Are you there yet, Vicki? by Vicki Lucas

vickilucas — 2025-08-31 23:22:06 UTC

Day 1

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Ngunnawal Country to Wiradjuri Country.

376km. Sunny.

That’s not a flamingo!

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Emus on the Hay Plains. Dinawan (din-ar-one) is the Wiradjuri word for emu.

Day 2

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Another 446kms. Spending the night on Latje Latje Country.

Look whose name I found!

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This gorgeous old house is in Burra in South Australia.

Ngadjuri Country

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Day 3.

Look whose name I found!

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Burra, South Australia.

Day 4. Total travel = 1,567.

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Barngarla Country tonight. Staying in a tiny little town called Kimba.

Day 5

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Look at this!

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Gemma and Hunter have their own town?!?

Look who has her own street!

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Orrooroo, South Australia

Day 5

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Pildappa Rock. Amazing!

Dial 000

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The road turns into an airstrip when the nearest hospital is hundreds of kilometres away!

Day 6.

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Day 7

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We are in Western Australia. We have driven more than 2,300kms!!!

Free camp

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Last night we stayed in a roadside “free camp” half way along the 90mile straight. The road is perfectly straight for 144kms.

Look whose surname I found!

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Another surname!

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I didn’t know Illona had her own town!!!

White sands and clear water

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Hellfire Bay

Look whose names I found!

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They spelled MacPhee and Waltisbuhl wrong!

We made it!

vickilucas — 2025-09-18 10:10:32 UTC

The inspiration for this trip was to take a photo of my caravan in the town after which it is named. Done!

It’s a long way!

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Some of the roads I have been driving on are long and straight, even this one that went up and down but no corners!

I found our city and two students on the other side of the country!

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Hey Brock and Jayce, look!

Day 8.

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We drove 540kms today! We looked for whales near Kepa Kurl (the Nyungar name of Esperance).

Day 9: Interesting things!

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Out and about on the lands of the Wadjuri people.

Day 10

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It is wildflower season in Western Australia.

Day 11.

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This Lace Monitor didn’t even look up when we walked past it!

Day 12

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Another long day of driving.

Day 13

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I wasn’t the only one on the beach this morning!

Day 14.

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This amazing ‘silo art’ is in the port of Albany. Menang Country.

Flowers!

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The Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show was so pretty and included some unusual things.

Day 15

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The Wattierup Fish Traps are at least 7,000 years old. The Menang people designed them to capture fish as the tides changed.

Day 16

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This seagull made me laugh, riding the waves in Two Peoples Bay.

Day 17

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The flamingo showed great courage today at the Valley of the Giants Tree Top Walk. This photo is 40 metres above the ground. The trees are even higher!

Day 18

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The Northcliffe Understory Art & Nature Trail was AMAZING!!!

The other side of the country!

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This is where I am today!

Look whose name I found!

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Hi Penny! Dunsborough, WA.

Moses asked so nicely…

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Near Cowaramup Bay, WA.

Look whose name I found!

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I imagine these wines would be very sweet!

Look whose name I found!

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Exactly 100kms south of a town called Manjimup.

The longest wooden jetty in the southern hemisphere!

vickilucas — 2025-09-20 03:37:14 UTC

Undalup Wardan Gaba Boodjera (the waters under Busselton Jetty)

Look whose name I found!

vickilucas — 2025-09-21 06:10:22 UTC

Hi Aria, all the way from Perth!

Look whose name I found!

vickilucas — 2025-09-22 00:38:58 UTC

Hi James! This is in Perth in Western Australia.

Today is whale watching day!

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I found Kadence’s initials…

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… in Perth, a long way from Wiradjuri Country.

Lake Clifton.

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These things look like rocks but they are living and growing. Nyoongar women know this place as Noorook Yalgorap. It is where Waugal (rainbow serpent) saved the people by creating the waterways. Western scientists called these things ‘thrombolites’, the Nyoongar know them to be Waigal’s eggs.

2025-09-22 03:19:37 UTC

hi Viki we all miss you from 5/6ks

DMG

vickilucas — 2025-09-23 23:05:43 UTC

Even this building, in Perth, is excited about today’s assembly!

Look whose name I found!

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In a tiny little town called Lancelin, on Yued lands.

The Pinnacles

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Research this place! It is quite amazing!

Hi Joseph!

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Sardine Jetty, Fremantle

Look whose name I found!

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Port Denison, WA. It would take 34 days of non-stop walking to get from school to here!

Look whose name I found!

vickilucas — 2025-10-20 00:43:54 UTC

Hi Holly and Hayley!!!

Look whose name I found!

vickilucas — 2025-10-20 00:46:49 UTC

Hi Levi!

Look whose name I found!

vickilucas — 2025-10-20 00:48:05 UTC

Hi Will!!!