The Ultimate Outback Spa: An Unexpected Oasis In The Desert!

[@user-Keith-Nicola-300.]

Hubby and I drove with our caravan to Queensland from WA, via the Great Central Road and the Plenty Highway. We stayed at a few places along the way that you had recommended and had a fantastic time. We took 9 weeks in total to arrive back home to WA, via the Nullarbor. I was so amazed at how beautiful Australia is. I had no idea!! Everyday was different and so stunning, I’m hooked 😍 Now hubby has retired, we want to travel around Australia and see everything!! 😅 We just need a travel guide to help us plan and prepare 🙌 Oh and by the way, we love watching you guys! It’s really nice to watch kind, honest people and we love watching Jasper, he cracks us up 🤣👏 You make us “feel good” 🥰 Keith & Nicola.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Some great memories and congratulations to the Hubby on his retirement 🍻🙌 thank you for the support and Jasper says hi too 😊💙 safe travels and take your time 🇦🇺

[@jilltruloff3970]

We absolutely loved Coward Springs too. Our latest unexpected experience was camping at Lake Ballard, north of Kalgoorlie. Checking out some of the 51 art sculptures scattered on the salt lake was fascinating. The sunset and sunrise were the best, but the flies were relentless. It is a must do place to visit.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Great memories and great tip for us to add to our list! Wish we magically get rid of the flies where we are too! Argh 😅😳👍

[@bevandrews6911]

Loved this episode!! Too many wonderful holiday experiences around Oz to mention, so much to see and do. Pretty much anywhere in WA would have to be my personal favourite......from The Kimberley to Esperance and Cape Le Grand it is all spectacular. So blessed are we to witness it all.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you 😊 we could spend a year in WA!! So much we are yet to explore there 🇦🇺🙌💙

[@kevinwilson8350]

Jasper you have a great singing voice mate. Very well done. Great video again fam. Happy trails. Cheers Kev.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you Kev I really appreciate that from Jasper 😊

[@cherylrayes8015]

Haha loved the boiler. When we were kids we didnt have power at our farm house until the early 60s all our bath and shower water was heated by a similar type of heater. Poor old Mum had to boil a copper to wash the clothes.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

WOW!! Haven’t timed changes but how good are those memories x 💙😊

[@janetgood9755]

Love the singing guys!! My most unique experience on the road would be having to babysit a children’s python for a ranger at Lawn Hill Gorge when we were kids! (Many years ago!!)

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Haha!! Snake rangler needs to be added to your resume 😅

[@katherineporter2654]

Still the Flinders Ranges as a bucket list trip. Nice to see you behind the wheel Katie.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you Katherine 🙌💙 in a few weeks I’m tackling (towing) the entire infamous Mereenie Loop 😳🙏

[@user-xw4ym7fb7g]

looking forward to seeing more of Australia in the coming years in our caravan. Our most interesting experience was being serenaded while cruising the canals of Venice.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Oh wow!! That’s a beautiful memory 💙💙💙

[@webbdavley]

Our first real off road was to the Cape! What a great three weeks travelling. Best part was the sky at night. You don’t get to see that around the big smoke of the cities.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

We love that part too!! No light pollution and not too many people either 😅🙌

[@JasonStivano]

Meeting Smokey at the Macedon caravan park was a pretty cool experience!

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow, that would be a wonderful memory - he was certainly a legend! 🇦🇺💙🍻

[@andrewskehan4695]

Most unique experience - out of three strips to North Stradbroke Island, two times we have had catastrophic breakdowns in two different cars. The second was only last year and led to a 9 hour wait, flights home from Brisvegas and towing back to the NSW Central Coast for the car and van. Hasn’t stopped the adventures though!

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Oh no!! At least you all survived and can tell the story 😳😅 hopefully now that you have those out the way it’ll be onward and upward 🙌🇦🇺 safe travels guys

[@sandrahamilton12]

Our most memorable place was at Possum park near Miles QLD. It’s an old army depot turned into a camp/caravan park. Lots of underground bunkers to explore. We experienced a what I can only describe as spiritual experience on entering one of the open bunkers. Something we will never forget. Happy travels and thanks for the great content 😊😊

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow!! That sounds incredible and we haven’t heard of the underground bunkers there…. I wonder if that are still accessible? Safe travels guys

[@gayejohnson5856]

Coward Springs looks absolutely amazing Yet another for the list. But a beauty treatment ! How beaut is that 💕If you have been on the road for a while ….. Every girls dream….💭

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Truly a gift!! To be so remote and meet The Beauty Wanderer (christine_thebeautywanderer) feeling very pampered 💙😊

[@janethogg4098]

Great footage of Coward Springs which is one of my favourite outback places. We jumped in the spa at sunrise on a frosty morning, best wake up call yet! 😂 One of the most memorable places is Cameron Corner where our 3 children were able to stand in the state they were born. One in each of course!! 😅

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

We love this story with your 3 kids! Very special indeed - they have a wonderful NYE party at Cameron Corner…. Celebrating each state as the new year arrives, how much fun would that be!!

