The Connelly Caravan
Current weather: 16/5°C, raining
Total distance travelled: 692km
After talking about this trip for so long, and being consumed by the unending to-do's and goodbyes in the lead up, it was hard to comprehend the significance of driving away from our house this morning.
6:45am was a little later than our planned departure, but put us well ahead of most other north-bound vehicles.Fun fact: after passing Lilydale McDonald's, we didn't see another set of golden arches for the remaining ~690km's... that's almost unheard of!
Matt Connelly
30 chapters
28 Apr 2021
2. The one when we started driving
June 25, 2021
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Forbes, NSW
Current weather: 16/5°C, raining
Total distance travelled: 692km
After talking about this trip for so long, and being consumed by the unending to-do's and goodbyes in the lead up, it was hard to comprehend the significance of driving away from our house this morning.
6:45am was a little later than our planned departure, but put us well ahead of most other north-bound vehicles.Fun fact: after passing Lilydale McDonald's, we didn't see another set of golden arches for the remaining ~690km's... that's almost unheard of!
A quick breakfast stop in Yea, before finding our way onto the start of the A39 through Seymour, Shepparton, then leaving VIC via Tocumwal.
Side note: I'm rather unimpressed there's no safe photo taking opportunity at the Tocumwal border crossing. A customary photo-op gone begging
A short roadside stop for lunch and fuel in Finley before tracking north along the Newell. Not much other than wild emus and swollen rivers to be seen around these parts at the moment.
We eventually rolled into Wheogo Park in Forbes, NSW just before 5pm. A nice, quiet riverside park, right in town. Now time to take a breath before the tomorrow's next surge north.
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1. The one about a crazy idea
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2. The one when we started driving
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3. The one when we outran COVID, then got bogged
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4. The one when the holiday began
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5. The one when COVID caught back up
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6. The one with trivia, ISIS and sugar cane
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7. The one with the waterslides
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8. The one with deep fried dinners and sunsets
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9. The one with rock slides in the rainforest
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10. The one in the not-so-wet tropical rainforests
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11. The one when we showered with tree pythons
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12. The one when we left QLD
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13. The one with stars, marbles, and dust
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14. The one with Josh's birthday
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15. The one in hospital
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16. The one with footy, fish and fireworks
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17. The one with lots of crocs
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18. The one with boats and beers
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19. The one with the Witnishes
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20. The one with the grand final
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21. The one where we changed our plans
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22. The one when we were on a break... from our break
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23. The one when we got locked-up
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24. The one when we went back to the future
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25. The one with the record-equalling day
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26. The one when we swam in a huge tropical aquarium
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27. The one with docile dolphins and rollicking rays
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28. The one when we found Kookas and koalas
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29. The one with coins, quokkas and a cat called Pus Pus
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30. The one with swinging
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