How far would you travel to the shops? Ell Regan says 10-hour grocery trip 'normal' for outback families

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Country musician Ell Regan's Tiktok about travelling 900 kilometres from the Northern Territory to Queensland for groceries went viral. After swapping city life for the outback, she says she wouldn't have it any other way.

Ell Regan's Tik Tok video about her 950km grocery trip goes viralShe says she is still chasing down some must-have items on her shopping list

But the young country musician, mum-of-one and former Sydney resident says she wouldn't have it any other way."The city was getting too much for me, so I piled my husband Les, my little baby Clancy, and our two dogs into a caravan and we became the crazy family that winged it and moved away and it's actually working out," she says.Ms Regan is the resident musician at the remote Barkly Homestead in the Northern Territory, between Camooweal and Tennant Creek.

"Hydralyte is another big one for my husband. He is a diesel mechanic and always working out in the sun.The highlight of the long trip is the clothes shopping."I just love our trips. We pack up our little family and we make a big event out of it."Ms Regan says the monthly shopping expeditions are a small price to pay to live in "the beautiful outback".

 

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Another slow news day.

That's so true especially when it is just to get the latest news paper

When you choose to live in the middle of no where stop complaining

Puts the short drive to the corner store for a carton of milk into perspective.

Well yeah, they live in the outback, makes sense lol

Just imagine, O_Saloio ! Boa noite! Good morning! 😉🍌🍍

Darwin is closer n save $

having that long of a trip to get grocery you will always need a list . because if you forget something your in trouble .

Firstly, hasn't she heard of Woollies hime delivery s Secondly, Never buy fuel at Barkley - it's cheaper to buy fuel cans... Thirdly, she's cute as all heck! .

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