Our Stories
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Great Ocean Road adventure with Willow at Port Campbell
We’re finally here, I said to myself as we pulled up the van by the Surf Life Saving Club at Port Campbell. But, it wasn’t Port Campbell that I meant by here necessarily. We were here – the three of us. Steph, Willow, and I in the van together, living the life we set out […]
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Adulthood is wasted on the adults, and other things I realised on a train platform at Railton
Sitting on the old station platform in Railton wasn’t a likely spot for a revelation on aging, but there I was . Willow was on her lead, chewing on the grass, and taking in the whole scene. We had found ourselves in Railton in Tasmania’s North-West, the place they call the Town of Topiary. This […]
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Willow and the elusive Waterhouse Point Wombat
The last of the sun was on our backs and the whole beach was still, except for the sound of the small waves lapping at the shore. Willow was standing on the rocks and the light behind her made her whiskers look majestic. How have we not spent time here before? I asked myself. This […]
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Willow Has Officially Left Tasmania. We Look Back On Our 2-Year Stay
When we arrived back in our home state of Tasmania in February 2021, we had no idea we would stay this long. Now, as we waited in the queue to load the van onto the ferry that would take us back to the mainland I thought of all the adventures the three of us had […]
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Relaxing Morning Tea With Travelling Cat Willow At 4 Mile Creek, Tasmania
In this video, you’ll join us for a relaxing morning at 4 Mile Creek, Tasmania. We parked up on the hill so Willow could spend some time watching the ocean before she had a nap on Steph’s lap. From the peaceful sounds of crashing waves to the fresh aroma of our steaming tea, this is […]
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We Fell In Love With This Tassie Seaside Town That’s Paradise On Earth
Just one week into our trip around Australia we found ourselves in Bicheno, Tasmania and were left wondering, could we live in this town forever? Sure, the three of us had been there many times before. But there was something about this stay that captured our hearts. We were on the road again, exploring our […]
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We Are Travelling Around Australia Again. Why Would We Bring Our Cat?
It’s 5:30am and as I lie in bed there is a snoozy little black cat resting on my shins. Steph is sleeping as well so, outnumbered, I don’t dare disturb anyone this early. Though, I’m far too excited to fall back asleep. We are in our campervan and it’s our first morning since leaving Hobart […]
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Cottage Cat Becomes Van Cat Once Again
Willow comes to investigate as soon as I open the front door. It’s not often we use the front door as the bolt is rather sticky, but I wrestle it open as Willow runs over to see. She sits and looks out over the front garden. The quiet street that’s been our home for the […]
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What Jack Taught Me About Minimalism
I want you to meet Jack. I haven’t told you about Jack before, but in a way he has been a part of my life for the past 24 years. I made Jack and his black vest in a high school Home Economics class when I was 13 years old. Since then, he has sat […]
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A Letter To My Cat On Her 12th Birthday
Dear Willow, Today is your 12th birthday but it is also a special day for another reason. As of today, we have known each other for a whole decade – and what an amazing decade it has been. I know you are happy wherever you are; I can see it in your slow blinks on […]