakes and only saw two from a safe distance. Most of the people are friendly and uf you listen to the warnings of locals (which areas to avoid at night etc) them you're pretty safe in my opinion. Tbh I've felt less safe in public places in the US.
I have visited Kuranda and did the train and sky rail and it was epic,well worth the money,but from now until you get back to Perth you will be taking me into virgin territory and i am exited to see what i have missed out on,and also where i might end up on my next visit to Australia,Cheers you two you are doing a great job.👌
I've seen an old polaroid from the 1970s, on the wall in a pub near Tully, of a croc crossing a road and the croc would have been bigger than your car, a proper dinosaur. You look well enough prepared to me for where you are at the moment for day driving. Very good idea to get off the road before dusk. Lots of bugs out that way, I found using a red light when camping didnt attract the mozzies. Also along the way ask where you can about any flooding and petrol availability in NT, its been raining alot up there lately. I've seen a sign saying "no fuel here" at a lil place where alot of people are starting to run out and that sign means - f... off. Good luck.
Take the advice from some alarmists with a grain of salt. Outback highways these days are so well travelled if you breakdown someone will always be along. The only thing about the outback highways is that it was sometimes not advisable to travel too far off them because it's so flat in some parts it wasn't easy to find landmarks to guide you. Modern technology like GPS means you're not likely to get lost and it's rare now that anyone dies of starvation or lack of water in the outback when travelling by car. Visitor information centres or police stations are the first port of call if you're not sure and you would be used to the same thing when travelling in the US.
With the wind farms, they spray a paint on the blades that poison anything in a ten metre radius, not even ants live under them. Plus the bird life is devastated too.
Lovin this guys.👍😎 Gives me itchy feet to get out & see those beautiful colours again in the outback. ❤️ it. Kuranda was the one place I went to from Cairns for the day. ✌️
You’re certainly heading bush now guys. I’m currently reading a book about Elspeth Beard who road around the world solo for 2yrs on her 1974 BMW motorbike back in 1982 when she was 23yrs old. Such a fantastic life changing adventure. Safe travels and enjoy the outback.
Tia just loved that crocodile doesn't she ? that crocodile sure looks like it walked right out from jurassic park , Dynamic duo enters the out back , now that's the time to checked the socks and shoes for surprises in the morning before .. wearin them .. the funnel web spiders are notorious squatters
Thanks for the reassurance! Now one last piece of advice: don't run out of petrol. But if you do run out of petrol, stay with your car. You cannot walk to anywhere, it's too far. About Australian pubs also being hotels: that's still very common and used to be nearly universal. I don't know whether the laws were intended to ensure a supply of accommodation for travellers, or whether it was a wowserish effort to reduce the supply of drinking establishments, but it used to be the case that (in, I think, all Australian states and before Federation, colonies) you could only get a liquor licence if you provided accommodation and meals. So the only pubs in Australia were hotels. (In some jurisdictions they were only allowed to serve alcohol after 6 PM to guests staying in their rooms or dining in their dining rooms.) Then in I think the Fifties or Sixties the laws were revised to allow "clubs" to serve alcohol to their members, members' guests, and people more than twenty miles from home - a provision that was easily exploited. It is only since the Eighties that various states have started issuing liquor licences to just plain bars (not attached to a hotel, golf club, bowling club, or RSL club). The Hotel Kempsey that you stayed in in Kempsey used to be a coaching house, before the railway reached Kempsey in 1917. When I was your age it was a popular drinking-spot, with two bars and a dining-room that performed as a restaurant. Now it is all but defunct, which is rather sad. Anyway, there are lots and lots of old hotels like that in bush towns and villages, which offer rooms and meals, but at which the main business is the public bar.
LOVE your channel Tia and Cheveyo, such a beautiful couple and SO blessed to be with ea other for LIFE.💞💞 Enjoy seeing HUGE Crocs in Darwin Centre up CLOSE where you can go into a THICK glass 100% safe frame into the Croc's large clear space. OR the Adelaide River Cruise where they handfeed HUGE crocs. 🐊🐊 Congratulations on near 60K followers.👏👏Enjoy the rest of yr Journey's. Your both always so positive and upbeat. 💯👍
Down here, just north of Sydney, we are paying $179.9 / L so the prices up there are relatively good. Just had a look and say if you were to go from Port Augusta to Alice Springs, you would be paying $250 + for the pleasure. 20 years ago, we paid $2.30 odd a litre going to Alice Springs.
