The Road Less Travelled

For a while Nicki has been experiementing with BBQ cooking and in particular ribs. This week she has an easy pork rib recipe to tackle at home or on the road. This week too we answer some listeners questions and bid farewell to the mighty Killarado- sad time. But excitingly we dive in to introducing our newest addition to the team, Helen Reddy. Yes, you can speak to us to feature this show on your community radio station, or website, we would love to talk with you. If you would like to reach out and help us with this fiercely Australian and independent podcast with sponsorship or product support, please contact us.We love your feedback and comments, and if you have something that you think we should feature, review, visit or discuss, then please drop us an email at phatcat@iinet.net.auLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramSupport us on PatreonListen on SpotifyListen on AppleListen on GoogleListen on iHeartRadioThank you for supporting us Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27844421)

This week we are following 20th century explorer Michael Terry. I urge you to read Michael Terry's autobiography, it is the story of a hard, adventurous life, much of it in northern and central Australian deserts. Born in 1899, Terry fought as a mechanic in World War 1 in a British armoured car brigade in a little known action in Russia. Gassed, he was invalided out and came to Western Australia in 1919 where, on a cattle station near Carnarvon, he discovered his love for the outback. An explorer's routes is a tremendous way of having a goal and a focus, rather than just aimlessly wandering about the Outback, visiting the tourist hot-spots. Creating trips based around explorers and the pioneers has enabled us to gain a much fuller appreciation of the mighty Outback.Researching stories of explorers & pioneers and attempting to follow their routes can be enormously satisfying. It certainly gets you off those beaten tracks. And it also leads to making fantastic contacts; people who add an extra dimension and bring another perspective to the journey. Read the books and study the maps - search on-line - these are the Europeans who shaped our current status.  Yes, you can speak to us to feature this show on your community radio station, or website, we would love to talk with you. If you would like to reach out and help us with this fiercely Australian and independent podcast with sponsorship or product support, please contact us.We love your feedback and comments, and if you have something that you think we should feature, review, visit or discuss, then please drop us an email at phatcat@iinet.net.auLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramSupport us on PatreonListen on SpotifyListen on AppleListen on GoogleListen on iHeartRadioListen on SoundcloudThank you for supporting us Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27844421)

In our last of the Summer Series Extras, this week we prepare you for travelling, from tips, tricks, hacks to advice. Some simple maintenance before you hit the road, to advice on towing, weights and choosing a caravan. We also some give an insight into some of our top coastal destinations to visit as well as off road adventures and trips to put on your bucket list. From Broome, Port Jackson to the Gibb River Road, Cape Tribulation and places in between.Whether you travel full-time or you just like the occasional weekender, there are some things that we can all do to make it cheaper, easier and ultimately more enjoyable. We have a collection of things that we’ve found that have made our adventure less of an adventure, and allowed us to focus on having fun. Yes, you can speak to us to feature this show on your community radio station, or website, we would love to talk with you. If you would like to reach out and help us with this fiercely Australian and independent podcast with sponsorship or product support, please contact us.We love your feedback and comments, and if you have something that you think we should feature, review, visit or discuss, then please drop us an email at phatcat@iinet.net.auLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramSupport us on PatreonListen on SpotifyListen on AppleListen on GoogleListen on iHeartRadioListen on SoundcloudThank you for supporting us Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27844421)

The Summer Series Extras continues with a trip to South Australia. We are in the caravan and on the road this week, and exploring South Australia, and its fishing, boating, surfing, swimming, camping, bushwalking and wildlife; there's so much to see and do along kilometres of pristine coast on the Yorke Peninsula.Just over an hour’s drive away from Adelaide and home to a whopping 700 kilometres of pristine coast, the Yorke Peninsula is one of South Australia’s most accessible seaside escapes. Spend your days lounging on sandy-white shores and cooling off at one of the local breweries before retreating to you chic Hamptons-style cottage just minutes from the breathtaking Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, or wind your way along the coast on the Coastal Way road trip.We do not receive any corporate dollars for this show. If you are able to support the show with ongoing payments, we would love it if you could do so via our Patreon page here:https://www.patreon.com/join/6940537/signup?ru=undefined, or we now offer a once off payment support via Stripe- https://buy.stripe.com/test_bIYeXIeexdCw4CY3ccDid you know that you can speak to us to feature this show on your community radio station, or website, we would love to talk with you. If you would like to reach out and help us with this fiercely Australian and independent podcast with sponsorship or product support, please contact us.We love your feedback and comments, and if you have something that you think we should feature, review, visit or discuss, then please drop us an email phatcat@iinet.net.auLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramSupport us with regular contributions on PatreonTo make a once off contribution on StripePlease leave us a rating or review and share us with your mates!Thank you for supporting us, visit www.phatcatmedia.com.au for more information

