- Hi, we're Stephen and Jess.
And up until 2020, our days looked like this and this
before our lives completely changed and we had this.
Meet little Hunter.
We then spent last summer converting a van
into a tiny house.
We then packed up our home and moved out
to begin a lap around Australia.
In the last episode, we ticked off some massive
bucket list moments and this week is gonna be just as fun.
Hey everyone!
Just quickly before the video begins, I have some exciting
announcements to let you know about.
So the first one is last year we launched
Flying the Nest Academy, where we sit down and teach
you guys a wide range of topics on how we kinda do
what we do.
Like how we travel for work.
The first one was a video editing course
that we launched last year.
And I was just blown away by the support that you guys gave.
- Is the Flying the Nest Academy worth it?
- This is why I joined the Flying the Nest Academy.
- Is Flying the Nest Academy worth it?
Yes.
- Hey, my name's Amanda.
And I just completed the Flying the Nest Academy's
video editing master class.
And I learned so much.
- Now we are excited to announce the second one
that just launched this week.
It's an Instagram master class where we teach you how
to grow your account and monetize your account.
And it's live right now.
Plus just for this week, we're giving you
30% off the course.
I'll leave all the links below.
And the second exciting announcement is, just last year,
Jess put together some presets.
So these are one tap and one click, photo editing presets.
So you just tap on there and it completely changes
your photo.
We launched our first pack last year and you guys
absolutely loved it so much that we've just launched
a brand new 2021 pack.
Just came out, called On the Road.
30% off as well, just for the week.
I'll leave all the details below.
And thank you so much to everyone already
that has supported us through our shop.
We just cannot thank you enough.
Now let's head back to the video.
(upbeat music) (bird twitters)
(mouse clicks)
(bell rings)
(guitar music) (bird twitters)
It's 5:30 in the morning and I can't believe
we're getting up for this reason.
♪ Sleepy grins under patio lights ♪
♪ Carry you gently, tuck you in tight ♪
♪ Wouldn't wanna wake you ♪
♪ You're dreamin' big dreams tonight ♪
- So we may or may not have just woken up at silly o'clock
to drive to a caravan park.
This spot is the most popular caravan park, I'm pretty sure,
in WA, seeing as we had to get here at 6:30 just
to get a spot in line to hopefully score
a spot at this park.
- First in line that's a good sign.
They said, "You need to wait till 10 to know if there is
an actual spot for you."
So the three hour wait begins.
The caravan waiting queue is already starting to fill up
and it's 7:30 and I think there's two vans
that have moved in next to us.
Let's see, hopefully enough people leave today.
(guitar music)
♪ Rockabilly gal, runnin' after crazy rhythm ♪
♪ Rockabilly gal, woo-hoo-hoo ♪
♪ Rockabilly gal, runnin' after crazy rhythm ♪
♪ Rockabilly gal, please come back to me ♪
Seeing as we have plenty of time to kill,
might as well make a coffee.
Every person leaving means there's one more spot appearing.
As you can see, the line is starting.
♪ My gal says that she'd like to hear his crazy rhythm sound ♪
(sniffs) It's honestly crazy that traveling around Australia
in a motorhome campervan has resorted to this.
'Cause nobody can leave anywhere so it is just
so unbelievably busy.
But it's worth it when we show you how cool this place is.
♪ Runnin' after crazy rhythm ♪
♪ Rockabilly gal, woo-hoo-hoo ♪
(glass shatters)
Oh dammit.
I just broke my plunger.
Who's idea was it to buy a glass plunger?
Dammit.
I was so looking forward to a coffee as well,
being up so early.
It's all right, we'll just do instant coffee.
(drumroll sounds)
Aah, still coffee, gonna suck not having that plunger.
So I think it's still a few more week till we get
to a major city.
So Hunter wants to show you guys why we woke up
at silly o'clock this morning.
(Hunter giggles)
(Stephen chuckles)
To try and get into a caravan park.
