Today we woke up to sunshine and a beautiful blue sky. It felt fantastic to open up the van and air everything out. The kids went straight out to play so I cleaned the van from top to toe (it doesn't take very long!!) and then made breakfast for everyone. We had planned on some schoolwork this morning but the kids were having such a good time making friends that we left them to it and read the papers. After a second cup of coffee we decided to walk and find...

We were all awake by 7am and decided we should get up and pack while it was dry. It didn't take as long as we expected and we were on the road by 8.45am. The roads were fairly slow going with plenty of traffic moving in both directions so we decided on a morning tea stop in Marlo. Unfortunately, there wasn't a lot open in Marlo but we did see the mouth of the Snowy River as it emptied into the ocean. We back tracked to Orbost, a lovely looking place, and foun...

Today we woke up to the sound of rain and went to sleep to the sound of rain - it didn't stop all day. In total, I think we had 50mm and most of it ended up inside our annex! At one point it was so heavy the annex roof began to sag under the weight of it all and Nick had to stand there and push it all off. We spent the morning doing schoolwork and took longer over it than usual, as there was no need to rush. After lunch, we headed into Bairnsdale to kill the ...

The kids woke up before 7am again and for the first time in a long time I was missing our massive private comfortable dry bedroom with its huge king size double bed! Annie dragged me out into the rain for the toilet and the day had begun! Without any friends in the caravan park to play with the kids seemed restless and irritable. After breakfast we hit the books but it was a complete waste of time as no one had the ability to think for themselves today and t...

Another early start this morning as the kids wanted to play with their friends who were leaving today. The weather was overcast and rain was forecast so we decided to skip school and spend the day checking out the scenery while driving the Great Alpine Road - or some of it! We had breakfast and Nick made up a picnic while I packed up the car and then we hit the road. The scenery was stunning as the road follows the Tambo River up into the mountains. The clo...