This week in the Summer Series Extras we explore 1770, yes its a place! Agnes Waters and more about the history of the area and Captain James Cook and Queensland.Pack your bathers and put in the beach towel and get ready to taste the area of Agnes Water which is a small coastal town situated in the Gladstone Region, Queensland and is the closest access point to Southern Great Barrier Reef. It is known mostly for its amazing beaches and fishing. Close by or 5 mins down the road is Seventeen Seventy ( 1770) which are both great options for your laid back beach location. The town is built on the site of the second landing in Australia by James Cook and the crew of HM Bark Endeavour in May 1770 and their first landing in what is now the state of Queensland. Did you know that you can speak to us to feature this show on your community radio station, or website, we would love to talk with you. If you would like to reach out and help us with this fiercely Australian and independent podcast with sponsorship or product support, please contact us.We love your feedback and comments, and if you have something that you think we should feature, review, visit or discuss, then please drop us an email at phatcat@iinet.net.auLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramSupport us on PatreonListen on SpotifyListen on AppleListen on GoogleListen on iHeartRadioThank you for supporting us, visit www.phatcatmedia.com.au for more information   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27844421)

Happy New Year and welcome to Season 3.We continue our Summer Series- Extra and this week, well travellers, it's exciting, its laid back, its a tourist playground and if you love exploring, swimming, fishing and seafood, then oh my goodness put this on your destination list!Embark on the ultimate seafood safari in the Eyre Peninsula. Taste world-famous Coffin Bay Oysters fresh from the farm and the pristine waters that surround the peninsula, or in one of the region’s many seafood restaurants along with abalone, scallops, prawns and tuna.Blessed with natural beauty Eyre Peninsula features rugged landscapes and beautiful coastline. In addition to abundant seafood, outdoor adventure abounds with the opportunity to get up close to marine life by swimming with dolphins, sea lions and cage diving with great white sharks or take a whale watching tour.South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula is the oyster capital of Australia and so much more with stunning white sandy beaches, crystal clear waterways and an abundance of wildlife, Eyre Peninsula is a nature lovers’ paradise.Yes, you can speak to us to feature this show on your community radio station, or website, we would love to talk with you. If you would like to reach out and help us with this fiercely Australian and independent podcast with sponsorship or product support, please contact us.We love your feedback and comments, and if you have something that you think we should feature, review, visit or discuss, then please drop us an email at phatcat@iinet.net.auLike us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramSupport us on PatreonListen on SpotifyListen on AppleListen on GoogleListen on iHeartRadioListen on SoundcloudThank you for supporting us   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27844421)

G'Day there! I hope you are enjoying the Summer Series - Extras of The Road Less Travelled. I have just popped in to wish you a Merry Christmas,Thank you so much for your support and thanks for listening.

Lake Eildon is Victoria’s most popular inland waterway for Recreational Boating Activities. Beneath its waters lies a history all of its own with towns such as Darlingford and Bonnie Doon flooded to make way for the massive inland lake which was started and further expanded in 1915, 1929, 1931 and 1954.My family has had a close relationship with this area, working it, fishing, living near it or on its shores to farming and gold mining. We look at the secrets beneath, the history and a family tale on The Road Less Travelled Have something that you think we should feature, then please drop us an email at phatcat@iinet.net.au  You can support us and become a patron here. Your hosts is Nicki SheaLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram Support us on PatreonListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on i Heart RadioListen on SpotifyThank you for supporting us and our guests.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=27844421)