Vet in a Van is a mobile veterinary service travelling full time around Australia providing veterinary care for families travelling with their pets. Dr Tania is experienced with dogs, cats, small mammals, birds and reptiles. We will be vlogging our adventures and we travel this amazing country trying to capture the natural beauty of the environment and maybe some tips and tricks for keeping your fury loves ones safe while travelling.
We are Marcus, Tania, Eli, Charlie and Toby - hope you enjoy our content.. 😊
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Really loved this episode. We were there when it was dry and it was beautiful then - but this is next level. Thanks so much for sharing 😃👍
@@travelthecountry-aussieadv1730 we were so very lucky to see all that water flowing down the gorges, something we will remember forever! Just so lucky to live in such a beautiful country. 👍👍😀😀
How does your rotisserie work?
@@Frizzneck just 2 D batteries and it lasts for probably half a dozen cookups. Its an Auspit, does the job. We use it at least once a week when fires are allowed. 👍👍🍻
What was the green glow? Was it in the water?
@@Frizzneck it was a fire fly, little bug with a flashing green tail. Fascinating little thing! 🍻👍
Great video guys. Queensland, perfect one day and better the next!!!
@jasonbarnes5605 indeed! It has been unseasonably wet! Especially around the Table Lands.🌧🌧👍👍
Gee, nice to see the weather cooperating and making the 'outdoors lifestyle' such a joy! Queensland is really bunging on the welcome there 🙄 The lava tubes look amazing though and being able to see the path of the lava flows by the colour of the foliage is something that never even occurred to me until you mentioned it. We might have to venture to that part of the world if we ever decide to do The Cape as wifey loves her fossicking too. Was that a Bettong early in the video? It was very cute whatever it was. Hope all is going well with the new family addition and with the truck (bus) build as well. Looking forward to the next episode as always.
@contributor7219 it could have been a bettong, we did not get a long look at it. If all goes well, we should get the bus in October, hopefully sooner as once the baby comes, we don't have transport until the bus is finished!! Tania is doing well, very pregnant now! 👍😀
How could you guys not eat all that ? There was barely anything there......I hope they were cheap.
@alexmcdowall8680 ate it all and washed it down with a few cold ones, the food there was surprisingly good! 🍻🍻
All good then 👍
Thanks for the interesting stops and info . Very interesting episode .
@fleurneumann8430 thanks! 😀😀
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@@Saarvl-sl5zz 👍👍
Thanks buddy, safe travels.
@zoezoe610 thanks, you too! 😀😀
I missed the reveal but a Bus ! Wow, this will be different. Very cool. PS, we’re in the hills on the Sunshine Coast and yes, all of this back country is stunning.
Haha, yeh we didn't really make a big thing of it. The bus is still being built, probably get in October if all goes well! And yup, it will be quite unique! 🍻🍻
Good video today ok 👌 thank you 🙏
Thanks! Still can't catch a break from the rain though! 👍👍😉🍻
I never bought into the dinosaur nonsense when i lived in Winton. Wake up people you being duped. Took me a while to piece it together but i did.
@@KFBbythesea wow, as in it's fake?
@@VetinaVan as I said I never bought into it. Winton is a very strategic place for other let's say more secretive things. LBJ who stepped up rather quickly to be sworn in when JFK was so called assassinated. Well LBJ was at Carisbrook station 1942 June. Just be very careful in a place like Winton.
@@VetinaVan LBJ who rather quickly got sworn in after the so called assassination of JFK. Was in Winton 1942 June his plane broke down my great grandfather was a mechanic with workshop in Winton made the part needed. 6months later usa gov came to Winton to offer to take my grtgrandfather to usa. They were impressed with his talent. He was a FM who helped fund raise for Qantas another FM set up.
@@VetinaVan towns that end in Ton are places that are strategic places that would be more the esoteric line of thought. I even question the banjo Patterson story.
@@VetinaVan I think its fake but it's also a cover story.
