Day Three of our trip. We awoke in Dalveen to the sound of birds in the bushes outside our van. Val had to replace a rubber bush in one of his shock absorbers (he had a spare, so the repair was completed at the campsite - I told you the men I am travelling with are very capable, didn't I?) We drove to Stanthorpe to refuel and do some grocery shopping. By then it was 9am and the Tourist Information Centre had opened. We picked up some info and headed off. We we...

Wow what a day!Labrador to Dalveen, leaving before 9am and arriving at 5pm. How can it take to so long to travel a mere 240km? - I hear you ask.Well, you go the long way. From Val's, we went to pick up Steve. We left Steve's a little before 10.30 and drove to Canungra for morning tea/lunch (depending on which car you were in). The drive from Nerang to Canungra includes some truly incredible scenery, but there was more of that to come. The next stop was Rathdown...

First day is nearly over - except that the Formula One is about to start, so maybe it is too early to sleep... We watched the F1 qualifying - which we had taped last night - when we got up this morning, then started on our way. We spent a few hours at the Eliminators car show and swap meet at the Beenleigh showgrounds - if you like cars please have a look at the pictures in the album. There were some really interesting vehicles there and we spent some time with...

Ok so we are leaving tomorrow. Serious packing time. Also, Brett waited until today to fix the leaking taps in the bathroom and the kitchen - even though they have been leaking for weeks. That's what you do the day before you leave, right? Naturally it didn't go according to plan. We needed to replace parts, only to find that the parts that need to be replaced are not carried as spares, and we ended up having to do extra trips to Bunnings. Never mind - while we...

Just starting to really get ready for the trip to Mount Panorama for Bathurst 2012. I picked up our event tickets yesterday, so it is beginning to feel real. There is now a big pile of clothes on my bed and I need to make the hard decisions about what to take and what to leave behind. There is not a lot of room in the campervan, and we don't want to be too weighed down with unnecessary stuff. On the other hand, heading south at this time of year is like heading...