Kuranda, the Australian Shangrila at the end of the hippie trail in the 1970’s. Love it - so much great unrecorded music came out of Kuranda back then! ❤😊
Thanks for showing us how you have prepared for the next part of your journey. The interior of your car is so neat and tidy. Love the drone footage. Amazing. Love the "big" icons Tia and Cheveyo you are perfecting that accent. Love your videos. 😍
A couple of places worth stopping once you reach the Stuart Highway & turn north. Bitter Springs outside Mataranka. Wonderfully crystal clear hot springs. Perfect place to unwind after a long day on the road. Also, Edith Falls - north of Katherine. Stunning camp sites & croc free swimming! Enjoy....
That waterfall at 7:22 is linked to the tourist-train that goes past. When the train is near, they release more water and halt the train to allow the passengers to take photos. Once the train has past, they reduce the water flow again for next time.
You two are going a way to Darwin I would avoid. I like your quiet calm way of doing videos, Your honesty is very refreshing. Yeah, don't drive at night. Blueberry will look a lot different after a kangaroo or cow encounter. You are traveling through gold and gem country going the way you're going. Have fun.
You showed the windmills on Windy Hill. I used to own 20 acres on the top there. You didn't realize it, but at that point you drove over the highest point on main roads in the country at 3,620 feet. F/or years there was a tiny wooden marker for the height just outside my place. There are higher roads, but not part of the main roads network. Another thing you wouldn't have known is that point is an ancient volcano. The volcanic ash at that point is more than 250 feet deep. The soil is so friable that you can dig into it with your bare hands. Had you known to look, you can see the Coral Sea, which is 49 miles to the east. You probably bypassed Ravenshoe, down in the valley, but that is where I went to school.
@@patwessman1418 And like Ravenshoe in Victoria it is named after a book by that name that was popular in earlier years by Henry Kingsly which is a story centered around the Charge of The Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
I did a similar trip on my motorbike and I only got dehydrated once while camping in the outback so I wouldn't worry at all. Come and ride or drive around Australia, it's an amazing experience!
Tia is quietly hilarious. Every video I actually laugh out loud at something she says. Todays was the mount surprise quip. So witty 😂 Your videos are honestly the most soothing and beautiful way to start my day.
Thanks for taking the time to show that you had taken precautions, your safety had crossed my mind. Love the views, I think Tia could fit inside that croc's mouth, Tia for lunch lol.
Krys the Savannah King is excellent. I'm glad you've found a big thing that meets Cheveyo's high standards 😂. You guys look really well prepared and as others have said, you will be fine if you stay on the bitumen. For the next leg of your journey (Darwin to Western Australia) be aware that a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables (and honey) are prohibited through the border checkpoint. They do check through your car and will take any non-permitted fruit and dispose of it. So only stock up enough fruit etc.. to get you to Kununurra. Love being on the journey with you both. You look like you are having so much fun.
I've just spent the evening binge-watching your Australia videos. I've lived in Australia my whole life and have travelled to most places you've been to so far and feel like I've definitely taken it for granted. It's truly a beautiful continent and you've given me a brand new appreciation for it.
Was that a Waltzing Matilda remix at 1:18
Many fruit pickers are bullied by employers & do not get paid what they deserve. For example the boss is not the farmer but an unregistared contractor who does not pay tax but taxes vonrable backpackers, alway's get an ABN Number of the employer .
I’ve lived here most of my life too and have seen hardly anything! Making me want to explore my own country for sure!!!!
Me as well and inspires to do some serious road trips !
You'll be fine if you stay on tarmac roads. DO NOT go on the dirt roads. That car will literally come apart on dirt roads in NT and north WA.
I was one of the people who warned you to stay off the sand on the nullarbor crossing 'cos you'd get bogged - and you did! The northern crossing is WAY more dangerous offroad than the nullarbor crossing. The nullarbor is grand central station in comparison and not dangerous at all. Ive even ridden a motorbike across the nullarbor crossing - twice (I dont recommend doing that by the way, especially heading west: you really feel that headwind heading west)
I drove alone from Sydney to Broome (and back) in a Ford Laser in 2003. I was the only hatchback amongst utes and 4WD's the whole way. I'll never forget the looks I got from the kids outside a primary school in Halls Creek or maybe Fitzroy Crossing as I drove by - I may as well have been driving a spaceship!! The roads have surely improved in the last 20 years. You'll be fine.
