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Shopping bags
Aw, come on, what did you buy Caroline???? We know about camera lenses and gas bottles. What us girls want to know is did you treat yourself to something nice! It was good to chat on Skype again. Isn't technology clever. You are so far away yet we can chat like you're next door. Good luck with getting work Andy, that'll be a bit of shock after so long on the road! xx

camping
Hi Andy and Caroline, your friends going to hollands wood camping, brings back memories, our first camping trip, was there, close to home so i could have a shower at home, made our neighbours laugh. Never been again. Lots of love Willemien xx

Watching !
Hi Guys, reading daily blog with interest. Sounds like you have now realised that like us all you may have to work for a living ! Great adventure and I presume unforgettable. Give me a skype anytime. Love Roachey

Trailer tents in the outback may be fine but back in blighty there will be a *lot* of cold nights and they are more expensive in comparison to caravans which are better at isulation from the heat/cold... and they are quicker to set up :-) It's good you got a great 4x4 for the trip I think the patrol was highly rated on Top queer in the Uk with 32000 klicks thats an average of 600 miles a week, great going. We have just converted our car to LPG to keep the costs down here in the UK as it is over £1.00 a litre now compared with 46p for LPG. Having lovely britiash weathe rhere now... the heatwave has subsided and given into intermittant sporadic downpours... jacki said we have this until the end of August :-( Visit my website for quality leading brand sports sunglasses at affordable prices ... great for the Australian weather! http://www.kontrolsports.co.uk

Slogans on cars
Hi Andy & Caroline. I can understand you wanting to lighten up on the blog work. You put a lot in to it. I'm sure everyone will understand you doing less of them, but please don't give up completely! The photo of the car with the slogan reminded me of one I took a photo of in NZ. It said "I'm not a gynaecologist but I'll take a look"! We are also sweltering in humidity at the moment. Drip, drip drip! Catch you on Skype soon. Wendy xx

haircut
hi andy and caroline The haircut story is very funny, i see you rolling on the floor now. I just had a haircut myself, i had a lucky escape. Chris still has no luck finding a job, im looking for a big cardboardbox, to move in too. ( only joking for now). Its very hot here again, a pain in the watsit. 5.45pm we are having tunapasta, so i say goodbye. lots of love willy xx

Mozzies
Hi Andy & Caroline, Haven't tried this as yet (not too much need in the middle of winter!) so, don't know if it works or not but, worth a try. Have heard that if you spray the ordinary mouthwash, Listerine, around (not on yourself) - tables, chairs, picnic tables etc, it is an effective mozzie repellant (not bad as a mouthwash either! :) that can work for up to a couple of days. As I said, haven't tried it but, thought I would pass it along for what it's worth. Were in your area a couple of years ago but, during the Wet so, had to content ourselves with a flight over Jim Jim and Twin Falls as the area was impenetrable by road. Still spectacular to see all of that monsoon water thundering over the falls. Had been in the Top End during The Dry a couple of years before that but, wanted to see the contrast. Did get to see come really spectacular thunderstorms and lightning shows whilst in Kakadu and Darwin too. A daily blog can certainly become an onerous task especially when external factors play a role - heat, humidity, dust, flies, restless nights and MOZZIES! Even the most intrepid traveller and adventurer can want to chuck it all in. Extended travelling does take a lot of energy and enthusiasm. We hope (as I'm sure all of your readers do, too) that you do manage to "box on". Let us know if the Listerine works! Cheers and hang in there. :) Luv, Jan & Ted xxx