The Tully memorial park has gotten hugely popular over the last 2 or 3 years. They did a lot of work on the area and it has made it very popular for travelkers and locals. I live in Beaudesert, only 0 minutes from there
Yup, it's a great little spot, should be more of them! 👍👍
I stayed at the Tiaro pub a week or so ago. It is funny I only saw the pub. 😉
Haha, that checks out. 😉🍻🍻
Love your thought process balancing beer and food lol. Now I know who to blame for the rain down here but vegie gardens are loving it! 😀 We're 9 days before we head off and I have 4 days left on shift. (Insert happy dance!) Comet Pub feed looked good will file that spot as we'll be stopping near Comet on rellies cattle property on way through. Enjoy the trip north. 👍
9 days!! How exciting! To be fair, yes it's been raining a lot up here but after just spending a week down in Melbourne for work, I would take the Queensland rain any day! 👍👍
I just assumed you would get another lotus. You are basically an ambassador for them and there vans tick all your boxes. Good luck with the choice
@tonykempthorne8178 yup lotus is on the list, but we are keeping all options open. 😉 👍🍻
@@VetinaVan titanium would be another good option. I don’t think zone do a quad bunk they only have 3 fixed designs. Safe travels
@tonykempthorne8178 yup, we have had a look through some Titaniums too, we are lucky we still have a lot of time to research exactly what will work for us. 👍
Look at the Zone i am very happy
@mallacey7621 we could not find a Zone dealer around the Sunny Coast, we do know a few people with them who also rate them highly. 👍👍
@@VetinaVan Coolum Beach as where they are made and showroom
Im new to this channel. Who is the Vet?
Hey there, Tania is the Vet and I work my normal job 'from home'. 👍👍🍻
Thanks, have a nice trip to the top.
@zoezoe610 thanks!! 😀😀
Great video Sue.
@@leanneriordan8253 thanks Sue. 😀👍
We do love a good low cost camp! 🙌🏾Who would’ve thought vanlife is bloody expensive! 😂
It can be very expensive! That being said, it depends on how you travel, now we are moving very slowly and it's quite cheap. It's been 4 weeks at our current spot @15 per night with water, fires and huge open bush space. 👍👍🍻
@@VetinaVan that’s so good! We’re currently at the free camp across from the Bungle Bungles turnoff!🙌🏾
@@GrabLifeByTheGourlays nnniiiccceeee!!! 🍻🍻🍻
Hey 👋🏼 we were wondering where you were at with planning the caravan 🧐 Haha 😛 Childers!! We stayed in EXACTLY the same spot! Great spot! 👍 We were doing a Chiro/Physio leapfrog up the coast from both of us getting injured along the way & hobbling on walking sticks…. Another fireside story 😊anyway. I digress. Love the dad jokes 😅 🚂 whoops 😮butter fingers 🤪 you picked the better road into Charters Towers, 💯 Baby bump is developing well ❤ Ciao for now 👌🏼🍻🤙🤗🫶🏻🦆
Haha, yeh mate, the van journey is an interesting one! We are trying to fit a 24' van into 22' foot, and unless we break some fundamental rules of physics, it's proving difficult! 🍻🍻🍻
@@VetinaVan Hollly Molllly! Best of luck with that one 🤞 🙃🤯 🤔 🛞 😳🫡🫶🏻🦆
We've never been to The Cape either and no doubt there's some special naughty list we get put on for that - oh well. We'll be interested to see what you guys make of it since the sort of travel you do is more our 'thing' than the way many others might head to the tip and explore that area. You no doubt already know since you're from here, it's unseasonably cold right now (like, stupidly cold!) so avoid heading south any time soon if you can! No doubt the timing of your trip south will be dictated by a very small person though. Looking forward to seeing the next instalment.
@contributor7219 haha, yup were were on the list too! Let's just say it was a nice calm cape trip. Good to tick it off the list though! Tania is over 37 weeks now it it's game on! 🫄🏼👶
Totally agree Marcus about the Bluetooth etc in caravans. KISS keep it simple stupid.
Good video today ok 👌 thank you 🙏
@malcolmrobertsshortsvideoa8335 thanks! 👍🍻
Great episode guys thanks for sharing can't wait to see how the bus turns out hope there's going to be a tinnie on the roof.Are you keeping the 76?
The jury is still out on the 76. I would love to keep it, but having it just sitting in storage is probably not that practical, we will see when we get back to Vic later in the year. Oh, and the custom boat loader for the bus is being built as we speak. 🍻🍻🚤
When we have to go to Brisbane for Cain’s Heart Checks we try and stay at Daybora Showgrounds. They have a weekly rate of $120 includes power and water. 1/2hr to Cain’s hospital and 45mins into centre of Brissy but that depends on traffic. (You have to book). Your new Van looks good, be sad to see your 76 V8 go though. We are in Townsville until mid July then heading south around Gympie way, if your still about it would be great to catch up. If not, Safe travels.
Yes it will be sad to say goodbye to the 76, just need more space! We are hanging around Atherton Tablelands for a while now as we want to stay put for the new baby! Will then start heading south again so might be around your neck of the woods! 😀👍
@@VetinaVan oh gee we were only just up in Atherton last week! We are currently in Townsville!
@hapninemptynesters we will be sticking around here until the baby comes along, then heading south, it really is a lovely part of Queensland!