That one lane two way highway hasn't changed since 1994 when my dad and I drove from Rockhampton to Alice Springs.
In 1976 I drove a Morris 1100 all the way around from Melbourne to Melbourne.Took almost a year and the only car problem I had was when I forgot to put the radiator cap back on.
@@petermcculloch4933 Geez thats some really bad traffic in Melbourne! Lol. (Read what you wrote lol). Sounds like you had an epic adventure. Good on you.
The look of satisfaction on Tia's face every time you guys stop at a "Big Thing" and the look on Cheveyo's that is the equivalent of a face palm cracks me up so much!
Love the crushed avocado joke.
You guys are definitely taking in more than just the scenery.
For two people stuck together in a car for weeks, your smiles reveal your still having a great time.
Loving the videos. You should have a travel show on TV.
RUclips is the new TV
They do have a TV show if you cast or use RUclips on your TV.
you're going to have to do the Darwin to Adelaide highway on your next trip to Australia - Uluru, Katherine Gorge (maybe this is north enough that you'll be able to see it this trip, I don't remember, the underground town of Coober Pedy. And of Course the Blue Mountains, and the Inland New England Highway from Sydney to Brisbane. So much content for a second trip!
Yeah, and after Adelaide they could come up the Sturt Highway at least to Robinvale, then to Bendigo, Wagga, Cowra, and through the Blue Mountains on their way to Sydney. Or not bother with Sydney, which is a silly place. From Wentworth Falls there is a nice drive through Capertee, Bylong, and Sandy Hollow to join the New England Highway as Muswellbrook.
Thankyou guys for being so well prepared. Australia has embraced you as honorary Aussies and want to make sure your ok. You're such a lovely couple.You'll be fine.
I know you will enjoy the trip.🎉 My cousins have citrus orchards west of Bundaberg and hire backpackers to pick mandarins and oranges every year
Indeed, we are all happy when travelers from overseas do the basics to ensure their safety when venturing into the outback. The news that you are carrying fluids, basic spares, tool kit and WATER is magic to our ears.
Oh, and happy 4th of July.
Nobody is mentioning the serial killers driving on Flinders highway and central Australia
krys is not a "big thing" it's a life size replica. the crocodile krystina pawlowski is sitting on shown on the sign is not krys the savanna king it's a far smaller crocodile.
there is a photo of krys, and there's always contention about size but regardless it was measured and clearly it is a huge crocodile.
Yes I thought the one she was sitting on in the photo was not a record-setter and Tia was probably right
5 ⭐️ for your prep👌🏽 You will be fine. The single lane blacktop can be a bit tricky but you’ve got the passing etiquette👍🏽 Apart from flood damage and roadworks, you will generally find the blacktop is better quality across the Top End. There’s less extremes of temperature so less expansion and contraction to crack the surface to let water/ice in. The bird at 14:18 is a Wedge Tail Eagle lifting off from feeding on kangaroo road kill. One of the biggest eagles in the world. Enjoy the Top End … it’s another world! Oh, one piece of advice … if you walk into the scrub, make lots of noise and watch where you tread. It is snake country.
Making a noise won't help - snakes are deaf. Tread heavily so they can feel the vibrations through the ground. Then they will go off and hide and you won't notice them.
@@vincentmorand3923 ok, I should have been more specific. I meant just that tread heavily so they feel the vibrations.
Just a tip for driving on the narrow roads up north. Slow down, indicate turning left and get all of your car in the gravel section , that way the other vehicle has the hard top, that way you can save your car windscreen from stone chips or cracks. Have fun
A huge proportion of the fruit picking industry basically relies on tourists coming on working visas and picking fruit as they backpack around. When Covid hit, fruit was basically rotting on the ground where it fell because there just weren't enough people to go pick it. Places like the one in the video are a great way to save fruit that might otherwise have gone to waste
I live in a small rural town. A large number of South Pacific Islanders on a 3 year work visa live in our town.
