Welcome! We're an Aussie couple on an adventure around Australia, documenting our journey through videos every week. As a marine biologist and a skipper, we are passionate about the protection of the ocean and the planet. We hope to educate and inspire others through our videos, by sharing what we know about the ocean, and bringing you on this journey with us!
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Only recently found your channel and have now watched them all with much joy. Your happy, friendly faces your interesting destinations were a wonderful way to end my day. With so many vloggers its easy to miss ones you will really enjoy and I do hope you will continue
Thanks Richard! We really hope to be making more videos in the near future but we've been on some other life journeys recently that has gotten in the way of our video making!
Same as you we didn't see many Hyundai iMax or iLoad conversion so I am happy to have a tour of yours. Thank you. FYI: We put a 9 litre brass monkey freezer between the front seats to supplement the 40 litre waco fridge. Meat for a week, and ice too so I don't need to put water or wine in the fridge. We kept the back seats and removed the middle row. The tri-fold bed is behind the front seats and the backs of the back seats is our 'headboard'. When in campervan mode we use the space under the bed for storage. The bed is folded up against the front seats when in passenger mode and we can have five people in the van to get around town. The kitchen box is in the 'boot' and we have a reimo tailgate tent for privacy. There is 40 litres of water on the roof, 240 watts of solar and an awning on either side of the van. We kept the factory lining as is but installed limousine tint on the windows and have travelled in -0° - 30+°. Each night we hang our beach and bath towels around the mattress to trap our body heat in winter, and to block light pollution too. Thanks again for the tour...
A dive is with an aqua lung (tanks) Snorkel is without. And try a bialetti. The original Italian coffee machine. Takes a special skill to break one of those.
Very tidy install guys! How do you find the petrol engine on fuel? Most iLoads/iMaxs in the country seem to be turbo diesels, which made sense a decade ago but with it being ~20c a litre more expensive these days… :-/
Hey I am looking to get an Imax 2010 version, we’re the windows any trouble to black out (the back ones) and was it easy to remove the brackets for where the seats were for the back?
Hey Tim. The windows were pretty easy to black out, little bit fiddly cutting it to the right shape but wasn't too bad. And we actually couldn't get the sliding brackets out for the centre row of seats, so we pushed them forward and built the platform on top of it. The back ones all came out easy.
Glad your video was suggested to me. Thank you for all the lessons. I ❤travelling and vlogging too! New subscriber and much love to the 2 of you 🇿🇼💛💚💜🇬🇧
Hey guys, what a pleasant surprise to have another video come up and was a really great capstone on your trip. All of the advice points were really good: sounds like you had a really successful trip and learned a lot. As for me, Being Present and Everyone has a Story really ring true. Life can pass by so quickly that unless you’re present it’s easy to miss what really counts. And you guys are great examples of Everyone having a story: thank you for sharing yours. Looking forward to the next installment.
Thanks Scott. Sometimes you need to slow down and take it all in otherwise it can pass by so quickly hey. And it’s always nice to learn other peoples stories, we might need to have more of a chat one day!
Great wrap up, we experienced the exact same things especially the Instagram moments compared to reality, Its a shame people feel the need to edit their photos so much that it doesn't resemble true life experience. Any photos or videos I took were never edited to enhance them so I have true memories of our travels. Therefore we have a lot of grey day photos , but hey that was our reality.
Thanks! We did some caravan park work, which is good if you are only looking to stay a short amount of time. But there’s always hospitality work and fruit picking in Australia!
Hey Mitch & Maddy (family 😀) With watching you guys for the last year, you guys inspired us to get our own adventure van going! We’ve learnt so much about marine biology and what it means to us all 😊 Can’t wait to see the Tassie Trip. Keep chugging away 🤙🏼 Love from Daz & your adoptive Sister Hayles xoxo 💚🤙🏼🍻
H! I've started watching your videos because I'm moving to Australia from Wales with my partner in October. We want to eventually buy a van, so I love picking up the van tips, camps, locations that you visit. It would be great if you could do a video on buying a van in Australia! Thanks so much, Amber & Greg
Thanks amber and Greg, that’s awesome that you guys want to buy a van! We say definitely do it, it’ll take you on some great adventures. Send us a message on Instagram if you like @roamingtheblue_ and we can give you some insight into buying one in Australia!
Well done and best wishes for the coming chapters in life. You did so well in the van for the time you travelled. Why did I watch your videos, because you both have passion to see the wonders of our majestic Island. You videos are interesting with no rubbish, very enjoyable to watch and super interesting. You do the homework on places and acknowledge all. Thanks again.
Hey guys , we watch your videos from Cairns FNQ. Always look forward to seeing where you guys are at and what you are up to. Don’t stop filming. You do a fantastic job. As a born and bred Tasmanian I look forward to seeing this footage when you go to the Apple Isle. Keep up the good work, Shaz and Adrian.😊😊
I totally understand why you're taking a break as I know I wouldn't last a fraction of that time in a RV/van/camper! Glad to see that you'll still be doing other videos. I subbed to your channel because I like you both as people, I've always had a fascination with Australia, you guys take great landscape/environment shots that help me get a feel for the situation, etc. My wife and I love to travel, but we also like to do a lot of prep work before hand. So your videos are a huge help in considering where we want to go and what we want to do when we go there!
Bless yer cotton socks. Only long term travellers will understand the rollercoaster of emotions that you’ve gone through- the exhaustion, the guilt, the routine and family missed. We totally got it too. Love seeing you guys on screen- looking forward to seeing some of your local spots and tazzie soon! Love from Mike and shell 🤙🏼
Watching your videos is my joyful thing. I get a dopamine spike from the calm, thoughtful, well shot, interesting content. Keep going while you enjoy it.
A very special vlog indeed. Thank you for valuing family, friends and community so much. Whilst you have brought us much delight with your insight, photography and personality you have much to contribute to those who are close to you. I have followed your travels since your first vlog and just loved how you present to us what you see and enjoy. You have great personalities. So ... keep producing videos just the way you do and you will continue to bring delight to people like me. And enjoy those you love most! Thanks for your honesty ... truly special to hear.
Thank you guys for bringing us content for the last while and definitely support you on your next endeavors. Summing up why I watch and what I’m most interested in: First, you guys produce great quality content. The professionalism in the editing, the music, the clarity of the videos is great. Also, you guys are just fun to watch. There’s nothing crazy like stunts, or drama, or ridiculousness that other providers put in for views: you’re just cool people going to cool places and doing normal things that are within the reaches of an average viewer but also things that we are not able to do based on lifestyle. Personally, I also enjoy the view into life in Australia. It’s so far away from Texas and the landscape and animals (loved that lizard at the start) are so different than what we have here it’s like another world, and yet the struggles and daily routines are all the same: we have relationships, interests, and coffee in common but yet it’s thousands of miles away. As to what I’d like to see in the future: content about life and travel in Australia is great. I’ve never been to Victoria (closest was a trip to Sydney) so even day-trips or beautiful scenery that is near you would be a treat: and then of course seeing Tasmania because it’s such a unique part of the world and nothing comparable to what we get here in the States. Thanks again, and bye for now.
Wow. Thankyou so much for such a nice and well thought out comment Scott! We really appreciate the time you've taken to tell us about what you enjoy watching. This is so helpful for knowing what you guys all like to see. Thanks so much for the support!
Sooo glad you're going to continue to make videos. Love the commentary on your feelings or beliefs about the locations or situations you are in. You are amazing content creators, first and foremost. Looking forward to the next adventures. xx
