Well the trip begins. We needed to have the solar panels fitted and the shells nose powdered so we left Moranbah and spent the first night in Dauringa free camping. The skipper hadn't bought fuel for the generated so no air conditioning. We baked while listening to the truckie's generator air con all night. It was beautiful spot though. They have setup a rain forest garden with a water fall that is flood lit at night. Very pretty. Quite proud of myself for not sc...

Well phase 2 of an eventful start begins today. We have spent the last 2 weeks camped at Blacks Beach Caravan Park. Isabella Macy O'Leary Allan was born on the 14/02/2012 and is the perfect little princess we had been awaiting. Dominique the washing machine decided to hemirage during her many loads at Blacks Beach. The navigator informed the skipper that there happened to be high sea pouring out of the kitchen cupboard. The air turned blue in the shell while the ...

I did write this blog days ago but something in the technology world black hole swallowed it, so here comes a repeat of the week of delivery. After arriving in Gympie on the 8th November and sleeping over at the Victory Hotel Motel (very nice old pub with motel built at the back) and having been very impressed with the Gympie that exists off the highway that we have been just driving through for years, we went down to Performax International on the morning of the...

Arrived in Gympie at 12:10am. About to drop the legs off to be fitted for the hitch to tow the shell back to Mackay. The legs performed amazingly on its first major trip. Need to get rid of Nanna Anna though. Who does 90 kls on a national highway. Only in Queensland. And she wonders why they call us redneck banana benders.

Well, finally it has arrived and as promised by Mazda, it was worth waiting for. Zoom Zoom. The delivery of the All New BT-50 on Wednesday the 2nd November has made possible our first adventure. The skipper has insisted the first 1000k service be complete prior to the trip down to collect the shell. This will allow 2000k prior to towing the shell. This was voted sound advice by both Fr Kevin and the baby bro. The organisation of this feat required an extreme amou...