The Parental Gap Year

The Parental Gap Year The kids have finished high school, but we’re the ones taking a gap year! We’ve bought the caravan, packing up the house & hitting the road!

Exploring this magnificent country of ours; hopefully inspiring other parents to chase a wild & wonderful gap year

The trip so far 📍Mum’s Jenny Smallcombe for a home cooked meal and napping on ‘The Jason’ 📍Sublime Brewery with the Eas...
21/06/2026

The trip so far
📍Mum’s Jenny Smallcombe for a home cooked meal and napping on ‘The Jason’
📍Sublime Brewery with the Eastwell’s
📍Norval Park beach camp for some ocean air
📍Camp Penny Vista Yeppoon x 2 nights
📍Rubyvale for State of Origin and Sapphire fossicking x 2 nights
📍Lake Elphistone for a whole lot of doing not much! x 2 nights
Currently driving to Arlie Beach

11/06/2026
And we are off! We’ve said good bye to the kiddos and family. Have a fair idea of the route we are taking. Have more w...
11/06/2026

And we are off! We’ve said good bye to the kiddos and family. Have a fair idea of the route we are taking. Have more wine than food 🍷🤣 I think we’re sorted!

24/05/2026
The last 6 weeks in Port Hedland. Sunsets, sunrises, mine sites, tug boats and lots of hi-vis.
24/05/2026

The last 6 weeks in Port Hedland. Sunsets, sunrises, mine sites, tug boats and lots of hi-vis.

24/05/2026

Hello friends and family! We’ve created a page for those who want to follow our adventures and as a photo journal for ourselves. Fellow traveler, please share your fav spots to see in the massive country of ours!!

A weekend away from hi-vis and mining regulations at 80 Mile Beach. Stunning stretch of beach just under 3 hours north ...
24/05/2026

A weekend away from hi-vis and mining regulations at 80 Mile Beach. Stunning stretch of beach just under 3 hours north of Port Hedland. The real adventure kicks off in 3 weeks when we start towing the van over from Brisbane. For now, it’s Gazza The Mazda who’s the star of the show!

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