(water gurgles)
(guitar music)
For $30 a person, you guys can see
that this has better views than most hotels do.
Wow.
(guitar music)
(camera shutter snaps)
♪ I'd take the long way home ♪
♪ If it meant I'd go walkin' by your door ♪
♪ Together we could ♪
- Some pretty cool pools, some natural springs,
some warm ones.
This one's more on the chillier side but 10 out of 10
for view, huh?
♪ Ooh, you're like a sun comin' up ♪
♪ You make my world come alive ♪
♪ Ooh, you know I can't get enough ♪
♪ You walkin' by my side ♪
- Oh you did good, good job!
So we're havin' lots of fun in the pool, yeah?
Mom has gone on a very important mission because apparently
somebody broke the French press.
(Hunter giggles)
Hey, it's not funny!
- She love it? - Oh, so good.
Oh, she loved it.
- I had to go on a very much more important mission
because someone broke the French press.
So today has just been all about family fun day.
We have spent all day in the pool, Hunter has been having
the biggest belly laughs ever.
(Stephen vocalizes) (Hunter giggles)
And she just had the longest nap I think she's ever taken.
And for sunset, we're heading back to the pool.
Can't resist it.
Kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick.
The pool at sunset has to be the best time.
- [Stephen] Oh yeah!
- It's so cool, so they have live music.
So we're watching live music from the pool
with the most amazing sunset.
- [Stephen] Look at that!
- Best pool ever!
I'm so glad we came here.
Was that cheesy?
- I love a good cheese.
- I just love it.
It's so nice.
- I know, with the musicians. - Yeah.
- We should go get some dinner.
- Yes!
- All right, I know the pool is good but that looks like
the perfect spot for a picnic dinner.
(children chatter) There's the musician.
(children scream)
The sunset.
- So a bit of a fancy picnic.
I may've gone over to the restaurant and then sneakily
taken the food away.
(Stephen laughs)
- [Stephen] I mean hey, it's just over there.
- Oh wow, this is such a cool spot, hey?
Fish burger for you.
Grilled fish for me and Hunter.
- [Stephen] Yum!
- [Jess] Enjoy!
- Also kinda caught the glimpse at the end of the musician.
A couple of songs til the end and just amazing.
The sun has fully set and perfect time to be having dinner.
- And celebrating one of our last nights in WA.
- [Stephen] Oh, that's so true!
- I know, heading off to the NT soon.
A new state for her.
- [Stephen] You haven't been there have you?
(Jess chuckles)
Oh cheers, Hunter, cheers?
- [Jess] Cheers, Hunter.
- Ding! - Cheers!
(Jess and Stephen laugh)
(motor hums)
(lighthearted music)
- Hunter, are we going on another plane?
(chuckles) She's forever pointing.
Where's the plane?
- Good morning, everybody.
Welcome to the next day.
A little bit bittersweet today.
One, it's actually our finally day here in Western Australia
before we head on out.
But two, we got another epic day sorted for today.
- This is gonna be the best way
to end our time here in WA, hey?
Hunter is just so excited.
Where's the plane?
(gaps) Let's go!
Ready?
(lighthearted music)
- (speaking faintly)
- Before we say goodbye to our home state
of Western Australia, there was just one last bucket list
we needed to check off.
If you saw our last vlog, we headed out
with Kingfisher Tours to see the unique Bungle Bungles.
So on our final day, we saved ourselves the eight
and a half hour drive that would surely break Cooper.
And once again, hopped on a little charter flight
to take us to the north coast.
Once again, landing on a very makeshift airport runway.
(lighthearted music)
- [Pilot] Slide out, yeah.
- [Stephen] Slide out? (chuckles)
That's the easiest way.
- [Pilot] Doin' all right so far.
- Touched down.
I didn't realize we were going so close to the coast.
How cool is it with all the half gum trees, half palm trees.
So unique!
(lighthearted music)
Well this is a very unique arrivals and departures lounge.
