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Our Stories
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Willow cries when we leave her behind – Yulara to Laverton on 1,100km of rough roads
It’s about time I let you know where we are going because it’s not often we know ourselves. The plan is to make it to Exmouth, Western Australia where we will snorkel on the Ningaloo Reef. Obviously Willow won’t be going in the water, but she’ll be perfectly fine with that. First, we needed to…
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Willow and Opal Hunting in Coober Pedy – Yes, we found some!
If Willow could roll her eyes they would be rolling out of her fluffy little skull right now. Look at us. Steph and I sitting in the van in the middle of the night rummaging around a plastic container of sandy little rocks we had just found, holding them up to the light of our…
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She’s Mad! Willow Will Not Tolerate Steph Using Her Laptop – Eyre Peninsula to the Outback
Willow is a tolerant cat and she’ll forgive us for most things. She’ll forgive us if we have to move her out of the way to get something. She’ll forgive us if my guitar playing interrupts her morning naps. And she’ll forgive our bumpy drives on long gravel roads. But as we found ourselves in…
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The Best Campsite in Australia, Willow Even Agrees! Eyre Peninsula – South Australia
I couldn’t have ever imagined we would find a place like this, let alone be able to spend 12 nights camping here for free. But there we were, Steph and I, stood atop a cliff watching the waves break over the reef, Willow by our feet sniffing the salty air. The sun’s going down now…
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Media Release: Meet Willow, the Cat Who Has Travelled Over 100,000KM Around Australia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Over 8 years ago, Rich East left his old life behind in Hobart, Tasmania to travel around Australia with his cat, Willow, in their self-built campervan. Since then they have visited every state and covered countless kilometres on their heartwarming tale of adventure, but it wasn’t until he met Steph in Perth…
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Willow meets rival and fellow travelling cat Trim at Port Lincoln
One thing Willow needs to understand is that although she may be the star of my world, there are many other cats who have travelled Australia and she certainly wasn’t the first. So, whenever Willow becomes a little too high and mighty about our whole travelling around Australia thing, I pull out a certain little…
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Willow’s new nap spot is affecting our travel plans – at Flat Rock, South Australia
The thing about cats is that they always make us smile, whether they know it or not. Willow is no exception to this as she brings us limitless amounts of joy as we travel around Australia with her. Of course, peculiar nap spots are always a source of great amusement and on a recent visit…
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Willow helps us celebrate our third wedding anniversary with a sushi lunch
As we set off to explore the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia we hadn’t any idea of where Steph and I might spend our third wedding anniversary. Fortunately, it didn’t really matter because we had everything we needed to celebrate in the van already. So when the day came around, we found ourselves on yet another…
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Willow’s trip from Fleurieu Peninsula to Whyalla
This leg of our South Australian adventure saw us arrive on the Fleurieu Peninsula by ferry before finding ourselves at the stunning Rapid Bay for a few nights. We then headed North to catch up with some friends, before visiting a unique roadside cafe. Our arrival in Whyalla saw us finally on the Eyre Peninsula…
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We Toured South-East SA with our Cat Willow. This is what we saw
Although our trip up the south-east of South Australia was bit of a whirlwind tour, we visited some magical places before we received a warm welcome at the home of one of Willow’s top fans. After we passed the border into South Australia from Nelson, we spent the night near Port MacDonnell. West of the…