Today we said a sad farewell to Bruce, our much loved Ford Falcon, as we sold him to a group of four Koreans who are off to work on a farm. Although he will be missed, it is nice to know that he is going back to what he knows best - trundling along on dirty farm roads out in the middle of nowhere!!

Today we took ourselves off on a day trip to Noosa Heads, just a couple of hours north of Brisbane, to take the new car for a decent drive and to see what there was to explore in Noosa. Our previous experience of Noosa was a quick stop for lunch on the way through to Brisbane with Jen’s folks almost eighteen months ago and we were keen to see what else there was to offer except for the underground food court. When we arrived the first issue was finding ...

Today our plans for our continued travelling took a big step forward as we managed to purchase ourselves a second hand Mitsubishi Pajero four wheel drive that will see us around the rest of the country. Newly named Fergal, it is a seven seater so much bigger than Brucey but without the added advantage of a roof rack, it will be interesting to see how things fit into it when we move on again. It is very strange driving along and being so high up and it makes the ...

Today was a sad day indeed, as we officially moved out of the apartment that has been our home for the last eight months, and moved back into our tent at the Newmarket Caravan Park just outside the city. We knew that we had accumulated a fair amount of stuff over the last few months, but we had no idea just how much - and just how long it would take to pack it all up in the car. However, after three trips to the caravan park we had everything set up and ready to...

We arrived in Rainbow Beach on Wednesday afternoon after a little car trouble and a quick "half hour" stop at an auto electrician in Gympie that very quickly turned into a two hour break. At least it was in the shade! It is quite a strange place because there is very little in the town in the way of shops and things to do, but it is busy almost throughout the year due its proximity to Fraser Island - it's only a ten minute ferry ride as opposed to the ...