The Wallace family hit the road just before covid hit in New South Wales , with a plan to head south . Border closures saw them change plans , head north and get remote . What could possibly go wrong ?
COVID TRAVEL
When chatting to Martene and Nathan about their adventures and dealing with covid outbreaks and natural weather issues , etc ., their main advice to others starting a journey was to remain as flexible as possible and keep up to date on travel conditions across states .
One of the more outstanding issues they had to deal with was a lengthy tale of separation . The family was at Uluru , and they planned to travel into South Australia and stop at an AirBnB so that Martene could attend a course that was run during the night as it was overseas-based . They were then going on to Tassie .
The plan changed with border closures , so Martene flew back to Queensland with the two younger kids while Nathan and their eldest drove back to northern New South Wales . The fourby got a busted rear window within the first hour of starting out on the Plenty Highway , which allowed half of the dust on the road to enter the vehicle . It was annoying for them , to say the least !
ON-TRACK SCHOOLING
When it came to schooling Zali , Maisie and Matai on the road , these switched-on parents explained , “ We wanted to teach the kids history , geography and more , not just through the internet – in real-time as we travelled . This meant schooling had to be factored into our travels . We set up a routine so that Martene could do her work , the kids could do their work , and Nathan could do his work . Everyone around the big table and club lounge seating . It ' s really bought this family together .”
The main bed lowers electrically over the lounge .
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