The Art of Free Travel : A Frugal Family Adventure

Patrick, Meg and their family had built a happy, sustainable life in regional Victoria.

But in late 2013, they found themselves craving an adventure: a road trip.

But theirs was a road trip with a difference. With Zephyr (10), Woody (1) and Zero their Jack Russell, they set off on an epic 6,000km year - long cycling journey along Australia's east coast, from Daylesford to Cape York and back.

Their aim was to live as cheaply as possible ? guerrilla camping, hunting, foraging and bartering their permaculture skills, and living on a diet of free food, bush tucker, and the occasional fresh road kill.

They spent time in Aboriginal communities, joined an anti - fracking blockade, documented edible plants, and dodged speeding cars and trucks on the country's most dangerous highways.

The Art of Free Travel is the remarkable story of a rule - breaking year of ethical living.