Family of five who travelled 25,000 kilometres across Australia share what life is like on the road
Daily MailHusband and wife Sam and Melissa Griffiths set off in August 2019 to travel around Australia in a bus with their three young children for seven months. Sam and Melissa Griffiths travelled around Australia in a bus with their three young children between August 2019 and March 2020 Sam is a carpenter and Melissa is a primary school teacher and yoga instructor, and the children are all under the age of five with the youngest only being 12 months old While on the road, the family of five were 'living the dream' in a 1992 Toyota Coaster which they converted into a tiny home on wheels the year before. In winter of 2019, the family began their journey and drove from New South Wales up to Daintree in far north Queensland, then through the outback into the Northern Territory 'Favourite spots include anywhere we can collect fresh coconuts, tropical Queensland, Uluru, Tasmania's wild West coast,' Sam said As the north was too hot with temperatures soaring over 40 degrees Celsius, the pair drove south along the Stuart Highway and stopped at popular 'must-see' Australian sights, including Uluru, the Devils Marbles in the Northern Territory and the Finke River in South Australia. PLACES THE FAMILY HAS BEEN TO Uluru Queensland Northern Territory South Australia Tasmania's West Coast Devils Marbles in the Northern Territory Finke River in South Australia 'Favourite spots include anywhere we can collect fresh coconuts, tropical Queensland, Uluru and Tasmania's wild West coast,' Sam said. As the north was too hot with temperatures soaring over 40 degrees Celsius, the pair drove south along the Stuart Highway and stopped at popular 'must-see' Australian sights, including Uluru 'Favourite spots include anywhere we can collect fresh coconuts, tropical Queensland, Uluru and Tasmania's wild West coast,' Sam said But while the sights were beautiful, travelling and living in a small bus with two toddlers and an infant was difficult at times The bus named Lola had a queen bed with a television, a fully functioning kitchen on the side, working shower and toilet in the bathroom, wardrobes, fridge, single bed, seating and storage.