Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooo possums. Welcome to day 5 of the blog. Still in Perth for a few more days until I pick up the camper and hit the road! I'm being picked up outside my apartment by Caroline's mum, Di at 12. Before that nipped into the city to find out about mobile internet wifi dongles as will need internet and wifi to connect all my devices when on the road. First of all went to Vodafone. The guy there ran through their pocket wifi device with me b...

Helloooooooooooooooo - This morning I wandered into the city onto St Georges Terrace to see if I could remember where the bus to Belmont went from. I found the bus stop more or less where I remembered it had been. Got on the No 37 headed for the Belmont Forum Shopping Centre about 5k's from the city. I went there for two reasons, 1. to see the house I stayed in when I lived in Perth 20 years ago. It was still there but looks very scruffy now and 2. to go to K-Mar...

Got up about 8 feeling fully refreshed and with no jet lag. Fully on Perth time now, 7 hours ahead of the UK. First of all I went round to Travellers Autobarn where I am buying my campervan from. A great guy called Ben introduced me to her. She's got to have a service and full valet and be kitted out before I can have her next week. Can't wait to pick her up and get driving. I've just got to negotiate the price now with the guy at their Sydney branch. He will pho...

Flight to Perth was SQ223 and it left on time at 09.30. Flight time was only a mere 5 hours this time. It was a Boeing 777-300 again and again the food, comfort and service was excellent. Also in seat 34C again. I got talking to a really nice couple, Alfie and Lisa ,who were returning home to Perth after 3 weeks travelling around America (NYC, Vegas , LA, San Fran). Got loads of good info from them about Perth and they have offered to take me out for some beers o...

So here it is, day one! The adventure has begun. This is the day that I fly to Australia. I can’t quite believe that it’s here as this trip was conceived in my mind about 18 months ago and has taken a lot of planning. I’m a mixture of excitement and happiness and sadness (at leaving my loved ones behind) and a few nerves. But nervousness can always be confused with excitement and the new me doesn’t do nervousness so it must all be exciteme...