It was difficult to sleep due to the heat and the trucks roaring past at all hours of the night and then the sun streaming in through the windows meant we were all awake by 6! We had breakfast and then the kids wanted to swim in the river although they didn't last long as it was a bit cold! We went into Berri for a look around and to buy dinner and on the way called into a roadside fruit stall and got an enormous box of mixed stone fruit for $10! Once home w...

Although we woke up early there was no point in getting out of bed, as we couldn't start the generator until 8am. We read until everyone was awake and of course Tally joined us in bed as otherwise she barks until she wakes the kids up!! We had breakfast and packed up the van then stopped on the way out to fill up with water. We had a four an a half hour drive today crossing three State borders and we drove passed fruit and nut trees and grape vines all the w...

We were all awake early again this morning thanks to Tally and because we were moving on we got up and started preparing to leave. While Nick got the kids breakfast I went to the launderette and put the washing on and it was all dry by the time we were ready to leave around 10am. Dot came over to say goodbye and gave everyone a big kiss -including Nick!! And then we hit the road. It took us 2.5 hours to get to Nyah and we drove through Swan Hill along the wa...

Another early start this morning and the kids kicked Nick out of bed too so I spent the morning working while he spent the morning cooking. We had planned on a morning of school but time got away from us and we ended up giving it a miss. After lunch we drove into Echuca to take Tally to the vet for her 14-week vaccinations and she seemed to love all the attention. The little porker has stacked on the weight over the last few weeks and is growing beautifully!...

Tally woke the kids up early so they all climbed into our bed and kicked me out! I had a quick shower and then began to do some work to earn a bit of money and had done an hour or two before everyone got up for breakfast. We spent the morning doing schoolwork and after lunch went off in the car to Bendigo to have a look around. It took us about an hour to get there but the drive was beautiful and the first place we stopped was Lake Weeroona where the kids ha...