A road trip return journey from Queensland to Western Australia in a Model 3 Tesla

Peter Driscoll & Stephanie Tonkin

Departure 30th July 2021 ~ Return unknown

Blogs listed below - click here to go direct to videos

12 Back to Geraldton - 14/11/2021

12 Back to Geraldton - 14/11/2021

Ever since arriving in WA we had been able to make impromptu arrangements for accommodation or a campsite, and generally planned as we went, trusting...

11 Change of direction - 1/11/2021

11 Change of direction - 1/11/2021

We had three jobs to get done in Geraldton: new rear tyres for Rosella (tick), Stephanie's second Astra Zeneca shot (tick) and haircuts (tick)).  High...

10 Slow pace south - 18/10/2021

10 Slow pace south - 18/10/2021

We left Ningaloo and the North West Cape late in the day. Bullara Station Stay was a convenient destination because it was just 90 km south of Exmouth....

09 Pastels, Red Rocks, and Green - 30/9/2021

09 Pastels, Red Rocks, and Green - 30/9/2021

We returned to Karratha after our day trip to Millstream and stayed at the Best Western Ranges Motel where we could fully charge the car overnight before...

08 Quick steps - 18/9/2021

08 Quick steps - 18/9/2021

Apart from the mandatory venue QR code login, we can forget about the coronavirus, at least for the time being and join the hordes of other interstate...

07 Both sides of the border - 5/9/2021

07 Both sides of the border - 5/9/2021

We stuck to our plan to camp two nights in the Keep River National Park just inside the NT border, and subsequently cross into WA. What we didn’t know...

06 Bush TV - 27/8/2021

06 Bush TV - 27/8/2021

Unperturbed by the fast moving traffic on the Stuart then Victoria Highway, we comfortably travelled the 300 km from Mataranka to Victoria River Roadhouse....

05 Indecision & the way through - 21/8/21

05 Indecision & the way through - 21/8/21

Apart from camping at a roadside rest area, which is not uncommon for many camper trailer or caravan owners, there are two choices for accommodation...

04 Crossing into the NT - 16/8/21

04 Crossing into the NT - 16/8/21

We left Barcaldine for Winton and stopped one night in town and another night camped beside a waterhole (Surprise Ck) in the Bladensburg NP. Winton,...

03 Pushing On - 12/8/21

03 Pushing On - 12/8/21

After Blackwater and our negative COVID results, we pushed on to Emerald not knowing that some good friends and neighbours from Eudlo were just arriving...