The final four hours from Nana and Poppy's house seemed the longest drive yet! We were all eager to finally be home and see our house, our dog Charlie and of course my parents. We had more "are we there yet's" than during the entire 6 months of travelling!! We didnt even stop for lunch; we ate in the car so as to be home more quickly. As we counted down the towns and minutes we were all getting quite excited. Once in Scone we pulled up for a final pic of the town...

After leaving Brooklyn we stopped in at my Aunt and Uncles place in Wallsend. It was fantastic to catch up and share our stories. We kept on up the highway a bit further to Forster where we stayed in town for the night. The next morning we caught up with Ben's sister, Katrina, and her fiancé Chris . We had brunch/ breakfast and shared more stories and favourite places. After picking up our mail from Katrina's car, lots of hugs and see you soons, a tantrum, a ble...

The next day we drove all the way past Sydney, a huge day in the car but the kids were perfect, just amazing. I actually think they really like travelling! We stopped in at the Ettamogah Pub which was very funny and cool. The countryside was beautiful all the way to Yass. Rolling green hills dotted with sheep and cattle and paddocks full of golden canola. We stopped in at the dog on the Tucker Box and while the boys were playing around on the lawn poor Lachie got...

After leaving Swan Hill we travelled through flat countryside into Echuca, a beautiful Murray River town. We walked along the river looking at all the paddle steamers and walked through the old part of town, stopping in to watch a woodworker. We walked along the main street and had the best burgers ever for lunch! There were so many gorgeous cafés and shops, it would have been nice to have the time to stroll through them all. We left there and had another few ho...

I can't believe it has only been a week today that we left Scone! It feels like a month! We have well and truly settled into caravaning life. We spent yesterday in a practically abandoned town, Silverton, just out of Broken Hill. It used to be a booming mining town in the 1800's before Broken Hill was settled. We visited the old gaol which is now a comprehensive and interesting museum. One thing of interest we learned was that the lady on the $10 note was an assi...