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From COVID-19 lockdown rut to life on the road, single mum takes kids on outback adventure

When single mum Carol Owen realised that her lockdown life looked no different to her normal life, she decided to take her boys Wesley and Monty out of school and embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
Key points:
- Carol Owen and her two sons packed up their lives to travel around Australia
- Ms Owen said the COVID lockdown inspired her to re-evaluate her life
- The highlight of their road trip has been swimming with sea lions and dolphins
By the end of regional Victoria’s second lockdown, the trio had packed up their South Gippsland home, put their possessions into storage and set off in a 1992 campervan, which they now call home.
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