So its Thursday 18 October 2018 and after deciding to take the plunge and leave the comfort of our lounge chairs we have decided to take Australia by our teeth and take off in our caravan on a 12 month BIG LAP of Australia in 2020.
This will, or course, all depend on lots of things falling into place but especially being in good health to be able to achieve our plan.
We have told family, friends and work of our plans. The reactions we have received have been interesting but all positive.
Our departure date was originally 1 July 2020 but we have bought that forward to 1 May 2020 so we can head straight up to the top end to enjoy the dry season. At this point in time we only have a rough plan of where we are headed which like all travellers will depend mainly on the weather.
So why blog?
I want to keep a record of our movements prior to leaving and whilst we are away and mainly to be able to let everyone know where we are and what we are doing without having to call everyone individually.
We have already started modifying our van and car. We are also going to make modifications to our house so that we can rent part of it out and have the other part of the house for our dog sitter.
Oh yes, we have made the saddest decision of all and that is not to take our beautiful Tilly with us as we believe that we will probably only get one chance at this so need to be able to travel through National Parks and other places where dogs are not permitted.
We are both feeling pretty low about leaving her behind but we know she won’t forget us and it is only for 12 months.
So cheers for now. Love to hear from you all over the next 18 months as we progress towards are dream.