[@iainrowley7252]

Our first family multi week trip in our camper trailer, western queensland. Proposed to the missus at Capt Starlights lookout outside of Longreach. The kids were super excited and planned the whole wedding on the hour drive back to town. We are doing the Oods in 3 months time, and following your adventures eagerly to see what to see :)

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

What a brilliant memory 💙🙌🍻 we’ve loved every minute of the Oodnadatta - safe travels and take your time 🇦🇺😊

[@specialfx3374]

Dalhousie Springs was my best experience. Arrived in a dust storm, wife hated it but jumped in the hot springs and all was well.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Nothing like a hot spring to soak away your troubles 😅🙌💙 we have Dalhousie Springs on our list! 😊 safe travels guys

[@masculinematterscc]

We went away over this weekend, wanting to explore some areas - booked a Hipcamp, the listing said there was a swimming hole/hot spring and that it was a farm, turned up and they invited us to set up in the "camping area" next to the fire pit, but it was literally the driveway, right next to their house! 😂 Needless to say we made our excuses and carried on!! 🤣 🤣

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hahaha!! That’s hilarious 🤣 we booked at a intimate farm style camp with only a couple of sites and didn’t realise till we were there that it was a ‘naturist’ camp…. Clothing optional! 😳 we had a ball (excuse the pun) stayed clothed and the owners were super friendly! We laughed when leaving the property was a sign reminding campers to “re-clad before exiting!”

[@anngill6481]

We had a wedge tail eagle take flight right in front of us while travelling between Parachilna and Hawker. we thought we were going to collect him, it was amazing to see

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow!! What an experience 🙌 we saw more WTE this trip through the Oodnadatta than our previous 4.5 years on the road - must be the location so incredible to see in the wild like that 💙

[@markbutler2611]

We travelled the Oodnadatta Track in 1993 with our three young children and stayed at Coward Springs , quite a bit different then not even a fence around the spa although the flies seem to be just as bad. We are loving the trip down memory lane so much so were going back, thanks for your travels, just love it.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Such awesome family memories for you guys x can you get the ‘kids’ to join you for a reunion trip? 🙌🍻💙

[@markbutler2611]

My wife and I have just watched your latest episode as we do every Sunday afternoon and have replayed the winner of the Explorers Way Guide book several times, is that me? @@TheFeelGoodFamily

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Woohoo!! Congratulations Mark 🙌

[@explore_n_pour]

Awesome video, as always! We love travelling, not only in Australia but around the world. So many random experiences wandering back streets through Asia or zooming around on the back of a tuktuk 😂

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

That sounds super exciting and pre- Jasper we spent some time in Asia also and have some wonderful memories of the cultures, street foods and unexpected moments 😳😅🙌

[@lindaneumann3301]

Coward Springs have certainly changed sunce our visit in 2016. Gary (hubby) was driving through a property, in a storm, when a tree exploded right near them - hit by lightning.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Holy crackers!! That would certainly be a memory you’d never forget!! Safe travels guys 😅🙌💙

[@michelledavis3649]

On our honeymoon in Fiji we went on a boat tour to an island the boat was overloaded and the Fijians were bailing it out on the way back. also while snorking a shark was spotted we all jumped back in the boat the Fijians jumped in to try and catch it. These are the unique memories I remember

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

So good!! Especially when you live to tell the tale 😅😳💙

[@davidminett5784]

We drove from Perth to Brisbane with 3 people and a dog and stopped at some amazing places and met some fantastic people.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

That’s a long drive!! So many great memories on road trips like this! Safe travels 🇦🇺🍻

[@helenverrall2892]

We stayed at Lorella Springs, which I think now is closed and used a donkey shower there, which also took a while to heat up. The toilet also had a resident green tree frog that whenever you flushed the frog came out clinging on for dear life from under the rim😂

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

We’d love to go to Lorella Springs, I’ll have to check if it’s closed but that is what we heard on the grapevine 😳 hopefully the poor frog survived and lives on 🤣🐸🙌

[@jeffhurst602]

Another great show! Thanks heaps guys- keep up the work! Both entertaining & informative Thanks so much!!!!!!!

