*Update – Break* From South America to Australia

25/04/22

 Travel from Buenos Aires (Argentina, South America) to Perth (Western Australia (WA), Australia)

Updates on news between South America and Australia continents – Restart date: 29th April 2022

Update 25th April 2022: The journey will resume on Friday 29th April! Tomorrow we fly out of Europe, and travel for 24hrs to Australia. We then have 1 day in Perth to get organised with the motorhome and we hit the road again. We have enjoyed a great break in Europe, much longer than I thought (but again, initially I thought Australia would still be closed and I was ready to wait for months… so in the end, things turn out much better than planned in a way). This last weekend was particularly festive, celebrating the traditional Greek Easter with friends around the lamb barbecue, listening to old Greek music. A treat on the world run. I am itching to get back to my daily marathons regimen!

Update 13th April 2022: We have both obtained our Visa for Australia! I had a applied for a longer term stay (because the crossing will be over 4 months) whilst James opted for the standard tourist Visa (he will accompany me throughout the Nullarbor desert portion which should last less than 2 months). With this sorted, we are now getting ready – and we will be back on the road in 2 weeks time! Very exciting to finally be heading to Australia, it has been a long time coming…

Update 23rd March 2022: Following a week in England, we are now settled in Greece to apply and wait the results for our Australian Tourist Stream Visas applications. The Australian government announces that: 25% of applications are processed within 15 days, 50% of applications processed within 32 days, 75% of applications processed within 64 days and 90% of applications processed within… 11 months! Let’s hope ours won’t take so long – I have put in my application today, it’s now all about “wait & see”!!

Update 16th March 2022: We have now driven all the way back from Buenos Aires (Argentina) to Santiago (Chile). 2 days of driving (1200km), a day off in the Andes (for more cycling and running). It’s now time to fly to Europe. The plan is to see some family & friends and enjoy a bit of time off whilst our Visas are being processed. We will be back on the road by mid or end of April. More updates to follow soon.

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