@@robertmurray8763 that is a very good scheme. Their families back home get supported with remittances and the Aussie farmers/orchardists have access to a reliable workforce. The pay and work conditions are monitored by the Feds to make sure the workers are not exploited. The labourers who comply with the scheme's conditions will get repeat visas. Those who do not are sent back home and excluded from further participation.
Don't wanna freak you out but you're currently driving on the highway of death. It's supposed to have several active serial killers on it
It sucks the fruit picking industries full of abuse and exploitation because the high turnover of workers. It should be illegal to pay less than minimum wage to people, but the farmers get to. the governments happy to turn a blind eye because if they did something it would mean paying more for fruit and veg. The general Publix, happy to play ignorant. The really shitty situation.
My husband and I traveled around eastern Australia fruit picking. It was great and we met some wonderful people along the way. The work ranged in difficulty but we had a ball.
I grew up in a market garden region of New Zealand and one of our favourite Saturday morning activities in season was to go to a farm and pick strawberries or raspberries or other berries to take home ( blackberries grew wild on the side of the road ) I recall vividly my little brother sitting on our dads shoulders at age 3 or 4 and the farmer asking my brother, “did you eat any?” (He always had berry juice on his face from ear to ear ). My brother would have a solemn innocent look on his face and say “noooooo!” My father would offer the farmer to pay for another 2pounds of produce but they’d both laugh and the farmer wouldn’t charge the extra. Every small child in town would be doing the same thing. “One for the bucket, two for me. Another for the bucket, another two for me”
There’s nothing like sleeping under the stars, it’s simply beautiful being almost at one with nature. Enjoy the top end guys
It’s Australia though 😂 Have you seen the giant poisonous spiders and snakes.
If you are travelling to the Kimberley region, highly recommend you stop at Bitter Springs. Thermal, crystal clear waters, best to swim in between May and September, temperature about 33 celcius (91 Farenheit).
Come back to Victoria and visit Wilsons Prom, Phillip Island & the Yarra Valley!
They went to Phillip Island.
The music in this one was spot on - idk what that 80s synth pop was but it was giving perfect road trip vibes!
Loving the longer videos, All of the big things are ridiculous or cheesy its the Australian way :D
Safe travels guys, from Sydney
you will be fine just dont try driving at night. very few fences , cattle, buffalo, wombats, camels , giant red roos. insects. in 74 me and my ex drove sydney to perth via darwin and broome then back to sydney, the bottom way. most roads were dirt gravel or sand. at one point we did not see anotther person or car for 4 days. my car was a 64eh holden wagon auto. had roofracks with 4 tyres a massive tool kit. 40 litres spare fuel , heaps of spare parts. heaps of water. it took us 2 years.. we worked in bowen, perth shepparton. 4 - 6 weeks in each place and got back to sydney with more money than the start. oh ya beware of emus they will run across the road without warning. i hit one , caused a lot of damage.
So weird to see the town my mother used to live, Mount Surprise, featured so specifically!
Glad to see you guys all packed up with tools, supplies, warm clothing etc... I think you'll be safe as there are now most likely thousands of pairs of Aussie eyes watching your amazing journey across the north. If you get in trouble just reach out here and help will be on its way... cheers.
Yes! Good point !
Like #19 from Gilbert, Arizona!🎉❤🐨🦘🫐
We recently drove Cairns to Adelaide. The Qantas Museum at Longreach is a great destination - you can do a cheapy breakfast tour too…
Looks like you’re heading north…as you were!
Loving these longer videos 👍
The Big Potato is still undefeated IMO.
Yay agreed - it hasn't been rolled yet !
Pro tip for avocados: when they are ripe, put them in a sealed bowl of water in the fridge. They'll keep for over a week.
I don't think they have a fridge in the car! 😆 Good tip though, transferring my avos to water now...
That croc statue looks a bit exaggerated but the photo also looks smaller than the one in Darwin museum his head is a meter tall and a meter wide..and pritty long go to croc Cove in Darwin city they got some big crocs and feed the little ones.
My Step Mums Uncle use to live in Kuranda, and had a stall at those markets. I've been very lucky to do the train and the cable car, It's very pretty there 😊
Mate, my husband and I have done two round Australia trips in the last few years. Whilst outback travel is long and a bit isolated, you will be surprised at the number of people travelling. If something goes wrong, somebody will come along and offer help Aussies are friendly people. Also you will be travelling through larger towns Mt Isa, Charters Towers, Katherine .and lots of smaller ones and they all offer shops, fuel etc. But always fill up with petrol when you have the chance and minimise your chances of running dry. You need an eski and ice to keep those beers cold. You have some of the best travelling videos that I have watched. There is so much to see and you are triggering so many of my happy memories with your videos. Enjoy!