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Our pleasure and thank you 🙏 x

[@ThisVagabondLife]

What a great singing voice Jasper has! The info on Coward Springs was fascinating. Will definitely stay 2 nights or more there! It’s the people you meet on travels that are amazing. Everyone has a story, and sharing stories is what makes the travelling life so fulfilling 😊

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Spot on!! Love the people we’ve met along the Oodnadatta 🙌 Jasper says thank you very much 😊

[@BeHereNow-fz6kc]

Another awesome video. Google say's, The Donkey Boiler was an auxiliary boiler (as one carried aboard ship for use in port) The name derives from the tradition of using draft animals for this work prior to the invention of steam power.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

That very cool Thank you!! That makes perfect sense - I’ll be better prepared next shower 😳😅

[@alexandramary3118]

Hi Guys, I love your videos. My first night sleeping in a swag on the ground in far north Western Australia, I was worried I would have the company of a snake. I woke up a few times through the night and looked up at the sky which was filled with what appeared to be clouds and clouds of stars. It was amazing.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow!! What an awesome memory for you 💙🇦🇺😊

[@stephenburford54]

Got to love the Aussie Outback

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

The best! 🇦🇺🙌

[@saritareimers5675]

Awesome episode .. having a giggle at the cold donkey shower. Ahh we did The Cape in a HQ Holden in 2009 as part of the Endeavour Rally !!

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

OMG 😳 that would have felt every bump 😅🍻💙🇦🇺🙌

[@alissaburge6375]

Make sure fly nets for the Australian outback and the black flies are crazy especially when you are hiking in the desert of the Australia’s Red Centre and every summer gets the monsoonal thunderstorms bullied in the hot weather in the afternoons hours and lightning is spectacular to watch in places like Yulara by the Ayers Rock Resort in the north of Uluru or Ayers Rock. And also in Alice Springs gets spectacular lightning storms in the summer months of the heat in the desert make the clouds build in to the cumulonimbus clouds produces a lot of lightning and hear the sound of the thunder afterwards and the heavy rain causing flash floods when the storms hit.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Fly nets are certainly a must! 😅

[@user-kd5lh3wh5l]

Our unique trip highlight would have to be the Aboriginal art in Carnarvon George. Just Brilliant.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Totally agree! That was our very first adventure - Paul carried Jasper in a back ‘baby’ harness the entire trek both ways - one of our fondest memories 💙💙💙

[@musicchick7743]

We were transferred in an old beat up van in south of France along with canoes to canoe back up the river by a local French guy just trying to make a buck. Was a lovely salt of earth guy and we had an amazing and picturesque paddle down the river back to Le Bugue. Core memory.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

So love this memory!!! What and amazing life you can have through your unexpected travel moments 💙😊🍻

[@newtonmiller8810]

I was in Chicago in 2007 and followed two people into a lift in my hotel, door closes, I look up to ask him what floor, and there’s Mohammad Ali and his daughter. Spent the next 2 minutes alone with him and his daughter, shook hands with both, I’ll never forget the kind smile nor the size of his hands as we shook hands.

[@TinaWarn]

Scandinavians! Here's to your new Danish friends! 🎉

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hello Tina! They were amazing people!! Love it x

[@Cadz-On-Tour]

Not unique, but the best 4WD trip was with my sons to Fraser. 3 utes 3 nights late last year. The start of a yearly boys trip, planning now!

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Love that!! The best times with the sons - my favourite travel memory was with my Dad and older brother to Fraser too 💙

[@anth6662]

We just left Kalbarri in WA after 5 days in our camper trailer, when at about 100 kph, the back wheel on the camper trailer decided to depart to head off into the bush. No one or any animal was hurt in the experience but scary, to say the least.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Holy Crap!! That would be very scary guys 😳 glad you all survived!! We just blew a tyre out and that threw us all that’s for sure 😅 safe travels 💙

[@richardpurser8286]

Great episode as usual. Maybe Oodnadatta next year for us- TBC!!!??? Unusual travel moment was when doing Mediterranean cruise one of the stops was Sarande in Albania( it’s true). Not on our bucket list!!! We did a 4WD???? tour in old Suzuki Jimny’s(25 of them). What a great day, we still rave about that day.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

How good is that!!! The best moments are travel moments 💙😊🍻

[@DarrenJackson-fv9li]

