The Scenic Route Australia

The Scenic Route Australia 🔆Fulltime Travelling Family of 4 + Frenchie
🔆 AAV4x4 Fuso Truck & 27ft Boundless Caravan
📍Currently in Visit NSW

We are a family of 4 plus our French Bulldog, Carlo, who have sold our house and everything we own to travel Australia full. Come follow us on our big lap adventure in our Fuso Truck, towing a 27ft Caravan.

What a ride! Lap 1.0 around the top end & central Australia over the last 8 months will be ingrained in our memories for...
26/02/2025

What a ride! Lap 1.0 around the top end & central Australia over the last 8 months will be ingrained in our memories forever.
🛻16,311km travelled
🏕️Over 135 places visited

✨We have seen places we never knew existed, met people who have become lifelong friends and most importantly gained some beautiful memories with our family.

Just to recap…. Last 10 months
🏡 MARCH- sold our property in south Brissy
🏡 APRIL- purchased another property to stay in the market
🚐 APRIL- picked up our newly built Boundless caravan
🚙 MAY- after $25k of upgrades we lost our Y62 Patrol and gained our Fuso truck
🍂MAY - set off on lap 1.0 for 8 months
☀️MAY\JUNE- headed up QLD coastline to cairns, then inland to northern QLD
🏜️ JUNE/JULY- crossed over the border into NT, explored all the way upto Darwin
🐊 AUGUST- crossed over into WA, spent 4 weeks on the Gibb River Road / Kalumburu in northern Kimberleys
🏝️SEPTEMBER- Explored Broome/ Dampier Peninsula then finished off the southern Kimberley back into NT.
🧡 NOVEMBER- headed down the guts of the NT to explore all The Red Centre.
🪨 NOV/DEC - made our way through the Opal capital, Coober Pedy, Flinders Rangers in SA and through to country NSW
🎄DEC/JAN - Hit Broken Hill and finished up through Waterfall Way back up to our home town Brisvagus!

Our Fuso Canter Truck has been an absolute beast to cruise around Oz in, she has tackelled the worst and best conditions and never let us down. Our Boundless caravan has been tested and is the pinnacle of what an off-road tiny home should be.

We now set off on LAP 2.0 for the next 8 months tracking around the southern part of Australia finishing up on the WA coastline.

We wanted to say a big thankyou to everyone who has supported us on this journey so far 🧡. We look forward to sharing all the good, bad and ugly of our next adventure around Oz with you!

here is the link to our full WikiCamps Itinerary-
https://wctrip.co/au/4770297/07eef18b-bcb8-4dfc-9621-21911950f90f

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Happy Vday to all the loved up couples and happy to be singles out there ❣️A special 🌹 for this s***k, wouldn’t have don...
14/02/2025

Happy Vday to all the loved up couples and happy to be singles out there ❣️
A special 🌹 for this s***k, wouldn’t have done this crazy adventure without you by my side.

Under body armer completed ✔️ Our girl checked into for some new bolt-ons before we start our lap 2.0 for 2025. Travell...
11/02/2025

Under body armer completed ✔️
Our girl checked into for some new bolt-ons before we start our lap 2.0 for 2025.
Travelling fulltime we found rocks and sticks are our worst enemy so protection is a must 💪
We added the below accessories for our Fuso Canter below 👇
- Radiator guard
- Air conditioning condenser guard
- Diff & steering arm guard
- Invision spotlights & light bar
- Mud flaps
- Step extensions
- Extended grab handles

You can find the full range of AAV truck accessories here for both Fuso Canter and Isuzu NPS - ➡️ https://aav4x4.com.au/

Thanks team AAV (especially Kim, Michael and Tave for a dry, dust free area to use for the day and a tour of the AAV shop where all the magic happens 🙏
Can’t wait to hit the road again
🛻


Happiest 9th birthday to our beautiful Ava monkey. You’re growing into such a beautiful young lady and we couldn’t be pr...
09/02/2025

