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24.01.2022 Day 2: We arrived in Alice Springs at 9.10pm. From Port Augusta to Alice Springs is 1221 km with so many fun memories in between..

17.01.2022 Wow! Thanks everyone so much for for your support. This little page has now reached over 100 Likes and we are very grateful for your support. Fundraising is going well also with over $1.5k raised already. We'll be heading off on the 5 September, but will keep you up to date with progress.

13.01.2022 Hey guys, Thank you so much for joining us on our journey for the Long Way UP David Lloyd and I (Tania Shirgwin) hatched this plan over 4 years ago and today is rather significant for us both as David has started his journey. Hes traveling from Bendigo to Adelaide. Tomorrow we head on out for The Long Journey UP. How COOL IS THIS though! We didnt realise its 4 years to the day that I actually had hope that I might regain my license after the 2014 xmas day storke. Anyone believe in fate, the earth aligning or just darn good luck! I do ~ Tania

12.01.2022 Hey! Thanks so much for joining us here at the Long Drive UP. This page is all about the journey Tania and David are taking to raise funds and awareness for the Australian Stroke Foundation. Well be driving from the Barossa in South Australia to Alice Springs in the Northern Territory and return (3,038 KMS according to Google!) in early September 2018. Why are we doing this?... Well, its really quite simple while Tania was recovering from a stroke in early 2015, she reconnected with an old friend from Alice Springs who had lost his father way to young to stroke. We hope youll support our endeavours and follow us on the Long Drive UP.

12.01.2022 The Long Drive UP kicked off today. Its been close to 20 years since David & I have caught up in person, so I think we were a little worried how this trip might go. Day 1 has been awesome! David drove from Bendigo to the Barossa (Tanunda). I drove from Tanunda to Port Augusta where we are enjoying the delights of a bbq and beautiful sunset tonight. (as close as well get to the coast on the Long Drive UP to Alice Springs)

11.01.2022 Blown away that we have reach Milestone 2 in less than a week - over $1K raised for the Stroke Foundation. Thanks everyone so much for your support. Cheers Tania

10.01.2022 A huge big THANK YOU to the BIG4 Macdonnell Range Holiday Park for helping us out with accommodation while we are in Alice Springs. This sponsorship via way of cozy beds to sleep instead of the car is so appreciated. Thank you Brendan and team - looking forward to catching up with you all. ~ Cheers Tania

10.01.2022 Stroke Foundation decals for the car arrived and looks specky. This time next week we will be on the road. Getting really excited now ~ Tania

05.01.2022 Today was a big day for me promoting stroke awareness and our little trip The Long Way UP. This morning I had a phone interview with a blogger who wanted to cover the story, plus the fabulous Emily from the Stroke Foundation called to get info for the their press release. Was funny to be on the other side as this is usually what I do! Great to see though we are getting traction and support on so many levels. ~ Cheers Tania

05.01.2022 Stroke Awareness Week is here!. And it begins - talking all things stroke on breakfast radio this morning. Fortunately David was in the Bendigo ABC office and I was in my pjs chatting via phone from the Barossa. ~ Tania >> https://doit4stroke.everydayhero.com/au/the-long-drive

05.01.2022 The Long Drive UP kicked off today. It’s been close to 20 years since David & I have caught up in person, so I think we were a little worried how this trip might go. Day 1 has been awesome! David drove from Bendigo to the Barossa (Tanunda). I drove from Tanunda to Port Augusta where we are enjoying the delights of a bbq and beautiful sunset tonight. (as close as we’ll get to the coast on the Long Drive UP to Alice Springs)

04.01.2022 Thanks everyone for joining our page to help raise awareness and funds for the Stroke Foundation. It's less than 24 hours since we launched our campaign and we have already reach Milestone 1 - we have raised over $500. THANK YOU! Please feel free to share this page and help us in our endeavours >> https://doit4stroke.everydayhero.com/au/the-long-drive

02.01.2022 Day 3 - posting a little late as we were out enjoying the sights. Such a beautiful town and so good to be back here after so many years! Enjoy the Day 3 wrapup....

01.01.2022 Pretty excited to say this - $1K reached in under a week. Thank you thank you and thank you!!! >> https://doit4stroke.everydayhero.com/au/the-long-drive