Motorhome Travels - July 2004

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01/07/2004

July the first, two thousand and four - that date marks our first year of doing what we want and living on the road.

I must say that it does not seem like a year ago that we left the storage yard in Sydney. It has been a fantastic year, we have learned so much and had a wonderful time. We have travelled over 12,000 km in the motorhome and a little more than that in the Moke - over 24,000 km in total and yet we have seen only a tiny fraction of Australia.

Reflections - in the last 12 months:

• We have spent more that $3,500 on fuel
• The best times have been when we were camped out well away from towns & cities
• We have had no major breakdowns or disasters
• I have missed Baycorp 3 times
• The best thing we purchased was the new electric fridge
• The dumbest thing we did was to drive the motorhome onto the wet grass near Mission Beach
• We have found enough precious gems to buy a packet of chewing gum
• We have made lots of good friends
• I have rebuilt the website about 5 times
• We have endured 45 degree heat and freezing cold
• We have enjoyed visits from friends and family members
• Taken more that 3600 photos
• We have caught 1 fish

If the next year is even close to as much fun, we can't wait.

Right now we are still in Cairns, Tracey is working at the local hospital and I am working part time for a small company based in Melbourne. I am patiently waiting for some some administrative stuff to come through before I return to Melbourne to complete the contract. Then we can get back on the road and continue our journey. There is a possibility that we will make some major alterations to the route plan to account for the time of the year.

 

10/07/2004

Back to work!

From the tropical warmth of North Queensland to the wintery south. I'll be here in Melbourne for a few weeks while I set up the technology for Ox Capital.

 

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