Love the episode, Jasper is a great kid and we love watching him, credit to you both, our favourite part of our short journey so far was staying in a hip camp at Bidj Bin, Victoria and it was last at night sitting around the camp fire, then suddenly this loud grunting noise was happening and to our astonishment it was a koala climbing the closest tree right behind us. Incredible experience.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow!! That would have been amazing to witness!! Love it… only in Australia 🇦🇺

[@michelledavis3649]

Thank you for showing all of Howard's Springs every KZbin video I have watched only show the spa. I had no idea there was anything else out there. Remakable history with the Date palms 👏

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you 🙏 yes a very cool place with some amazing history! 🙌🇦🇺

[@MikeTan7063]

Your facial in the middle of Australia reminded me of when I was working around China and was in a small town outside of Shanghai. A friend invited me to a massage, it was one of the best I have ever had, it was called a blind man massage. All the masseuse’s were blind and did it by feel. The things we can come across while travelling is amazing sometimes.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow, what a incredible experience for you!! We love the aussie sense of adventure and just give it a go attitude so good!! 💙🙌🇦🇺

[@MikeTan7063]

@@TheFeelGoodFamily June we head up to Birdsville for the Big Red Bash. Next year the GRR and Cape York Yip. Can’t wait 😁 Love seeing your travels and we have been using your information to help us to prepare ourselves for our journey. Thanks for sharing with us all, safe travels 👋

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

The BRB is high on our list and there is one other, the MUNDI MUNDI BASH (outside of Silverton, Broken Hill) that we’d love to do also 🙌 you’ll love every minute of the Cape 🍻

[@MikeTan7063]

I will check that one out. End of the year I want to try to stop working and travel full time 🤞🏻

[@MikeTan7063]

Hi Paul, Katie and Jasper. Trust you are having a great time. I was just wondering if Swap n Go gas is used outback or if filling of your own bottles is mainly used. TIA Mike.

[@travelsolo2677]

One of SA’s best road trips imo 💜🤟🇦🇺 my unique experience is getting bogged on the track into Kings Canyon next to a tour bus and had to wait for a grader. It was way before there was a resort. The year was around 1984. We all camped in the muddy scrub but had a blast around the campfire 🔥 🤟🇦🇺🇦🇺😊

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Oh wow!! Haven’t times changed - the richest memories can be the biggest challenge at the time - so good!! 🇦🇺🙌💙🍻

Looks like a great trip, hope to do it one day. Enjoy your travels.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you 🙏 all the best with your planning and hope to see you out there somewhere soon 🙌🇦🇺💙

[@Travellingmcleods]

Great show 🎉 my most bizarre experience while travelling was camping on the beach at Seisia with crocs just on the other side of the logs.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

CRIKEY!! You are very lucky 💙 loved our time in Seisia - We’d spend longer time there next visit 🇦🇺🙌

[@fionamoffat6943]

My most unique holiday experience was visiting the mountain gorillas in the then Zaire. Such an amazing afternoon 🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍🦍

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Oh wow!! That is a major bucket list experience - something I imagine that would be very moving as well 💙

[@KellieCampbell-hq5cd]

One day!! One day!

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Love it! Set a date 😅💙

[@waynepratt2139]

We had a croc jump over our bonnet of our Ute when we crossed the Ivanhoe crossing

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Holy Moly!!! That’s crazy 😜 safe travels guys

[@patricknugent4259]

Could we see another go on the donkey boiler? My wife and I are still laughing! 😂😂😂

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hahaha!! I’m sure we’ll see more - Paul is keen to get it right 😳🍻😅

[@newtonmiller8810]

I was in Chicago in 2007, followed two people into a lift in my hotel, asked them what floor, and looked up to see Mohammad Ali and his daughter. Spent the next 2 mins alone with both, shaking hands and introducing ourselves. I’ll never forget the kindness in his eyes nor the size of his hands, his hand seemed to wrap twice around mine and was so soft.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow!! Unexpected moments are the best memories- what a legend you got to meet!! Paul once hoped in a lift in Perth with Copper Reid & Jacko 😳

[@treeman3663]

Looked a lovely spot great spot for night photography 📸 taking the stars

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Truly special x

[@tonymeyerink6516]

Some years ago we were in Hungary, where they have a “pee pee lady” someone who supposedly cleans the toilets. You pay her a fee to pee, she was even at McDonald’s and … the toilets were dirty LOL

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

The best stories are travel stories 😅

[@rob_angelahillier5573]

Our favourite holiday experience was scuba diving with bull sharks in Fiji

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Whoa!! That would freak me out! How good is Fiji 🙌💙

[@johncullen5789]

The Camry reminded me of travelling in France in a 2CV!

