Happy Birthday Uncle Josh xxxx Nick and I woke up to the sound of the boys wrestling on their bed causing the van to shake from side to side - only the boys thought it was funny!! We all got dressed very quickly as it was too cold to linger in pjs then cranked up the generator for a coffee. We started the morning with a walk around the waterhole then packed up the van and hit the road. We called into Winton to empty the toilet (we learnt the hard way to emp...

Woke up around 7am and read in bed until it was late enough to start the generator. I had a shower and Nick did the final water top up and emptied the toilet then we packed up and hit the road. It took a while a say goodbye to all the adopted grandparents at the camp that we'd met but we were on the road by 930am. We stopped in Longreach for lunch and to top up on groceries. It is a great town virtually in the middle of Queensland and although it's quite sm...

Anna woke up again at 530am feeling cold and no one really got back to sleep again afterwards. We all stayed in bed until 830am and then I got up and made us coffee before heading into town to the launderette. I was the only there this morning and by the time I got home the sun was out and there was a hot wind. Nick helped hang out the washing and it was almost dry by the time we'd finished. We got the kids ready to begin school but then started chatting to...

We all had another great night's sleep despite it being very cold again this morning. Nick got up and lit a fire and we all had breakfast sitting around it. By the time we had finished the sun had warmed up and we could let the fire go out. We spent the morning doing schoolwork and it flowed beautifully so the early night last night was worth it. After lunch we walked into town and bought an ice cream then walked up to the skate park. The kids have become ...

Anna got scared in the middle of the night and climbed into bed with us around 430am. It was much colder last night and I think the cold woke her up. None of us wanted to get up in the morning as it hurt to stand on the lino floor! Nick got a fire going and we all sat around it until it was late enough to start the generator for a coffee. The kids collected firewood after breakfast and then we spent the morning doing schoolwork. It didn't go well today, es...