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| Our new home! |
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| Dancing in the dust! |
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| Mad Max's car at Silverton |
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| Sunset at Mundi Mundi lookout |
Saturday 25 June 2011
Broken Hill/Silverton
Thursday 23 June 2011
Greetings from Broken Hill
As you may be able to see from the map it has been a busy few days since departure, clocking up the km's so we can start to enjoy some different parts of Australia. We are currently in Broken Hill until Monday which will be a nice break. and a good chance for some sight seeing.
We loved seeing our friends in Narromine. The Wandinong Country Club and Tropical resort (aka the Wilson's place) served us well and it was fantastic to catch up with our local friends. It was a bit cold and wet so we were delighted to be housed indoors. Jules and Nick - thank you so much for your hospitality and fitting us in to your busy lives!
From there we traveled a very long and straight road to Emmdale Road house which is a truck stop in between Cobar and Wilcannia. The boys loved watching the road trains come and go and playing soccer in the vast car park!
We arrived in Broken Hill today and looking forward to a bit of a rest and some proper sight seeing. Hoping to visit Silverton, a mine and have a look around this seemingly thriving metropolis in the middle of nowhere! Charlie is very keen to see a mine and search for "treasure", a large gold nugget would not go astray!
The driving is going well and the van is quite compact and not hard to tow. I actually think Jase has a more difficult task as his job description is far more varied than mine - food and beverage manager, travel agent, referee, mediator, DJ, partially masticated grape picker uperer, entertainer, train spotter and chief charger of all electronic devices - Charlie, Gil and I keep him very busy! We have not had any major reversing issues however there is plenty of time for that!
From here we head to Camerons Corner, Maree, Yulara and Alice. Very much looking forward to seeing the outback and red centre. After driving past "The Rock" fuel station between home and Newcastle so many times I think it is about time we saw the real deal!
Take care all, will update again soon.
We loved seeing our friends in Narromine. The Wandinong Country Club and Tropical resort (aka the Wilson's place) served us well and it was fantastic to catch up with our local friends. It was a bit cold and wet so we were delighted to be housed indoors. Jules and Nick - thank you so much for your hospitality and fitting us in to your busy lives!
From there we traveled a very long and straight road to Emmdale Road house which is a truck stop in between Cobar and Wilcannia. The boys loved watching the road trains come and go and playing soccer in the vast car park!
We arrived in Broken Hill today and looking forward to a bit of a rest and some proper sight seeing. Hoping to visit Silverton, a mine and have a look around this seemingly thriving metropolis in the middle of nowhere! Charlie is very keen to see a mine and search for "treasure", a large gold nugget would not go astray!
The driving is going well and the van is quite compact and not hard to tow. I actually think Jase has a more difficult task as his job description is far more varied than mine - food and beverage manager, travel agent, referee, mediator, DJ, partially masticated grape picker uperer, entertainer, train spotter and chief charger of all electronic devices - Charlie, Gil and I keep him very busy! We have not had any major reversing issues however there is plenty of time for that!
From here we head to Camerons Corner, Maree, Yulara and Alice. Very much looking forward to seeing the outback and red centre. After driving past "The Rock" fuel station between home and Newcastle so many times I think it is about time we saw the real deal!
Take care all, will update again soon.
Sunday 19 June 2011
Van packed, fridge emptied, 200 hotwheels cars packed.....the Griswalds are almost ready for take off!
First stop Merriwa then off to Narromine to harass the Wilson clan. Will head West from there to Broken Hill which I am really looking forward to.
Hope this fines you well, will report again soon,
xx
First stop Merriwa then off to Narromine to harass the Wilson clan. Will head West from there to Broken Hill which I am really looking forward to.
Hope this fines you well, will report again soon,
xx
Saturday 11 June 2011
New Blog!
Hello and welcome to our Blog!
We have sold the pharmacy, purchased a camper van, bought some dirt coloured sheets and are ready to hit the road! We thought a blog was the easiest way to keep a recored of our adventure and share our experience with anyone who was interested.
We have just survived our maiden voyage with our new Goldstream (aka Goldie) van which is a pop top caravan. Having never (ever) towed anything before it was a good option, not too big and the set up not too arduous. We put it through it's paces traveling back from Pakenham (near Melbourne) to Blueys Beach over the past few days. We went pretty well and learnt to laugh in the face of adversity. even on day one when we turned up to our first caravan park and were unable to actually unhitch the van off the tow ball! Thankfully the caravanning community at Glen Cromie Holiday Park near Drouin came to our rescue. The owner of the park, Charlie, managed to unhitch our van with a crow bar! Not a great start but a new tow ball has sorted out the issue. We met some lovely people and have been blown away by the kindness of those staying around us, especially John and Lyne who were so kind to the boys.
We traveled back home via Seymour, Holbrook, Yass and Berry. Van went well and we survived the cold. We thought our reverse cycle air conditioner would come to our rescue however after a call to the manufacturer we were informed that the heating will not work in very cold temperatures??! We are now wondering if the air con works in the heat - it remains to be seen! A huge thank you goes out to the Henry's in Berry for taking us in for the night, you saved my life/sanity with a hot shower and an electric blanket! Always great company too!
We are back home now for the next week to sort ourselves out and pack for the next six months. Will be in touch again from the road!
Chippy, Jase, Charlie and Gil.
We have sold the pharmacy, purchased a camper van, bought some dirt coloured sheets and are ready to hit the road! We thought a blog was the easiest way to keep a recored of our adventure and share our experience with anyone who was interested.
We have just survived our maiden voyage with our new Goldstream (aka Goldie) van which is a pop top caravan. Having never (ever) towed anything before it was a good option, not too big and the set up not too arduous. We put it through it's paces traveling back from Pakenham (near Melbourne) to Blueys Beach over the past few days. We went pretty well and learnt to laugh in the face of adversity. even on day one when we turned up to our first caravan park and were unable to actually unhitch the van off the tow ball! Thankfully the caravanning community at Glen Cromie Holiday Park near Drouin came to our rescue. The owner of the park, Charlie, managed to unhitch our van with a crow bar! Not a great start but a new tow ball has sorted out the issue. We met some lovely people and have been blown away by the kindness of those staying around us, especially John and Lyne who were so kind to the boys.
We traveled back home via Seymour, Holbrook, Yass and Berry. Van went well and we survived the cold. We thought our reverse cycle air conditioner would come to our rescue however after a call to the manufacturer we were informed that the heating will not work in very cold temperatures??! We are now wondering if the air con works in the heat - it remains to be seen! A huge thank you goes out to the Henry's in Berry for taking us in for the night, you saved my life/sanity with a hot shower and an electric blanket! Always great company too!
We are back home now for the next week to sort ourselves out and pack for the next six months. Will be in touch again from the road!
Chippy, Jase, Charlie and Gil.
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