Location #26 - Kalbarri, Geraldton, Jurien Bay
November 06, 2021
Stop 26 - Kalbari / Geraldton / Jurien Bay
6-15 Nov
Day 1 - 6 Nov
- Prep for transit and took it easy with several stops to avoid overheating of 4WD because of headwinds
- Arrived in Kalbari, rivers edge ranch and setup…
- Checked out township
Day 2 - 7 Nov
- It’s been non stop wind for 2 weeks now!
- 20min breathing
- 10min power Abs (core rehab)
- Bush walks at Kalbari national park / Murchison river gorge & skywalk, nature’s window
- Mindful photography session
Day 3 - 8 Nov
- Connect with nature - SUP surf session 2hrs @ Jakes, Kalbari
- SURF Breathing warmup & stretches
- Mindful photography & ANZAC memorial visit - Kalbarri
- Collaboration with Classics media releases for Remembrance Day
- Design touches to website rebuild
Day 4 - 9 Nov
- 10min power Abs (core rehab)
- Classics have organised a radio interview with 2NUR FM tomorrow
- Classics organised press interview - The West Australian - rescheduled to 10th Nov
- Tour vehicle alternator problems and crawl transit to Geraldton
- Setup at Big 4 Geraldton
- Catch up with veteran brother D / 1 x Veteran, 1 x FR, 1 x support
Day 5 - 10 Nov
- 20min breathing
- 10min power Abs (core rehab)
- Scheduled 2NUR & The West Australian, 2GB radio interviews / 3 x media
- Confirmed meet and greet Gero RSL sub-branch
- Mindful photography - mural street art
- Prep outfit & gongs for Remberance day tomorrow.
Day 6 - 11 Nov (Remembrance day)
- 10min snooze breathing and gratitude
- media interviews 6PR, Life FM SA, ABC Sunshine Coast / Cooloola , ABC Sydney, SBS Filipino, 7 news WA - reach foe collaborative Invisible Injuries and Classics message - 1 million*
- Attended Geraldton City RSL Remembrance Day memorial service followed by meet n greet / 40 x Veterans, 10 x immediate support
- Further chats with the representatives from F Troop Pilbara Regiment / 2 x veterans
- A massive but humbling day to pause, reflect & commemorate past and current serving veterans
Day 7 - 12 Nov
- 10min Snooze gratitude wake up
- 20min breathing
- 10mins power Abs
- Our new website is LIVE! As a soft launch we celebrated a milestone goal.
- Mindfulness activities - visited museum & driveby of HMAS Sydney (2) memorial
- Attended Friday night social at the Geraldton City RSL and got to chat with veterans and introduce veteran Darwin F to some of the members / 12 x veterans, 1 x family (immediate support)
- Evening hangs with veteran Darwin and his First responder colleague Martin / 1 x First Responder
Day 8 - 13 Nov
- 10min yoga stretches & gratitude
- Pack down and transit day to our last location before Perth
- Transit to Karda campground - near Jurien Bay
- Tour vehicle in desperate need of maintenance and repairs
- Weekend catchup with lifelong friend Richo M and windown prior to Perth
- Mindfulness activity - 4WD adventure in Richo M 4x4 “Big Kev”
- Evening reflections on our tour-to-date
Day 9 - 14 Nov
- The bocce tournament
- Farewelled Richo
- Reflections on the tour-to-date
- Family walk around campgrounds
- Pre-pack and transit preparation
- Plan transit stops to reduce risk of breakdown on final leg
Day 10 - 15 Nov
- Radio interview ABC wide bay
- Transit day - Perth bound 🤙
- We arrived in Perth and reunion with family (immediate support) has been absolutely fabulous.
