Going walkabout around Australia for a year in a campervan...

I've been fascinated with Australia since the 1980s and fell in love with an Australian as well as the country on my first visit in 1988...While the relationship didn't last (but we're still mates), my fascination with the country has...

I've been back multiple times since then but the country is massive and requires more time to really explore...Saving up 3-4 weeks of vacation a year wasn't enough time...About 10 years ago, I decided I needed to do a "Big Lap" of Australia and have been working towards this goal steadily since then including retiring from Corporate America, addressing a number of health issues, and finding the right person to come live with my two golden retrievers while I wanderlust...I finally have everything organized and will blast off on my epic adventure February 22, 2025!

The attached map is my best guess about when and where I will be as I travel anti-clockwise around the country.