We have moved!

Last Thursday morning with kids still in pyjamas we pulled out of our place and headed down the road and around the corner to my mum's. This will be our place of residence till we drive off on the big trip.

I did manage to catch a photo of our rig as we pulled out of the drive.



This morning Phil took the caravan on a little day trip to a local repairer to have the bike frame for Phil and my mountain bikes attached. The job hasn't been completed yet but hopefully in about a weeks time it will all be sorted and another hurdle overcome.

Next major hurdle is getting all our stuff to fit. Having the three kids bikes located in the storage area has really cut down our storage space underneath.

Till next time ...
Thea

Well it is really happening.

The house is almost packed up.

The caravan is being moved tomorrow morning around the corner to my mums place where we will stay till our departure date.

The tenants are meeting us at the house on Saturday morning to hand over keys and any helpful house instructions.

What is the best bit. I have come down with a terrible head cold and feel absolutely terrible. All I want to do is curl up into a little ball and go to bed right now but instead I have to finish the packing and sorting.

I have created this mountain of stuff that is to go into the caravan in the middle of our empty lounge room. I can see that I have way to many things but the elimination process is so, so hard.

I hope it is nearly time to pop some more pills for head cold relief.

Till next time...
Thea

The caravan adventure begins

Now don't get confused we haven't left Sydney yet and will not be for another 4 weeks but tonight is the first night we are in the caravan for the next 8 months.

We have slept in the caravan before on a few different trips but only once before have we slept in the caravan in our own backyard. That time was the first night we had the caravan and it wasn't a great night. Maddi was so excited to be sleeping in our new caravan that she didn't drop off to sleep till after 10pm and Ella was quite sick with a temperature that I was up to her during the night multiple times.

Anyway the reason we are camped out in the caravan in our own backyard is because in exactly 1 week our tenants are moving in. Therefore this is the last weekend we had to pack all our furniture (including our beds) into the storeroom. Thankfully a handful of cycling and church friends were on hand to help Phil with the heavy lifting. Still quite a bit of sorting, packing and storing to be done of all the odds and ends that have been floating around the house.

We also said good bye to our precious dog Sophie tonight. She is going to live with some good friends who will provide her with much love, attention and exercise. Maddi and I shed a little tear as we are going to miss her greatly.

The next 5 days are going to be challenging as we try and move the last of our things out of the house, try and make everything fit in the caravan, move the caravan around the corner to my mum's place, and celebrate Ella's 5th birthday at the local gymnastics place. Which reminds me I better go and check on Ella's cake.

Till next time ...

Oh yeah, in case you noticed my '4 week' comment above. Our departure date has been changed. We are not leaving till the 11th June now as Phil needs to work the week of the 6th June. Therefore the new and revised departure count down is 28 days.

27 days to go...

The house is getting packed up.

The final plans are being made.

Only 27 days till departure day.