Invisible Injuries- Mental health ambassadors

Location #18 - Pussy Cat Flats (segue)

August 19, 2021

Location 18 - Pussy Cat Flats (segue)

Tour Journal

Transit day - 19 Aug
  • Farewelled our new friends and waited for press conference on COVID
  • Decided to reschedule Katherine area and punch through towards Kakadu National park and childhood town of Jabiru
  • Checkpoints at Nth/Sth entries to Katherine
  • Decided on staying 2/3 nights at Pine Creek to adjust our itenerary
  • Andy mix bag of emotions with news of Afghanistan
Day 1 - 20Aug
  • 20min breathing
  • 20min walk around racetrack
  • 100 push-ups, sit-ups, squats
  • Post produced VMA narrations
  • Connected up Pauly to Paws & VMA
  • Rest day
Day 2 - 21 Aug
  • Lazy morning
  • Supplies day in Katherine
  • Check 5 - Mental Health
Day 3 - 22 Aug
  • 20min breathing
  • 50min run around Pussy cat flats turf racecourse
  • Explore Pone Creek and train museum
  • Met “Bomber” Brown, ex navy Vietnam veteran turret gunner / 1 x veteran who told us about some other mindful places to check out on our travels
  • 1hr Lifeline text crisis support course
  • Prep for transit and contacted Veteran mate in Darwin for catch-up
  • Crisis call to Central Queensland veteran folllowing referral from YVCQ president JF - member ok 👌🏻