Boxing Day marked 6 months of travelling for us. Six months of packing and unpacking, living in a tent and caravan, driving vast distances, navigating with far less calm than Karen (the GPS lady), sightseeing and wearing thongs in the shower!
We have travelled over 28 000 kms. I can't be bothered adding up the cost of all the petrol, but a quick glance at the (non-existent) bank balance tells me that it has been a lot of money. Accommodation costs also have added up alarmingly. Despite our free camping earlier on, we have been in paid camp site territory for ages now. The cheapest camps have been fantastic $7.70 National Park sites. The dearest thus far was a horrible night spent in Karratha, WA for $89.
We have a few additions to our Road Kill Tally. Sadly, we have seen 3 wombats and 3 Tasmanian Devils. And many, many more kangaroos and wallabies. Quite a few possums too.
The kids are sick of not having any space. We all are. If they put something down, someone else takes it and it ends up elsewhere. The boys have been commandeering the Milo tins as fast as we can empty them so they can safely place their treasures inside. Even Ella has labelled a tin "Do Not Come In" so she has a small space of her own!
When things go wrong, as they do on a monotonously regular basis, Jackson gives me a wry smile and says "But all is well in Blogland!" We try not to bore you with the minutiae of all our problems - unless they have a funny side! - but let me assure you that travelling is not all holiday fun and games. We are all a bit roadweary and the kids have started to talk about - and list! - the things that they are looking forward to about getting home. For Ella, it is definitely getting her hands on Bonnie and Clyde. Lachlan misses his bike. Jackson misses his mates and spreading his Lego designs over his room. Marcus is looking forward to much more sleep and much less car travel. Dave can't wait to play the piano again and I am looking forward to wearing something that isn't these 4 outfits! Fortunately, having Gran and Pap join us has given us all a bit of zip and renewed our enthusiasm!
Do the good bits outweigh the bad? Definitely.
Are we there yet?
NO!
Stay tuned ...
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