We've just landed and now we have a four-wheel drive journey
to the next spot.
Hunter, how are you already covered in red dirt?
(guitar music)
Look at this girl.
- [Stephen] And the day hasn't even started yet.
(door thuds) (guitar music)
(speaking faintly) a lovely flight.
(group chatters faintly)
(guitar music) (water gushes)
So today's events, we got quite a few things planned.
Of course we did the epic flight out here,
the four-wheel drive, got a few other things planned.
But first of all, we just have a little 15-minute walk
to Little Merten Falls.
And it's one of the few spots we can actually swim in.
Because a lot of them have crocodiles in them.
So I'll get my kit off and I'm going for a swim.
Even though it's winter here it is not winter here
in the Kimberley's, it is like so hot and it's only
like 10 in the morning.
(insects call) (water splashes)
And this is the perfect way to cool down.
Right at the bottom of these falls.
(water gurgles)
Such interesting landscapes because of course, this part
of Australia right at the top so close to Asia.
So we get our gum trees mixed with palm trees and red dirt,
it just doesn't look like a real place.
Kinda looks like we're straight in Avatar it's just
such a unique landscape out here.
(string music)
Wow, so just inside of the falls is this little cave.
And there is some incredible local indigenous artwork.
And you know what's so fascinating about the artwork
is that it's not just from one particular area in time.
They say it can date between 12 and 20,000 years.
So a painting, some artwork could've been placed on here
and then someone could've come back 5,000 years later
and added to that, which makes it...
Wow.
Even more incredible, what a cool stop.
Oh, yes!
We're going in the helicopter, ready?
- [Stephen] Blow her mind.
- [Jess] (speaking faintly)
- [Pilot] No worries, I'll just jump 'round
and grab the infant straps.
- Oh yep, thanks.
- So out of all the different parks we've been staying at-
- (giggles) She's pointing at the other helicopter.
- This is literally Hunter's livelong dream is
to go into the helicopter.
She saw them at Lake Argyle taking off at the pool.
She sees them all over Kununurra and today,
we promised her we're gonna have to jump into a helicopter-
- And she said, "Doors off, please."
- (laughs) We've never done a door's off helicopter before.
(Stephen and Jess laugh)
- Helicopter.
- Oh, we're in one, Bubba. (chuckles)
- Yeah, there's one out there.
(helicopter blades whir)
♪ Boy this baby does me good, man ♪
♪ Boy, 'cause she's changing my ways ♪
♪ Dream for you ♪
- [Jess] We've been thankful enough to have done
a few helicopter rides in our life but this was hands down,
the most memorable.
And I'm not sure how to explain why.
Whether it was the doors off giving that extra sense
of adrenaline, Hunter's excitement or the mesmerizing views
of the Mitchell River producing layers of water pools
as they tumbled from one to the next
to create an epic waterfall.
♪ Boy, these (speaking faintly) we work ♪
♪ Compulsion, the universe contracts and fold in on itself ♪
♪ Though I might just believe ♪
♪ Quick to find mystery ♪
- So it took us an hour and a half plane ride,
a 30-minute four-wheel drive and one doors open
helicopter ride to get here.
Welcome to Mitchell Falls.
Probably the most famous waterfall in all of Australia.
So I'm currently watching Stephen and Hunter.
They're off swimming in a little fresh pool.
- Say, "Hi, mom!"
Say, "Hi."
- Of course, the moment Hunter saw water she was like,
"Oh my gosh, I need to get in this."
And we're like, "Okay, off you go."
I've just set up a little picnic for them,
ready for when they get back.
And we've just found a little shady place underneath a rock
and I really just feel like right now we're in the middle
of nowhere just surrounded by the most amazing nature.
Like I can't believe people even found this place.
I do just think it's crazy how we flew an hour
and a half today.
Like when we were in Europe, we could fly an hour
and a half and be in another country.
And today, all we did was pass, I think we saw one road.
