After brunch with Adam and Sean, Barry and I supermarket shopped for the last time in Alice Springs and then picked up Cristina before a swift visit to Anzac Hill as Cristina and Barry hadn't been there yet. Finally we left Alice Springs behind after what seemed like an eternity there and headed North for our first stop in Tennant creek on the Stuart Highway. On the way we stopped at an awesome outback pub equipped with petrol station. The Pub was covered in r...

So I left Melbourne a little nervous about going solo but very excited all the same having wanted to cage dive for so long I still couldn't believe it was actually going to happen! I got to the airport dead early and had a little kip on a bench then checked in as soon as it opened and spoke to Mum on the phone who is my witness that as soon as the screen said 'go to gate' we said goodbye and I did just that. How then could it be that within minutes they were cal...

Hey guys,It's been a while so let me attempt to give you a brief overview of Melbourne highlights from the last 3-4 months. Could end up being a little epic in length but will try my bestest to keep it brief. So, I arrive back in the Melbournia to be greeted by a very excited Vickmeister from the land of kiwi birds. We go for breakfast and she breaks the awesome news that we have to flat viewing appointments for accommodation available at the end of the week - y...

Shaws on Tour Friday morning brought excitement and last minute cleaning as we rushed to pack the house up and collect our deluxe camper van. We left Mum and Lucy in charge of the house and, Dad and Chris collected the Camper while I dropped Naomi off at Seb and Leah's where she would spend her final Aussie days, it was weird saying goodbye when she wasn't gonna turn up on our doorstep again!!! Poor old Ludy then had to endure a dentist appointment to get fix...

Perth: A Shaw holiday! We arrived in Perth to be picked up by Sally who'd been super organised and rented a car already to drive us back to the AMAZING house we'd called home for the next 2 weeks! Not only that but she's cooked us a 3 course meal and provided partyhats for the Perth party!!! Such a star. After touring the mansion, we got tucked in and the wine was flowing of course then it was down to business creating a masterpiece of a welcome sign for when ...