Time for you guys to get a composting toilet. There's only 2 of us but we can use it 100% for 6 weeks without empting it. It also helps us get an extra 2 days out of our water tanks.
We have looked into it, but apparently it's tricky for big families, to much 'volume' to allow the composting to happen. We are going through all the motions currently as we research the new van! 😀🍻
We are currently traveling with some visiting WA friends and they have told us that human waste including compost is to only be disposed of in a dump point. It cannot by WA Law be put into bins. We haven’t looked it up but if true that would be very painful.
Bus , this is awesome ✌️✌️✌️Matt n tiff ozroamerz
Yup, it's gona be a fun build! 🍻
Wow 🤩 you guys must have been Knackered! The hills around behind Brisbane are gorgeous. I used to go up there to avoid the city going form Victoria up to Cairns and we loved that part of the drive. Can’t wait for next progress instalment on that bus 👏 😃what a find in Crows Nest NP ! Love it 😊 never been there! Couldn’t get in there back in the day (another fireside story) nice to be reminded 🙏 Onward and upwards 🤙🤗 you must be lovin’ the cooler weather though. Love your work 💯👌🏼🌺🍄🟫🧚🤗🦆
Thanks mate, yes the cooler weather has been really nice, we had a lot of rain though! Kept heading north and it kept raining! 🍻🍻🍻
Thanks, the next chapter.....
Exciting!
OMG can't believe you guys were at Tully Park. I turn at the lights to head to work about 5 mins away.If I'd known I would have beeped and waved.😂 Looking forward to seeing the final fitout and once again thanks for another greyt episode.
Haha, yeh we were there for a few nights! Great little spot to park up and get stuff done in town. It was a crazy week though, so busy organising the bus! 👍😀😀
@VetinaVan the park has been very full for months now with so many people unable to secure rentals.
Yup, we spent an evening chatting with our neighbours who were there as a last resort, lovely family who had fallen on hard times, it's sad to see and is getting worse.
Another fantastic video guys. Both of our Qld leisure trips have been 'vehicle related' bringing purchases back to Vic. The first was to pick up a car in Sanford Valley and we drove it down to Armidale in NSW via the Hinterland. Early morning, a bit of low cloud with the sun coming up, and it was utterly stunning country up in those hills. Just gorgeous. The second trip was to pick up our truck after a friend took it to his place at the Sunshine Coast for us. We were again heading to Armidale before going to stay with my cousin just outside Kempsey, and we headed down via some back blocks narrow roads behind what we later learned were the Glasshouse Mountains. After discovering a perfectly timed 'no trucks or caravans beyond this point' sign halfway (!!) along the dirt road shortcut we'd chosen, we had to backtrack and detour to Crow's Nest. We stopped for lunch at a little cafe (The Nest Cafe?) near the memorial park. I wish we'd had time to stay and explore as the national park areas you visited look lovely too and with hindsight breaking our trip to Armidale over two days would have been more comfortable. Lily's Bakery looks like it would have been an awesome lunch spot too. It's always hard to pass up a great bakery! If you ever find yourself down near Armidale both the Waterfall Way and the Wollomombi - Kempsey Road have incredible scenery. Just be aware the Wollomombi - Kempsey road is steep, narrow, winding, and has long drop-offs, but its route further towards Kempsey follows the Macleay River and the scenery is utterly stunning. Looking forward to the next instalments on the truck (bus) build and your travels 🙂
We did not realise how hilly it was around this whole area, but considering we are literally on the Great Dividing Range, it's not unexpected! You are right about the views in the morning up here, we are in Mareeba at the moment, and the morning views with the mist in the valley over the tablelands are simply stunning! Thanks for the tips! 😀😀👍
Amazing 🤩 video ❤❤❤
Thanks! 👍👍😀
Cold here in QLD currently.
Yeh mate, we are currently in Mareeba, had a frost this morning!
