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How to Photograph a Cat
Read more: How to Photograph a CatEver wondered what goes on at a Van Cat Meow photo shoot? Well some days things go really smoothly – and others? Well I’ll let you see for yourself. What a fiasco! But all’s well that ends well. Here is one of the final photos from our shoot.
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Willow’s Homecoming at Ten Lives Cat Centre
Read more: Willow’s Homecoming at Ten Lives Cat CentreWe had heard that there were a few people at Ten Lives Cat Centre wanting to meet little Willow. So today we dropped in to visit the place she was adopted from all the way back in 2012. Joel, Marketing and Comms Manager, greeted us and gave us a tour around the centre. There have…
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Rich and Willow on ABC Local Radio
Read more: Rich and Willow on ABC Local RadioOn a lovely Hobart afternoon Willow and I were visited by Carol from ABC Local Radio. We talked about life on the road with a little cat, the time Willow growled at a dingo, and when we are going to settle down. Your browser does not support the audio element. You can also read the…
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The Rugged Shack Community of Trial Harbour
Read more: The Rugged Shack Community of Trial HarbourYou don’t have to travel far in Tasmania to find yourself in the wilderness. Even more so on the West Coast with its roads and historic mining towns carved out of the commanding forest. Take a wrong turn in a small town and you will find yourself once again surrounded by ferns and plants reclaiming…
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Not everyone makes it across the Nullarbor
Read more: Not everyone makes it across the NullarborWhen other travellers warned me about crossing the Eyre Highway through the Nullarbor I was skeptical. How bad could it be? We had already travelled on many a tough road in our 2 years since leaving home. But this was something else. In February 2017 we made our crossing. Mind Games It wasn’t the potholes,…
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One whole year of Gratitude
Read more: One whole year of GratitudeThis is about how I made an iPhone app to help me with a little problem. [App store download link here] 2017 was a big year for us. It marked a transition from being full time travellers as we left Western Australia to settling into a nomadic life where we would spend longer stretches in…
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Shack Times at Bay of Fires
Read more: Shack Times at Bay of FiresOur first destination after returning to Tasmania was the East Coast. It’s a place I’ve spent countless summers since I was very young. It’s also one of the last places I visited with Willow before we went to the mainland back in 2015. Shack Times One of my favourite places is Bay of Fires. We…
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Boarding your pets on the Spirit of Tasmania is horrible
Read more: Boarding your pets on the Spirit of Tasmania is horribleAt 7:30pm on the 18th of November Willow and I travelled from Melbourne to Devonport on the Spirit of Tasmania. If you are traveling with your car from mainland Australia to Tasmania your only option is the Spirit of Tasmania ferries. Though after reading this those of you travelling with pets may be inclined to…
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Adelaide to Melbourne in 17 days
Read more: Adelaide to Melbourne in 17 daysIt was November and we had spent around 6 months in South Australia but I left us only 17 days to get to Melbourne to board the ferry to Tasmania. We left the Barossa Valley and had a quick visit to Adelaide before heading south. I snapped this photo of Willow at the Port River Dolphin…
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A seal, a lighthouse, and a lazy cat.
Read more: A seal, a lighthouse, and a lazy cat.Between Portland and Warnambool lies the fishing town of Port Fairy. It was developed in the 1800’s as a whaling port. We visited on a Saturday morning and there were lots of people enjoying the cafes and market. I saw the Pied Oyster Catchers hopping around the rocks looking for their lunch. Meanwhile Willow decided it was…