Happiest 9th birthday to our beautiful Ava monkey. You’re growing into such a beautiful young lady and we couldn’t be prouder of the kind hearted, nature loving, kind soul that you are. Love you gorgeous girl, keep shining 🩷🥳

📍Waterfall Way, NSWSave and share this spectacular scenic drive through NSW hinterland of stunning waterfalls and lookou...
02/02/2025

📍Waterfall Way, NSW
Save and share this spectacular scenic drive through NSW hinterland of stunning waterfalls and lookouts.
The 185km Waterfall Way scenic drive links Coffs harbour and Armidale, passing rainforest, river valleys and waterfalls, including New England and Dorrigo national parks.
⭐️Armidale
-Wollomombi Falls/Gorge
-Cathedral Rock
-Dutton Trout Hatchery
-Ebor Falls / campground
-Dorrigo / Crystal falls / national park cafe & lookout
-Dangar Falls / campground
-Newell Falls
-Bellingen
Amazing part of Australia, add it to your list

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Back to school 📚The vanschooling class of 2025 has now commenced! Ava year 4 and Connor year 2… we have already had to c...
30/01/2025

Back to school 📚
The vanschooling class of 2025 has now commenced! Ava year 4 and Connor year 2… we have already had to call in Principal Dad to pull order back in the classroom

Today’s class consisted of 45 minutes of a combined maths, english and handwriting lesson followed by 4 hours of waterfall exploring, snail enclosure making and quality family time, not a bad way to start 2025!

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We love a sunburnt country,A land of sweeping plains,Of ragged mountain ranges,Of droughts and flooding rains.We love he...
25/01/2025

We love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of droughts and flooding rains.
We love her far horizons,
We love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror..
The wide brown land for me!
- Dorothea Mackellar

🧡Happy Australia Day everyone🧡

Help please 🙏 🙏🙏We keep hearing that we need to book WA coastlines just to get a spot in places like Shark Bay, Monkey M...
23/01/2025

Help please 🙏 🙏🙏
We keep hearing that we need to book WA coastlines just to get a spot in places like Shark Bay, Monkey Mia, Ningaloo etc at least 4-6 months in advance…. 😱🤯🫣

So we are doing the bottom of Australia for the next half of our lap of Oz. We are planning to hit WA from May to August- September which gives us 4-5 months to get upto Exmouth. Can we please get some advise on the MUST DO locations but also the BEST camp spots at those sites for example the ‘Ningaloo camp site 17’ and how long you would stay at each site?
If anyone has an itinerary of this that would be awesome 🤩

Any advice from anyone who has done it already would be appreciated, we want to get the most out of it as this will be our only opportunity to do so.
Thanks in advance
Bek & Doug 🤠🛻🏕️

📍 Flinders Ranges, We stayed at , which was our dog friendly base camp for the next two days. We put together this 2 d...
21/01/2025

📍 Flinders Ranges,
We stayed at , which was our dog friendly base camp for the next two days. We put together this 2 day google map Flinders’s Ranges itinerary, which hits all the main areas to explore including the very cool Moralana 4x4 scenic drive . Click the link to save.

Flinders Ranges google maps itinerary
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8W1v8rAmjDw9ULHo7?g_st=ic

Hawker
Rawnsly Park Station
Cazneaux Tree
Wilpena Pound Resort
Bunyeroo Valley Lookout
Stokes Hill Lookout
Prairie Hotel & Outback Lodge
Brachina Gorge
Blinman
Moralana Scenic Drive (4x4)

Amazing part of Australia, add it to your list

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📍 Coober Pedy, Central South Australia Known as the Opal Capital of the world, Coober Pedy was such a unique town to vis...
23/12/2024

📍 Coober Pedy, Central South Australia
Known as the Opal Capital of the world, Coober Pedy was such a unique town to visit as we had never seen an underground town before. When people talk about Opal fever we now understand why they made a tv series about it.

🏕️ we stayed 3 nights at BIG4 Stuart Range Outback Resort. It was great, big sites, nice pool and the best pizza we have ever had. Fill up your tanks before arriving as water is limited in the town and cost us $1 per 40litres.

