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need volunteers to plant trees or help rangers clear invasive species.
Getting involved in a
hobby such as fishing or
fossicking will also enhance
your travels – some caravan
parks, such as Bedrock
Village in Mount Surprise,
Qld, and the Gemtree
Caravan Park north of
Alice Springs, NT, cater
especially to fossickers.
Destinations such as the
Gulf towns of Karumba,
Qld, and Borroloola, NT,
can have fisherfolk feasting
on barramundi for months at a time. Tours, like those mentioned earlier, are also great for couples if the budget allows.
CHILDREN
The main priority for travel with children outside school holidays is education. The first contact should be with your children’s school to develop a program you can work on every day to keep up their studies. Don’t underestimate the time that this will take.
Travel in itself is an education, and the amount of educational information that is out there is staggering. National
Above: An italic ‘i’ symbol indicates an accredited information centre.
Right: Finke Gorge National Park, NT.
parks almost always have interpretive centres and signs explaining the geology, the flora and fauna, both indigenous and exploration/settlement history,
and guided walks and talks hosted by rangers. By taking full advantage of this, your children won’t just keep up with school back home but be way ahead of the game.
A late afternoon spent watching kangaroos in the Grampians, Vic, followed by some reading on the
reproductive behaviour of marsupials, is a lesson with a lot more impact than it would have in a classroom.
Occupying children on travel days may seem like a challenge, but again, there is an opportunity to learn. Give each child a map and points of interest to look for along the way, such as historic telegraph stations and WWII sites along the Stuart Hwy. Assign camp chores and, to give the parents a break, bring along bicycles so that children can go off for a ride.
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