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Haha! How good is that 🙌

[@davidmilledge221]

Its great you can make a buck on ya travels if you got the experience go for it 💯👍 and yes your eyes look even more beautiful 😍 sparkling 😊

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you 🙏 💙

[@davekerr8133]

Toyota Camry. The go anywhere vehicle. Fantastic.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

So try and so good!!

[@AHC4675]

Loving following you up the middle👍 have changed your mic’s? Sounds a bit drumy when you’re not directly in front.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you and maybe we’ll cross paths 😊 no change just an issue with the mod kit… going in the bin - waiting on delivery for new one 😳😅

[@coversadventurecapers2838]

Great episode. It’s amazing what vehicles can do tracks if they drive safely and with correct tyre pressures. The old donkey trick of wait a couple of beers trick will stop a cold shower 😉🤣.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Haha!! I should have had a couple that would have been perfect 👍 😳

[@cynthiakavanagh6972]

We were amazed (and felt a little silly in our 4wd and off road caravan ) when we saw the large number of standard vehicles such as commodores driving along the Tanami Track back in 2016. All pulled over to let us pass with a wave and a smile, which wasn’t a behaviour echoed by our fellow tourists.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Amazing isn’t it 👍 we haven’t done the tanami yet - another for our list

[@kiaoraable]

Can you get there in 2wd please guys. Great video again. Thanks cheers Judy

[@vespatwin]

We’re heading to Daly Waters ❤

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Love it! Stay two nights and enjoy 😉

[@johnmathisen1167]

The boss went to the toilet at emu park and she wasn’t impressed when she flushed as 6 green frogs suddenly appeared in the bowl. A little question do you think that a road caravan would be able to follow the route that you are doing at the moment? Oh and the frogs was in the 80s camping back then.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Ha! Yes the frogs 🐸 in QLD are a little unexpected surprise 😅 we love emu park one of our favourite locations!! The Oodnadatta Track varies in corrugated sections and can rattle through you, in saying that we experienced a fairly well graded road for most of the 630km! You would need to make a decision based on the vans build quality and suspension- and tyre pressures lowered would be the first line of defence with the corrugations - you may also void your warranty if the van is not made for off-road touring so check that too with the manufacturer 😳 another option is to leave the van at one end and drive and overnight in the cheap accommodation options behind roadhouses and pubs - you could use Coober Pedy Views to drop your van (they have a cheap storage option) and then tackle the Oodnadatta from there. Hope that helps - my gut feeling is that I wouldn’t take a road van on the Oodnadatta- everything else we are doing on the bitumen would be fine obviously 💙 safe travels

[@johnmathisen1167]

@@TheFeelGoodFamily thanks for that Paul and as to us having a van that is new enough to be under warranty is a long way off unless Tatts wants to supply the money,they haven’t yet.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

A good reminder for me to buy a ticket!! I think about winning the lottery all the time but don’t buy a ticket 😅 - back to the corrugations, you need to find a ‘sweet’ spot that allows the vehicle to almost go on top of them and not in between them - some sections we could easily do 70kmph and others 50kmph - the worst sections are always the 5-6km coming into or leaving a main stop - coward springs, William creek, Oodnadatta.

[@davidbrown2068]

I was in an hotel in Cairo during Ramadan. I asked reception where I could get a beer. He told me “at the airport departure lounge” 😢

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Oh no!! That would be a strange place to hang out each day especially if your flight is two weeks later 😅🍻💙

[@waynepratt2139]

I forgot to say my wife got such a fright she took a photo of the roof of the ute

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hahaha!!! 😳😂

[@steveseeney3864]

Hi Paul & Katie Just a question please on you projector system What is it ?how do you power it ? And wifi needed I’m guessing Starlink or Sat King? Cheers and happy travels 👍🇦🇺

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hi Steve, ok the best answer is in this video link, every detail on what we use, how etc…. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnfLfXR4lMRnfrcsi=Bb09wDAVOZfCgNE9 Start video at 19mins approx 🙌😊👍 all the best and let me know how you go!

[@steveseeney6493]

Hi Paul and Katie Thankyou so much for that! Great info . The picture is really good quality, Cheers , have a good week Paul could sell ice to the eskimos!🤣🇦🇺👍

[@nathanmorrow4868]

Random experience Doing your 28 day trip to Uluru in 14 days with a toy emu called Edward

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Oh WOW!! You are amazing and we can relate to the toy emu 😅💙🍻

[@melissaarcorace4660]

Fantastic show, my best experience was the field of lights at Uluṟu and the beautiful blue cheese profiteroles

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Beautiful and still one of our all time amazing travel memories 💙🙌 all the best