By the time Huntington made that first #vanlife post, Maxine and Karstan had already finished a 25,000km road trip around Australia. In 2009 after some extended European gallivanting, which included completing the Camino de Santiago in thongs, the couple returned home, bought a 1971 Kombi and set out for the Big Lap, circumnavigating Australia by road. Twelve years, a TV wedding and eight Volkswagens later their adventure continues, and Zuri’s arrival in late 2019 did nothing to dampen the pair’s taste for adventure. After her birth, the couple warmed up with weekend trips. In mid-2020 they set out, with the intention of spending six weeks on the road.