Here is our favourite things to do while here. Give yourself at least 3 nights to experience everything the underground town has to offer.

1. Noodling - there is a public noodling area with mounds from the mining sites. It is free and you can hire a black light, shovel and headlight for $20 each and there is so much Opal to find.
2. Old Timers Mine was our favourite mine, it’s $40 per family and goes deep into the mines plus a museum & Opal shop.
3. Other mines & museums include
- Desert Cave museum/ bar cafe
- Umoona Opal Mine & Museum
- Opal Cave Underground
- Faye’s underground home
4. Check out the Catacomb & St Peter/Paul Catholic Churches
5. Big Winch 360 is a must do for lunch or dinner, looks over the whole of Coober Pedy and is beautiful at sunset
6. Visit the two Coober Pedy entrance and hill signs

Add it to the list when visiting the centre of South Australia

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Happiest 7th birthday to our gorgeous little man, Connor! This kid has embraced every part of our new on the road life a...
18/12/2024

Happiest 7th birthday to our gorgeous little man, Connor!
This kid has embraced every part of our new on the road life and has blossomed into a confident happy go lucky little human. We couldn’t ask for anything more and are so grateful we get to spend as much quality time with you as time is precious and your growing up way to fast 🥳💛7️⃣🎂

✨Bucket list experience- Cycling around Uluru! If you’re planning a trip to the Red Centre, save this for everything you...
14/12/2024

✨Bucket list experience- Cycling around Uluru!
If you’re planning a trip to the Red Centre, save this for everything you need to know when bike riding around the rock.

🛂 you need a permit to enter the national park, it’s $38 per adult, kids are free.
🚴The full loop is 10.6km from the carpark or 15km from the Cultural Centre and takes about 1.5 to 2 hours at a cruisey pace.
🕣 Early morning is the best time to ride, we left at 8.30am.
🚲 You can hire a bike from or we brought ours from Kmart.
💦🥪Pack some snack, water and spare tyre tubes as the paths can get rocky.

This was truly an unforgettable experience for our family, the close-up view of the sacred rock and its stunning surroundings were just something everyone needs to experience in their lifetime 🚴‍♂️🌄

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📍Field of Light, Uluru NT This absolutely blew our minds! 🤯 50,000 spindles of light, covering more than seven football ...
07/12/2024

📍Field of Light, Uluru NT
This absolutely blew our minds! 🤯 50,000 spindles of light, covering more than seven football fields or 49,000m2. This is the largest installation that artist Bruce Munro has ever created. Carrying the name Tili Wiru Tjuta Nyakutjaku (which means looking at lots of beautiful lights), that bring life and colour to the desert.
What started out as a temporary exhibition has been extended indefinitely.

Ticket includes a bus ride to and from the location, Takes around 30 minutes to walk through
$48per adult
$35 per child
$166 family of 4

Is an absolute must do when visiting the Red Centre NT.

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📍Kata Tjuta - The Red Centre, NT Uluru is iconic but Kata Tjuṯa was just something else.Here is our must do list 🤩Sunris...
04/12/2024

📍Kata Tjuta - The Red Centre, NT
Uluru is iconic but Kata Tjuṯa was just something else.

Here is our must do list 🤩
Sunrise lookout - Get up early and watch the sunrise over Kata Tjuta and Uluru at the Kata Tjuṯa Dunes Viewing Area.

Valley of the Winds - full circuit 7km 2-3 hours. There are two lookout points along the track. Karu lookout (1 hour, 2.2 km return)Karingaṉa lookout (2.5 hours, 5.4 km return) grade 4. This walk is absolutely breathtaking, walking inbetween the red domes with unreal views.