Yea it’s all heavily-trafficked, sealed road. Fuel stations every 100 miles or so.
Nothing to worry about at all, though many of our viewers do seem worried.
@@OnePackWanderers We're worried because back in your Nullabor video you tried to take Blueberry off-road.
@@OnePackWanderers It's because we care....x
@@OnePackWanderersSERIAL KILLER ALERT🚨 🚨 🚨
Don't wanna freak you out but you're currently driving on the highway of death. It's supposed to have several active serial killers on it. DO NOT PULL OVER AT NIGHT
When we were travelling with our kids, we got the Kuranda Train from Cairns to Kuranda and got the Skyrail back down. One of the most memorable experiences we've had! The old style train was fantastic and you get a lot of history and info along the way. The Skyrail was awesome too but a bit nerve wracking for some of us.
The reason why there are so many car parks is because people are visiting THE Daintree Rainforest - the oldest , prehistoric, rainforest in the world. I've been there, too, and have gone down into the valley and sat on a rock next to the rapids in the river and it was a glorious experience! The sky-rail gave a wonderful oversight of part of the rainforest. You were on the Atherton Tablelands which are cooler than the land below. There is a huge, stuffed crocodile in a Darwin museum.
Kuranda isn’t in the Daintree….
Another day....another diverse landscape. Love how you appreciate the dry barren countryside as well as the lush tropical forest. It is very desolate from now on, but you guys have prepared and researched well and that will give you great peace of mind and allow you to really enjoy the adventures to come. First chance you get, try the chilli mud crab....OMG
Mount Surprise, but there's no mountain. "That's the surprise". You guys are really picking up the Aussie sense of houmour🤩🤩
That's why they are called Strangler Vines. Eventually they cover the entire tree and then the dead tree rots away on the inside leaving an incredibly big rainforest tree with a huge hollow in the middle of it.
i really like how you show australia...it feels a lot like how i see it (as an australian) ...and yes...a lot of the 'big' things are craptastic...but that's their charm 😊
Darwin is the most different place I've ever been to - looking forward to seeing what you make of it. Sadly I discovered the food market the day before I left and it was incredible - best Singapore chilli crab I've ever had outside of Singapore.
What's the name of the market? I googled it and saw several options.
@@helenrimmer-CarryOnRTW I have good memories of the Mindil Beach sunset market.
@@brettevill9055 have added it to my google lists, thank you!
@@helenrimmer-CarryOnRTW I think they are just called Darwin Markets - you can’t miss them as they are pretty big and they have lots of street food stalls. Haha although I did miss them tell the day before I left 😂😂😂
@@tironibusmaximus6100 haha, thanks! It's so hard to keep track and see everything. Super glad you mentioned it 😄
The two of you are such nice people. I like how you get off the beaten track.
the cinematography just gets better and better each episode. that montage half way thru was amazing
Comment just for support. You're doing a great job 🙂
I’m glad you put our minds to rest, because my main concern wasn’t your ability to drive and take care of the car, but rather the route you were taking and whether the roads were sealed. Be on the lookout for animals on the roads and crocs near rivers. Don’t get closer than thirty feet to the rivers at the top end! God bless you both and give you a very safe journey. ❤️🙏🇦🇺
OMG I’m so loving all your videos. Such a lovely, down to earth, humble, beautiful couple.
The videos just keep getting better! You guys make me want to get a drone too, love the versatility in the videos! The more northern parts of Australia look so different 🤩
Just found your youtube channel. Love your videos on Australia. It's like reading a really good book, you just can't put down.
Pemberton, yay! One of my favourite places, although it gets bloody cold there at night! But it's worth it. 😊
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... and yeah, the last time there was a crocodilian species as big as that statue, there were still non-avian dinosaurs wandering around... 😜
We have a vine called a Strangler Fig. They climb and wrap around an established tree then the vine fuses together creating a new robust hollow tree. The original tree dies and rots away leaving the hollow.
If you notice with all the termite mounds, they build them on an east-west direction to help ventilate the heat. The perfect example of nature evolving successfully to the environment.
