We have been on many journeys, both at home and abroad. Here is a timeline of where we have been and when (there are many more to be added too). Travelling is in our blood, we are always thinking about our next adventure – see our future travel plans, which may or may not come to fruition. There are also some links to dairies and trip summaries from many of these journeys, or you can see the links to all our diaries.
- 2024 currently in Perth, Australia
- 2024 Oct: Casper to Melbourne (solo trip)
- 2024 June: Margaret River, WA
- 2024 May: R&C Melbourne
- 2024 April: R&C to Malaysia (Malacca)
- 2024 April: Olive to Greece and Italy
- 2024 Jan: Bali, Indonesia
- 2023 Dec: Bridgetown, WA
- 2023 Oct: Sydney (C&R)
- 2023 July: Vietnam
- 2023 June: Margaret River, WA
- 2023 April: Exmouth (the eclipse!)
- 2022-23 Melbourne road trip
- 2022 Nov: Tassie (Rob)
- 2022 Oct: Melbourne (Jetson solo)
- 2022 Oct Mellenbye Station
- 2022 July Wellington Forest
- 2022 June: Margaret River
- 2022 May: Melbourne (Rob only)
- 2022 April: Bruce Rock & Kalgoorlie, WA
- 2022 Jan, Rottnest WA
- 2022 Jan, Busselton WA
- 2021 Dec, Nannup WA
- 2021 Nov, Eagle Bay WA (Clare only)
- 2021 Oct, Manjedal Scout Camp
- 2021 June-July: Topend and Central Australia Tour
- 2021 January: Wave Rock, Esperance, Porongurup & Denmark
- 2020 November, Yallingup (Clare only)
- 2020 October, Monkey Mia
- 2020 July, Karijini and Coral Bay
- 2020 May, Wharncliffe Mill (annual getaway)
- 2020 March, Western Loop (2-mths aborted trip around Australia)
- 2020 March, Melbourne (Granny’s birthday weekend)
- 2020 Feb, Dwellingup WA
- 2020 Jan, Augusta WA
- 2019 October, Phuket Thailand
- 2019 October, Olive to Melbourne (solo)
- 2019 June, Wharncliffe Mill, Margaret River WA
- 2019 June, Lombok, Indonesia (Rob)
- 2019 April, New Zealand
- 2019 March, Rottnest Island
- 2019 Feb, Melbourne (Rob)
- 2019 Jan, Fonty’s Pool, Manjimup WA
- 2018 Sept/Oct Melbourne/Canberra/Sydney
- 2018 June Wharncliffe Mill
- 2018 May Brisbane (Clare work trip)
- 2018 April Sri Lanka / Kuala Lumpur
- 2017 Dec, Melbourne
- 2017 Melbourne/Tasmania (Clare work trip)
- 2017 Sept, Dryandra
- 2017 Sept, Albany camping
- 2017 April-July: Europe (Greece/Spain/Portugal/Morocco etc)
- 2017 Jan, Yallingup camping
- 2016/17 Dec- Jan, Melbourne and Sydney
- 2016 Nov, Adelaide SA (Rob)
- 2016 Nov, Augusta WA (weekend camping)
- 2016 Sept/Oct South Africa for a month
- 2016 July, Bruce Rock & Dryandra, WA
- 2016 April, Fairbridge
- 2016 Mar, Melbourne 10 days
- 2016 Jan, Bali for 2 weeks (Ubud and Sanur)
- 2015 Dec, Ledge Point (with the Derbyshires)
- 2015 Dec, Manjimup (camping at Fonty’s Pool)
- 2015 Oct, Melbourne (Clare)
- 2015 Oct, Donnelly River, WA
- 2015 Oct, Kalbarri WA with the Reillys
- 2015 Aug, Melbourne (Rob)
- 2015 July, Melbourne / Lake Mountain (for snow!)
- 2015 Apr, Melbourne (Wood Reunion)
- 2014 Oct, Vancouver Canada
- 2014 Oct, California USA (visiting Alli and Reggie)
- 2014 Oct, Manila, Philippines
- 2014 May, Singapore
- 2014-2015, living in Bali for over a year
- 2014 Jan, Lord Howe Island (Rob & Clare)
- 2013 Dec, Melbourne
- 2013 28 Sep – 5 Oct, Rottnest Island
- 2013 May/June, China
- 2013 May, Darwin (Rob)
- 2013 Feb, Melbourne, Brisbane and Darwin (Clare)
- 2013 Jan, Augusta, WA (camping)
- 2012 Dec, Melbourne / Phillip island
- 2012 Oct, Nepal – Rob volunteering for a week
- 2012 July, Bali, Indonesia – 3 weeks in Ubud. (28June – 22July)
- 2012 March, Melbourne (family visit and friend’s wedding)
- 2011 July, Donnelly River WA, family long weekend.
- 2011 Japan – 2 weeks in Takayama, Hiroshima and Kyoto.
- 2011 April, Cervantes WA, Easter weekend getaway.
- 2010 Malaysia – 2 weeks in KL and Penang.
- 2010 Wood Summit in Echuca, Victoria.
- 2009 Visit to Perth from Melbourne for Christmas??
- 2009 April visit to Melbourne
- 2008 ‘Round Oz – diary of our trip around Australia in a campervan, including the Kangaroo Island Cup 2008.
- 2007 July – a short visit to Sydney to show off Olive to the family
- 2006 Tasmania trip diary.
- 2006-2008 living in Melbourne
- 2006 Feb – short visit to Perth
- 2006 Jan – Wood family reunion in Ulladulla NSW
- 2006 Jan – stopover in Darwin
- 2005 Round the World – Daily diary entries from each country on our round-the-world trip, including Central America, USA, Europe and Asia.
- 2004 June – Clare USA report
- 2003 Jan – Rob road trip from Darwin to Canberra
- 2002 Hong Kong for a conference.
- 2002 Indonesia – trip to Bali.
- 2001 Kakadu – Into the bush at the Top End.
- 2001 Vietnam – 4 weeks. See what we sent home: Letter #1, Letter #2, Letter #3, Letter #4, Letter #5
- 2000 West Coast adventure – Following
the coast from Perth to Darwin - 2000 Olympic Games Sydney
- 1999 – Rob in India for 3 months. Some stories from the trip: a Pushkar xmas, Arriving in India, Traveling south
- 1995 USA & Mexico – Rob’s trip US summary report and the short trips to Mexico.
- 1988 Broome Diary – an early trip for Rob north from Perth.
- 1987 Rob heading West, driving across the Nullarbor from Melbourne to Perth.