Month: September 2019

Our first stop on the trip was Beaufort. Why Beaufort I here you ask. Well I just love the town. It has two of my favourite buildings and they are right next to each other. Beaufort Motors now houses the Skinny Sisters Cafe where we had a lovely lunch...

I don’t know if there is a town called Swearing anywhere but for a while a street in Mount Dandenong could definitely be called Swearing. Our street is narrow, single lane and gravel. Not exactly conducive to a 24 foot caravan to traverse. But there was no choice we...

Thanks to the Luke and the Team at Drifta I have mounted my UBCO Electric Motorbike to the drawbar of the caravan. They also supplied a custom canvas cover. ?? For the normally abled this should have been a simple task but one blunt and two broken drill bits...

Back on the 19th September the momentous day had arrived. We picked up the caravan and what a van it is. Bob and his team did a magnificent job putting it together. Bob started by doing the last minute additions that needed us there to finalise. We worked out...

Apologies for the lack of posts what with picking up the van, fitting ramps, packing, travelling, setting up camp and touristy things I haven’t had a chance. Hopefully I will get through a few posts today....

Have you ever had a dream so vivid you believe it to be real? I had one back in about 1974. I dreamt I had a Mini Bike something like this. All the cool kids had a Mini Bike. When I was at school all the cool kids were...

With the caravan being ready soon we started pulling out all the things that we need to take. Hopefully there is a space somewhere for all of this ?...

Another week and so much progress has been made. The roof is on and both side walls have been clad. The electrics and insulation are being worked on now. The interior cabinetry has mostly been fitted out. The airbag suspension has arrived and been installed. Airbag Suspension...