We are enjoying the longer videos !
Love your relationship ❤
Enjoyed this video. Fantastic. Well done on your continuing adventure~ Well filmed as well. The drone is adding an extra dimension for sure~
You both also seem very relaxed. And I think Australia has that effect on people when they begin to explore it.
Loving the One Pack Wanderers! Keep the videos coming.. this is a fun journey~ Enjoy those mandarins!!
HUGE tip for getting (or not getting) fuel in the top end of Aus, if a tanker is filling the tanks at the servo when you get there, do not buy it if you can wait a day, it stirs up all the crap at the bottom and will at best only wreck your fuel filter in a heartbeat. Avoid at all cost.
This is a really excellent tip. Thank you.
@@OnePackWanderers in the Northern regions the fuel tanks at servos haven't been serviced or replaced since the 60's, you should be okay with your route but never buy fuel while a servo is getting filled up in general. the sludge of dirt, algae and other nasty stuff will kill a car. most vehicles that do this have dual fuel filters and typically 4X4. little ol Blueberry wont stand a chance if you get dirty fuel.
As always, stay safe.
Your videos are amazing.
Thanks for showing me so many beautiful parts of my own country that i myself haven't seen.
You guys will be fine... blueberry is in great shape.
Thanks for keeping it real...and being your true selves. Enjoy. Xo
You guys are so lovely. Good on you planning the trip so well with Blueberry. That camping spot looked beautiful and restful. How funny that you always get the bird poop Tia. I wonder why that is!🤔 Maybe you are 'more at one with nature' 🤔🤔🤔😉😆🤗. I LOVE the croc!!! He is majestic. Cheveyo, your feelings on the Big things are extremely entertaining!! Whoever said "a look can speak volumes" must have seen your responses to Big things on a face back then! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
needing a trim, Cheveyo :)
Thankyou for your enjoyable also educational Video's I am pretty sure many many AUSSIES have never seen what you are showing so I congratulate you both for showing us .
You guys are so fun.
As many have said, your car will make it no worries. Hitting animals is more of a concern than break-downs these days, so definitely keep doing what you are doing, and stop before dusk. I was on a bus from Mt Isa to Dalby (basically the length of Qld) at night and we hit 9 kangaroos. The bus just kept on going... until it hit a plains turkey. That smashed the windscreen and we had to wait for a couple of hours on the side of the road till they could come along with another bus.
Fun fact about those termite mounds. As you get further north, you'll see they become taller and thin, much like an apartment building. They build them so the length runs North-South. This is so that they warm up in the morning and afternoon with the east - west sun, but stay cool in the middle of the day when it's hottest, as the sun comes from the North / directly above them.
And finally, there are vines that literally do kill the tree. Look up "Strangler Figs". There are some in a rain forest near my home that you can climb up inside, because they completely enveloped a grown tree, and the tree died and rotted away to nothing. (They grow in the same areas as Gympie Gympie trees. It's not just our animals that are killers. ^^)
keep an eye on the weather there been a bit of rain out west qld, and road can get cut, plus the picture is a different croc there is no pic of the real croc and this had led to some scepticism, oh and the vine is killing the tree
You need to buy head nets for the flies
Wow, you two have driven so far in blueberry almost without any real incident, so all the very best for the rest of your journey. 🤗👍...For USA viewers who think everything in Australia is out to kill or eat any tourist, could you dispel that rumour in a comment to say that travelling with care is safe for anyone...Please. 😇😜🤪👍😄
LOL - Nar its pretty safe. They are definitely doing the right thing and ensuring the car is well maintained and also making sure they have good supplies. That said, whilst the roads they are travelling on are remote, there is some traffic. There are VERY remote roads in OZ with very long distances between roadhouses and towns, but they are all dirt roads and not roads suitable for 2WD drive cars like Blueberry.
I've been to Australia twice as a female solo traveler. I am beyond scared of snakes and only saw two from a safe distance. Most of the people are friendly and uf you listen to the warnings of locals (which areas to avoid at night etc) them you're pretty safe in my opinion. Tbh I've felt less safe in public places in the US.
The blue sky, the green trees, look so unreal. Are you sure you both not somewhere in paradise? Oh wait, Australia is the paradise.