And the rest were a bunch of gum trees and palm trees
which is kind of random but (sighs) just taking it all in.
I feel like these are the days
that we're always gonna remember.
- [Stephen] What has mom set up for you?
- [Jess] Hey Hunter, how was your swim?
Yeah, I've got a bunch of fruit for you.
What do you wanna try?
Do you want a blueberry?
Squish it for ya.
Blueberry?
- [Stephen] Strawberry.
- Strawberry!
(Hunter giggles)
Yay!
(Hunter giggles)
So Hunter, are you ready to go to a brand new state?
You're gonna be going to- (laughs)
Someone has tasted her first cherries.
Is that yum? (chuckles)
- [Stephen] I wouldn't've guessed she tried cherries.
(Jess laughs)
(upbeat music) (helicopter blades whir)
♪ Morning birds are singing and the clock chimes are ringin' ♪
♪ I need you right here beside me ♪
- [Stephen] Someone's had a big, big day.
♪ Pillow talk so right here beside me ♪
♪ Pull me in close ♪
- (grunts) It's pretty cool, huh?
♪ Soft and slow ♪
- [Jess] Mom's comin' too.
- [Stephen] Mom's comin'.
(plane engine roars)
- We did it!
Say, "Bye, plane!"
(lips smack) ♪ Difficult day you seemed to ♪
- Alrighty Hunter, WA pretty fun, checked that off.
And we're gonna say goodbye to WA.
New state tomorrow.
(Stephen chuckles)
- Welcome to the Northern Territory.
- Whoo-hoo!
And Hunter, you throw your hat.
- Ready Hunter?
- One, two. - One, two, three.
- Whoo! - Whoo!
(Jess chuckles)
Oh, I'm sorry!
Here's your hat back. (chuckles)
- All right, let's see if they let us in.
Whoo-hoo, brand new state!
Second state on the road trip.
Shall we walk across into the Northern Territory?
- Let's do it!
(Stephen vocalizes)
(Jess vocalizes)
And (Jess giggles)
- [Stephen] Yay!
Gonna do the step, imaginary line.
- Do the step. - Boom!
Yay! (Jess chuckles)
Wow, this is so cool.
It feels good to be in a brand new state.
Seeing as we've kinda been in WA for the last year
and a half.
4,415 kilometers on our trip so far.
And drivin' across.
(Stephen chuckles)
So looking back on the last month of Western Australia,
we can't believe just how much we've been able
to see so far.
Driving the same distance as if we did a roadtrip
from Los Angeles all the way to New York.
This chapter was filled with so many firsts.
(Jess laughs) The first time we left home.
Do you wanna have a shot?
First time Jess drove the van.
First diesel spill, first breakdown, okay you get the point.
But aside from learning so much so far, it's already
confirmed our love for van life.
From waking up on the beach to swimming
with beautiful giants.
Finding strange spots for a shower and finding a new love
for an air fryer. - Whoa, look at that!
- [Stephen] As well as cheese.
(Jess laughs)
- [Jess] We've had some pretty epic sunsets,
hidden swimming holes and even just the past week,
checking off so many bucket list moments, we're just
so unbelievably thankful too.
It's times like this where you just appreciate so much
that you get to call Australia home.
As we say goodbye to our home state and head out
into the Wild West or shall we say, the Wild Central
of Northern Territory.
(upbeat music)
So if you guys are interested, right now Australia
is pretty much seven many countries.
Which mean if we want to go to another state
or another territory we essentially need
to go through border control.
So as long as we haven't been to any hotspots in
the last two weeks it should be fine.
We should be fine.
- We have to fill in forms and everything.
- Yeah you have to fill in forms, let them know everywhere
you've been and then go through it and then they'll decide
if you can come through or not.
Which is yeah, I suppose the way that we've been dealing
with what's been going on in the world.
But I don't know, it's exciting.
Let's go through (chuckles) a border crossing in Australia.
(chuckles)