Walpa Gorge Walk
2.6km / 1 hour return - easy grade 2
An absolute must do, the giant red rock walls are just spectacular

Add it to the list when visiting the centre of Australia

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📍Uluru Sunset lookout, NTThis was an unreal spot to check out the rock, just down the road from the Aryes Rock Campgroun...
24/11/2024

📍Uluru Sunset lookout, NT
This was an unreal spot to check out the rock, just down the road from the Aryes Rock Campground. Head down 1 hour before sunset to get a good spot, pack some drinks and nibbles and enjoy the view.
We were pleasantly surprised when our mat colours tied in perfectly with our family portrait photo with Uluru 🤩🧡

So proud of our ‘Shelby’ Fuso Truck! She got us to the red centre and has done over 15,000km around Australia with only a scratch 🛻💪

If your an early riser check out Talinguṟu Nyakunytjaku - Uluṟu Sunrise Viewing Area

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Any excuse to use the big rig’s snatch strap… Tree came down over a busy road after a storm so we decided to help get it off before it caused an accident… and Doug loves any excuse to get the strap out 😆 Good old Shelby proves her worth once again 🛻💪 #recovery #fusotruck #trucklife #4x4 #offroad #storm #Australia #thebiglap #travellingfamily #vanlife #travelaustralia #adventure #seeaustralia #caravaningwithkids #videooftheday #instreels #rvliving

4th tyre puncture of the trip 🙄huge ass screw in our 37’s…always remember a puncture repair kit, first time using ours! Tips we learnt were… lube her up before inserting and let down tyre pressure before starting the patch up process 🤦‍♀️😆 📸 https://www.instagram.com/thescenicrouteaustralia/profilecard/?igsh=bmhvMTc1amZyZzJm #tyre #tyrepuncture #repair #southaustralia #australia #thebiglap #travellingfamily #vanlife #travelaustralia #4x4 #adventure #seeaustralia #caravaningwithkids #videooftheday #instreels #rvliving #offroad

We were called to help these guys who got stuck on active train tracks at Lake Hart in South Australia. After an intense 20 minutes and many helping hands we were able to get them off. Police were called just in time to stop a freight train only 500m down the track within minutes. A very close call and a reminder to never drive or cross active train tracks. 📸 https://www.instagram.com/thescenicrouteaustralia/profilecard/?igsh=bmhvMTc1amZyZzJm #patrol #traintracks #closecall #southaustralia #fusocanter #rescue #thebiglap #travellingfamily #vanlife #travelaustralia #4x4 #adventure #seeaustralia #caravaningwithkids #videooftheday #instreels #rvliving #offroad

This desert storm came out of nowhere while we were staying in Coober Pedy South Australia! First time we actually felt scared being in a caravan 😳 📸 https://www.instagram.com/thescenicrouteaustralia/profilecard/?igsh=bmhvMTc1amZyZzJm #desertstorm #storm #cooberpedy #australia #sa #southaustralia #thebiglap #travellingfamily #vanlife #travelaustralia #adventure #seeaustralia #caravaningwithkids #videooftheday #instreels #rvliving #offroad

What do you think about our new piece of artwork? It reminded us of our journey so far. We have never brought new artwork before but once we saw this beautiful piece being painted by a very talented aboriginal artist in Uluru we had to have it on our wall of our next home. 📸 https://www.instagram.com/thescenicrouteaustralia/profilecard/?igsh=bmhvMTc1amZyZzJm #artwork #uluru #aboriginalart #australia #redcentre #nt #ntaustralia #thebiglap #travellingfamily #vanlife #travelaustralia #4x4 #adventure #seeaustralia #caravaningwithkids #videooftheday #instreels #rvliving

Have you seen all the wild flowers of the Red Centre Australia 🧡🌼🪻🌷we were blown away with how many there actually were. 📸 https://www.instagram.com/thescenicrouteaustralia/profilecard/?igsh=bmhvMTc1amZyZzJm #katatjuta #uluru #redrock #australia #hike#valleyofthewinds #redcentre #nt #nationalpark #ntaustralia #sunrise #thebiglap #travellingfamily #vanlife #travelaustralia #4x4 #adventure #seeaustralia #caravaningwithkids #videooftheday #instreels #rvliving #offroad

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