I have visited Kuranda and did the train and sky rail and it was epic,well worth the money,but from now until you get back to Perth you will be taking me into virgin territory and i am exited to see what i have missed out on,and also where i might end up on my next visit to Australia,Cheers you two you are doing a great job.👌
Ah Kuranda my home village, glad you got to see it :)
Nailed the music .
I've seen an old polaroid from the 1970s, on the wall in a pub near Tully, of a croc crossing a road and the croc would have been bigger than your car, a proper dinosaur. You look well enough prepared to me for where you are at the moment for day driving. Very good idea to get off the road before dusk. Lots of bugs out that way, I found using a red light when camping didnt attract the mozzies. Also along the way ask where you can about any flooding and petrol availability in NT, its been raining alot up there lately. I've seen a sign saying "no fuel here" at a lil place where alot of people are starting to run out and that sign means - f... off. Good luck.
Take the advice from some alarmists with a grain of salt. Outback highways these days are so well travelled if you breakdown someone will always be along.
The only thing about the outback highways is that it was sometimes not advisable to travel too far off them because it's so flat in some parts it wasn't easy to find landmarks to guide you.
Modern technology like GPS means you're not likely to get lost and it's rare now that anyone dies of starvation or lack of water in the outback when travelling by car.
Visitor information centres or police stations are the first port of call if you're not sure and you would be used to the same thing when travelling in the US.
Very grounded comment, thank you 😊
With the wind farms, they spray a paint on the blades that poison anything in a ten metre radius, not even ants live under them. Plus the bird life is devastated too.
Lovin this guys.👍😎 Gives me itchy feet to get out & see those beautiful colours again in the outback.
❤️ it.
Kuranda was the one place I went to from Cairns for the day.
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you guys sure have travelled some miles.....................nice to have you here. Travel safely and have fun
You’re certainly heading bush now guys. I’m currently reading a book about Elspeth Beard who road around the world solo for 2yrs on her 1974 BMW motorbike back in 1982 when she was 23yrs old. Such a fantastic life changing adventure. Safe travels and enjoy the outback.
I’m really looking forward to seeing the next video. I’ve never seen this drive in Australia.
Fantastic vlog again, guys! Those drone shots are amazing and we all love your kindness and sense of humour!
What about the fuel filter !!!Have u changed it??Good luck with the trip and have a good one,cheers!!
A pub is a public house which usually has some rooms to rent as well as the bar for refreshments.
Tia just loved that crocodile doesn't she ? that crocodile sure looks like it walked right out from jurassic park , Dynamic duo enters the out back , now that's the time to checked the socks and shoes for surprises in the morning before .. wearin them .. the funnel web spiders are notorious squatters
Thanks for the reassurance! Now one last piece of advice: don't run out of petrol. But if you do run out of petrol, stay with your car. You cannot walk to anywhere, it's too far.
About Australian pubs also being hotels: that's still very common and used to be nearly universal. I don't know whether the laws were intended to ensure a supply of accommodation for travellers, or whether it was a wowserish effort to reduce the supply of drinking establishments, but it used to be the case that (in, I think, all Australian states and before Federation, colonies) you could only get a liquor licence if you provided accommodation and meals. So the only pubs in Australia were hotels. (In some jurisdictions they were only allowed to serve alcohol after 6 PM to guests staying in their rooms or dining in their dining rooms.) Then in I think the Fifties or Sixties the laws were revised to allow "clubs" to serve alcohol to their members, members' guests, and people more than twenty miles from home - a provision that was easily exploited. It is only since the Eighties that various states have started issuing liquor licences to just plain bars (not attached to a hotel, golf club, bowling club, or RSL club).
The Hotel Kempsey that you stayed in in Kempsey used to be a coaching house, before the railway reached Kempsey in 1917. When I was your age it was a popular drinking-spot, with two bars and a dining-room that performed as a restaurant. Now it is all but defunct, which is rather sad. Anyway, there are lots and lots of old hotels like that in bush towns and villages, which offer rooms and meals, but at which the main business is the public bar.
Such a great part of Australia. Always warm all year and so much to see !
