Welcome to our blog — a place where we share the stories, experiences, and lessons from life on the road. This space is dedicated to documenting our travel journey as it unfolds, from scenic backroads and hidden gems to the everyday moments that make this lifestyle so rewarding.
Whether you’re searching for practical travel advice, destination inspiration, road trip ideas, or simply enjoy following along with real-life adventures, you’ll find it all here. We love offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into our travels — the highlights, the challenges, and everything in between — in the hope it helps, inspires, or encourages others to explore more of this incredible country.
You can expect honest reflections, helpful tips, favourite stops, and stories from the places we visit along the way. Our aim is to create a space that feels informative, inspiring, and a little like travelling alongside us.
We update regularly with fresh content as our journey continues, so be sure to check back often for the latest blogs, new destinations, and insights from the road.
From Pooncarie, we rolled on along the now fully sealed road to Menindee, cutting across vast stations and open country. It didn’t take long for one thing to dominate the conversation — the sheer number of feral goats. They’re everywhere out here.
After leaving Murbko, our next stop was Berri to have the caravan suspension recall checked out. Thankfully everything was given the all-clear, and we were free to continue onto the next leg of our adventure — tackling the Darling River Run.
With a recall booked on our Cruisemaster caravan suspension—and the earliest appointment a week away in Berri—we began slowly making our way in that direction.
After a few days in Moonta catching up on cleaning, restocking, and general maintenance, we set our sights on Crystal Brook and Bowman Park, an RV stop just 5km east of town. According to WikiCamps, it was a simple day-use park—open sunrise to sunset—with toilets, playgrounds, and nature trails. What we found, however, was far more than we expected.
On the next leg of our Yorke Peninsula journey, we farewell Moonta and return to what we love most—coastal camping—with Daly Head as our first stop.
After an unexpected mix up in our beach camping bookings we stumbled across Moonta. This township was definitely not on our proposed travel itinerary for the Yorke Peninsula but as they say “things happen for a reason”. And that it did becoming one of our peninsula travel highlights!!
Prior to reaching the peninsula, Mrs Unshackled had pre-booked several camps over the busy Easter period and into the South Australian school holidays starting 11 April. At the time, we had no idea that rising fuel prices—driven by conflict in the Middle East—would shift travel plans for many Australians.
Unshackled Adventures have now been on the road for four months — covering roughly 10,000 km so far.
Unshackled Adventures had an incredible time exploring the vast and rugged beauty of Murray Sunset National Park
Unshackled Adventures parked up in Mildura at Burronga Caravan Park for a few days while the car went in for a service. With the weather turning and rain setting in for most of our stay, it ended up being the perfect chance to catch up on a bit of life admin—laundry, cleaning the van, and resetting before the next leg of the journey.
After leaving Nyngan, Unshackled Adventures decided to take the road less travelled in search of the Geographical Centre of New South Wales.
!Unshackled Adventures spent four nights in Nyngan, and we can confidently say this little gem is well worth a visit.
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