We started the day with a nice and early alarm. Got everyone ready, checked out and headed to the airport. We had our fingers crossed for an easy check in, but it never seems to go that way. The airport certainly won the battle..... 1: went to wrong company first - we were booked with Emirates but it changed to Qantas as Emirates no longer flies to Auckland 2: After trying for what seemed like ages the e-passport didn't work cause they were new passports for th...

Well today is the day. After months and months of planning we are finally ready to go. The kids work up early so we were ready to leave home by 10am. The kids have been crazy excited so it's good to finally be going. First stop was town - Angie needed a hair cut and I needed a new SD card. We had planned to have a picnic lunch in the mountains but it was cold and windy so it was a quick stop in Lithgow and then they the mountains to Sydney. Crossed the mountai...

Ready for our next adventure bro

Well the car is unpacked and clean- nearly had a desert worth of dirt in the back seat thanks to the kids. Just need to finish the camper. Just some final number crunching. - 7 weeks on the road - 46 nights - 31 different campsites - 5 different states Total Distance 12411 km Fuel $3197.72 Cheapest $1.485 at Forbes (nearly home) Dearest $2.48 Kings Creek Station Accommodation $1369.20 The best things we took for the kids - audio books (for the ca...

Started very early 6:00am and were on the road by 6:40. Decided that if we can, we will aim for home today. We are a bit tired of the cold weather and are not looking forward to another damp, cold and windy night on the road. We had a breaky stop in Mildura and then crossed the the border. Unfortunately we did not get a border sign picture as we forgot that the border is in the middle of the river and didn't have the camera out in time. Anyway back in our own...