LOVE your channel Tia and Cheveyo, such a beautiful couple and SO blessed to be with ea other for LIFE.💞💞 Enjoy seeing HUGE Crocs in Darwin Centre up CLOSE where you can go into a THICK glass 100% safe frame into the Croc's large clear space. OR the Adelaide River Cruise where they handfeed HUGE crocs. 🐊🐊 Congratulations on near 60K followers.👏👏Enjoy the rest of yr Journey's. Your both always so positive and upbeat. 💯👍
Down here, just north of Sydney, we are paying $179.9 / L so the prices up there are relatively good. Just had a look and say if you were to go from Port Augusta to Alice Springs, you would be paying $250 + for the pleasure. 20 years ago, we paid $2.30 odd a litre going to Alice Springs.
It’s even more incredible in the dry season ..the greenery is insane unique climate zone for sure
Wow that orange- colored road I love it very unique..
Fun fact, coming up soon Mt Isa and Iconic Australian underground mining center, just a few kms closer to Adelaide SA than to Brisbane Qld.
Kuranda, the Australian Shangrila at the end of the hippie trail in the 1970’s. Love it - so much great unrecorded music came out of Kuranda back then! ❤😊
Thanks for showing us how you have prepared for the next part of your journey. The interior of your car is so neat and tidy. Love the drone footage. Amazing. Love the "big" icons Tia and Cheveyo you are perfecting that accent. Love your videos. 😍
I love these videos so much I’m watching it again
I have stayed at The Purple Pub a few times many years ago. Those termite hills get so much bigger.
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A couple of places worth stopping once you reach the Stuart Highway & turn north. Bitter Springs outside Mataranka. Wonderfully crystal clear hot springs. Perfect place to unwind after a long day on the road.
Also, Edith Falls - north of Katherine. Stunning camp sites & croc free swimming!
Enjoy....
That waterfall at 7:22 is linked to the tourist-train that goes past. When the train is near, they release more water and halt the train to allow the passengers to take photos. Once the train has past, they reduce the water flow again for next time.
Load of crap 😂
You two are going a way to Darwin I would avoid. I like your quiet calm way of doing videos, Your honesty is very refreshing. Yeah, don't drive at night. Blueberry will look a lot different after a kangaroo or cow encounter. You are traveling through gold and gem country going the way you're going. Have fun.
You showed the windmills on Windy Hill. I used to own 20 acres on the top there. You didn't realize it, but at that point you drove over the highest point on main roads in the country at 3,620 feet. F/or years there was a tiny wooden marker for the height just outside my place. There are higher roads, but not part of the main roads network. Another thing you wouldn't have known is that point is an ancient volcano. The volcanic ash at that point is more than 250 feet deep. The soil is so friable that you can dig into it with your bare hands. Had you known to look, you can see the Coral Sea, which is 49 miles to the east. You probably bypassed Ravenshoe, down in the valley, but that is where I went to school.
A little bit of useless information: "Ravenshoe" is pronounced "Ravens hoe".
@@patwessman1418 And like Ravenshoe in Victoria it is named after a book by that name that was popular in earlier years by Henry Kingsly which is a story centered around the Charge of The Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava in the Crimean War.
You must do a lot off editing as you guys can't be that happy all the time ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks for showing me my own Beautiful Country.
(I need to get out more...)
Great job safe roads have fu
the purple pub is legendary and they have an open air theatre just down the road
I did a similar trip on my motorbike and I only got dehydrated once while camping in the outback so I wouldn't worry at all. Come and ride or drive around Australia, it's an amazing experience!
You are going to go through some of the most beautiful country in the world. It’s so unique, you will be blown away!
Tia is quietly hilarious. Every video I actually laugh out loud at something she says. Todays was the mount surprise quip. So witty 😂 Your videos are honestly the most soothing and beautiful way to start my day.
Thanks for taking the time to show that you had taken precautions, your safety had crossed my mind. Love the views, I think Tia could fit inside that croc's mouth, Tia for lunch lol.
Krys the Savannah King is excellent. I'm glad you've found a big thing that meets Cheveyo's high standards 😂.
You guys look really well prepared and as others have said, you will be fine if you stay on the bitumen.
For the next leg of your journey (Darwin to Western Australia) be aware that a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables (and honey) are prohibited through the border checkpoint. They do check through your car and will take any non-permitted fruit and dispose of it. So only stock up enough fruit etc.. to get you to Kununurra.
Love being on the journey with you both. You look like you are having so much fun.
Oh the honey house !! Frozen bananas and that tea house 💗❤️💗❤️