I have to say we are quite settled now and that would be expected after 7 months. As much as we've tried to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, at best, I can say we’ve created a very attractive sow's ear!!! Having said that living in the Swan Valley is a joy and if I look out the eastern windows of the bus I can see the foothills and Walyunga National Park beyond the fence of the yard, which are beautiful and we are surrounded by big gum t...

DAY 1Friday 1st January 2016 - Happy New Year to us as we set off on our next adventure of some 2200kms. There was much excitement as we were up early, pulled in the awning, hooked up the trailer (and I was surprised as I drove the car into the trailer and got out of the car that the sides of the trailer must have shrunk because it was a tad tight clambering out - some surfboards have to go!!!), fuelled up and we were on the road by 10.30am! We expect to be in ...