Just rewatched it, awesome stuff!🙌🏽
The painted desert is breathtaking taking, we will hopefully be heading back that way again next year. 😀😀🍻
Another great episode guys. Racing chickens to raise money for the RFDS is a new one on us, but good on them for doing so. Wifey trained as a paramedic and so we're all for supporting them in any way possible. And who knew that 'captive glowworms' was even a thing? 😳 So what distinguishes them from your garden variety free-range glowworm I wonder? Welcome to the truck (bus) family! You should find (she says confidently 🙄) that the Iveco won't chew through tyres given it's full-time 4WD. It tends to be part-time 4WDs that chew through rears like that; sadly a product of weight and torque cooking the sidewall just where it meets the bead - there isn't a lot you can do about it with heavy towing. Really looking forward to the fitout. I know the Canungra hills all too well for all the wrong reasons. I did a couple of training courses at the Land Warfare Centre, in those hills, and the Army was fond of making us run them to keep us fit. Thankfully that's now all a (very!) distant memory. I see from comments elsewhere you're an SG1 fan. We're friends with someone who played a character in the series very late in the piece. It's a great series - that's one hell of a golf drive 😂
Thanks!! It's good to finally not be constantly worrying about weights! The Iveco has 5.5t GVM and at this stage, fully loaded we will be at just under 5t. Still heavy but light for a truck. Running up those hills would have been a complete nightmare. But sounds like something the Army would do, bet you were fit! I love my Sci-fi, but have still not converted Tania yet, she had never seen Star Wars when we got together, which was almost a deal breaker! So it's been an uphill journey. 😀😀🤣
@@VetinaVan Our little Canter is a short wheelbase, so it 'only' has a 5.5 ton GVM too. That's plenty to create a simple but nice living and sleeping space that's highly agile, with enough in reserve to tow a small trailer with a roof top tent if family or friends join us or we want a little more space ourselves on long trips. You'll obviously be looking for a bit more room than that to end up with a comfortable family space, nevertheless you should have lots of capacity to have great fun designing your setup. Like everyone else we'll look forward to seeing what you design and end up with. I have to admit I wasn't really a Sci-Fi movie or television fan either and had no idea at the time we met who my new friend was. It was only later that I had the stunningly cringeworthy realisation 🙄 If we ever cross paths out over a campfire somewhere it'll give you a good laugh at my expense. Wifey and I both love the great Sci-Fi authors though, so eventually I recovered and enjoyed Sci-Fi on the screen too. Looking forward to your next video guys 🙂
“We are still getting used to people” 😂. Yes I totally get that !!
Haha, we'll still be saying that when we are seasoned nomads. 👍🍻
Love the bus. Would love to do one for our adventures one day. Can’t wait to see how yours turns out. And yes the fig trees are crazy.
Yup, it's going to be a bit different, but hopefully the bus will suit our needs perfectly! Safe travels guys! 🍻🍻
OMG , the chook races are priceless 🤣Thank you for the giggles. Look forward to following the evolution of your bus. Have a great weekend 🤗
How good are they! We heard about them from other travellers on the way down and were like, omg this is the bucket list item I never new we had!! So much fun! 🍻🍻👍
Well. That was fun 🤩 Love the Iveco Bis idea 👍 It is, I must admit, a little strange seeing you guys in a rainforest 😊 Lovely area. Shame about the tyre, another bloody tyre issue 😮 Your chicken almost got there, seemed to be the most active ( or hungry) on the track. Fun fact I played in my newly formed ensemble when I was a teen at the …….. wait for it….. World championship WORM race in Trentham Victoria ( you know where that is) 😉 and I got to play the fanfare on national Tv and radio! What a hoot 😅 I have pics of us playing. But there is more to that story and maybe I can tell you over a beer 🍺 Cheers for the entertainment 🐓 🌳 🚌 🤯 🥩 💪🏽🍻🫶🏻😜👌🏼🦆
Aaahahaha, well that's gota be a claim to fame! Gota love a good worm race! We are super excited about the bus, still a few months away on the conversion, but will hopefully it's going to be epic! 🍻🍻👍
Thanks to you all. A Iveco is a great step up and your new setup will be good to see eventually. Thanks again.
Thanks! It's going to take a while to get the conversion done, but it will certainly end up being unique! 👍😀😀
you've seen more of Queensland in 2 episodes than we've seen since we moved here 6 years ago! love the truck!
We had a good laugh at this. It's amazing what's right on our doorstep!🍻🍻
Definitely on my must do list 👍
Totally worth doing!
Very informative. Thank you. You've explained the importance of wearing surgical gloves to prevent possible infection. It would have been great if the close up shots illustrated this. Thank you again.
Gotta do all the Insta things 😂😂. Those pics looked awesome though 😊
Haha, pics or it didn't happen right! 😉😉
What are those " pads'"that you have on the door trim where you would normally rest your elbow?
Just cheap armrests mate, another 70 feature the don't have stock! 🍻🍻
My wife and I booked and paid for a powered site in Winton. We got confused and parked in the wrong caravan park. It was adjacent. We found out when we returned the key in the morning.
Haha, easy to do when they are literally next to eachother! 👍👍
Our kids will absolutely lose their minds here!🙌🏾
It's pretty good, there is heaps more that we missed so we have to come back! 🍻🍻