After three weeks at home for the holidays, we were more than ready to get back on the road! The kids are seasoned travellers now. The little guy (rubbing his eyes in the picture below) didn’t even make it out of the yard before he was asleep in the car. The others had their backpacks and pillows all ready to go. First stop: Shepparton, Victoria! More posts coming soon!
There’s a fantastic wildlife reserve near Warrnambool, Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve. It’s a great place to see several Aussie animals at once and do some short walks as well. We did the peak climb when we got there, which is a bit strenuous since it’s so steep. The kids were doing all the classic complaining all the way up, I was trying not to laugh too hard. It’s not a long hike at all. ‘But my legs are soooo tired.’ … Read More
We’ve been to Warrnambool several times and stayed in this same caravan park. We decided to spend nearly a week here, in a familiar place, to just relax, hit the beach, and adjust to life on the road. This lifestyle is a big adjustment and we needed time to settle in a bit. As soon as we got there the kids were begging to go to the beach. Little did they know it would be so windy and cold! We … Read More
After we had our van fixed in Melbourne we drove to a free camp at Lake Colac. It was a nice camp right on the edge of the lake. The first of many beautiful sunsets we’ll see on the road! The lake edge was full of tall grasses and I was warned there had been a snake sighting. So to get to the water the kids rode their scooters down to the boat ramp and played there. We found this … Read More
On the day we left it rained like crazy. We had a toddler still in his pj’s because he’d been sick with a fever the night before. Our car went in for some last-minute maintenance. (Air-conditioning, might need it this summer!) I don’t think we left until 5pm, but we made it! We are finally on the road! That first night we travelled less than an hour to Dargile Camping Area, a free camp near Heathcote. We just wanted to … Read More
For the kids, moving out of our house is a mostly an adventure. Packing up our stuff, playing in the truck, seeing the rooms empty. There’s a lot of talk amongst the kids about when we live in a house again. Can we move back into this house? [Heavens, no!] Can we each have our own bedroom? [Um, a five bedroom house? Probably not.] Will we be able to paint the walls? [I sure hope so, but anything will be … Read More