We're on the road again... well for the first time...

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The day of the new adventure.

This morning involved lots of last minute packing, cleaning up of the in-laws house (so they didn’t return to mess from their holiday) and that ever present question… what did we forget?

After deciding we had everything (how foolish were we) and that it was time to leave, Ryan drove out onto the road and attached the weight distribution bars… aren’t they an amazing thing… hopefully I can upload pictures to show the difference they make.

We were on the road around 10am and heading for Toowoomba. Yep, we were travelling a huge distance from Brisbane. The one caravan park in TBar that accepts dogs was fully booked, so it looked like our first night was going to involve free camping.

A quick pit stop for lunch at Sundowner Pies (yum!) and we arrived in TBar with the goal of buying food and heading on to Cambooya to the free camp we’d picked… if only the free camp had been in Cambooya.

The free camp was actually in Vale View and was a really lovely spot. Even the locals that rocked up for dinner / drinks / a catch-up in the park only stayed an hour. Very windy though and I woke quite a few times wondering if our caravan or awning was going to fall over.

A few things we learned today:
• We forgot stuff
• We can’t make the TV work… oh the horror
• Our GPS unit won’t accept GPS points and give you directions… this could cause arguments… especially after I sent us 20+ km’s too far today
• I should have packed more than one jumper, winter pjs and tracksuit pants

Tomorrow we move on, possibly to Leyburn.

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Photos

No weight distribution bars
Very low in the back end

No weight distribution bars
Looked much funnier in person. The front end was so high.

Weight distribution bars on
Much closer to level

The backseat crew
Callista, Griffin & Noah

Towards the rear of the van.
Kitchen in foreground left, bathroom / shower on left and Noah's sleeping area.

Towards the front of the van
Kitchen on right, dining area on right and our bed.

Relaxing
This area converts to a table with 2 seats, this is where Ryan will work.

Comments

[Craig and Renee Halliday]

Good Luck Guys.....Looks like a great adventure..
Erin, firstly....maybe you should considder yourself an journalist....interesting but funny.....Ryan, cannot see the satilite dish and the A3 printer for all those drawings for Wandon :). Anyway, good luck to the both of you and your little man. Craig and Renee