In an old homestead on the Comboyne Plateau a remarkable group of people are making history. Well, not so much making history as preserving it. The old house has been offered to the local community to become the Comboyne Historical Museum, and a dedicated team of volunteers is working to restore the building and grounds…

Willow has visited many ghost towns in her travels around Australia. Towns that time forgot in the desolation of the wilderness, the outback towns that never saw the railway tracks arrive, and the towns where industry never prospered. Today we are in Luina – a town that can’t be blamed for trying, for it has…

The Village of Lower Crackpot and accompanying maze may not have its own postcode and it may not be found on any official maps, but I assure you it is an actual, real village. For it has a town hall, a police department, bars and hotels, and even a radio station. Down the main street…

I enjoy writing about the special moments on our travels with Willow. The days we share together exploring towns, the cosy nights in the wilderness, and of course, the sunsets. It’s these experiences that are a pleasure to share and to reflect back on – the times where everything feels so right. But there are,…

Tasmania’s North West is a land of sprawling farms, rugged coastline, and picturesque seaside towns. On the Northern coast the seas of Bass Strait are contradictory in nature. Savage or eerily still. Whereas on the West the Southern Ocean is always savage. Those that visit this region don’t have to venture far off the main…

As we drove down the ferry ramp and rolled onto Tasmanian soil I could finally feel the enthusiasm for the months ahead. We had successfully completed our crazy 1,200km road trip from Comboyne to Melbourne and had survived our Bass Strait crossing on the Spirit of Tasmania, avoiding any covid conditions in the process. We…

When we had just 2 days to travel to Melbourne to catch the ferry to Tasmania it meant some long days driving! Our last night at Ticoba was a chance to say goodbye to our new friends on the farm. We prepared a pizza feast for everyone with Steph’s homemade sourdough bases and a variety…

When we arrived at Ticoba Blueberry and Avocado farm back in December we were expecting to pick blueberries for a few weeks then carry on our adventure down the coast. That was nearly 12 weeks ago. It was a chance to earn some money and escape the summer heat on the Comboyne Plateau above Port…

10 weeks have passed since we arrived at Ticoba Blueberry and Avocado Farm on the Comboyne Plateau. The berry picking season finished a few days ago and we now have some free time. The berries that are left on the bushes are getting soft and are not fit for the markets, but they won’t all…

8 weeks have passed since we arrived on the plateau to pick blueberries at Ticoba farm. In that time we discovered a part of Australia we didn’t know existed but will forever stay in our hearts. We have had lots of time to explore the area so today I am sharing those experiences with you…