more images of Van
Driving through a river
What I had in the van.
History of work on Vac
This was the first road trip and the initial shakedown of Vacilando. It was a three day, solo road trip as I did a loop out of Melbourne. I didn't get great weather, and I managed to get Vacilando bogged one night, but it was a lot of fun.
I met Lucille in Melbourne and we planned for a week to drive up to Sydney. This was my first taste of road tripping with a stranger. Some things were great about it, some things could have gone better.
This was the big one. I loaded Vacilando with five strangers, and headed up the coast. It lasted two weeks, and was unforgettable. During this time, we camped every night at free campsites and really took in the Beauty of New South Wales.
I left Agnes with Eva, and Al. It'd been a 3.5 month hiatus from the road so it took those few days to get back into the swing of things.
Save the Best for Last, eh? Well, this one was the best, for a whole variety of reasons, the biggest one being Eva. For a month and a half we drove inland and saw something besides the Australian coast. There were dirt highways, pubs in the middle of nowhere, days without seeing another person, and flies. It was the longest period of time that I've ever traveled with another person, especially where we were together nearly 24/7.