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Our big caravan adventure around the island of Australia starts today. Our original departure date, 5th January, has passed as we only picked up the caravan on Friday so we still had a lot to organize. We also had to take the car to the auto electrician as the 12 pin plug needed fixing. The fridge wasn't getting any power from the car. Unfortunately it still didn't work when we hooked the caravan up to the car in the evening. So back to the auto electrician. However we got delayed again because they were not able to get us in until Wednesday morning. But they did fix the problem and after lunch on Wednesday we are finally on our way.
As we got started so late in the day we decided to make it a shorter first leg. Perth to Merredin. At the caravan park in Merredin we got a drive through spot to set up in. That was nice for our first stop. Then we could focus of getting everything else set up. Everything went well until Max got his little fingers stuck in the door and was very unhappy until he fell asleep in my arms. Poor thing. And then Elise stuck a little stone in her nose which we had to get out with tweezers.
We managed to get food on the bbq which we then ate while swatting at all the flies and trying to keep everything from blowing of the table. We didn't stay outside for desert.
As we were getting ready for bed Max started saying that he didn't want to sleep in his bed but in our bed. We started getting worried because it is not a big bed. But he was alright when I suggested he could sleep in the bottom bunk instead of the top bunk. He was probably thinking that it was very high up and that was a little scary when it came to sleeping there. Problem solved anyway and he fell asleep in the bottom bunk. Elise fell asleep on our bed as we watched a movie before bedtime. So we could just lift her over to her bunk.
It feels great to be on our way finally after a month of organizing. Let's see how we go getting around this vast country.
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Kim Sharman Hi Marielle How exciting this big trip of yours! We are doing the exact same thing, we are leaving on the 6th Feb. How long have you got to travel, are you heading anti-clockwise? Kim
Maggan/Mamma/Mormor Heja Er - kör på - Nullarbor väntar - skitkul att ni skriver blog. Stackars Max som fick en så'n dålig start! Jag är ledsen över stjärnan. Skulle p**** i alla men efter första så var det kört. Nästa gång blir det 5 - lovar! Resekram M
Mia Hawkes Have an awesome time guys... look forward to reading your blog xx
Moster Ewa Det här äventyret skall verkligen bli kul att följa! Redan spännande med klämskador och stenar i näsan (har hon klibbnäsa Marre?) Önskar er en härlig resa!
Marielle Don't know if this is the correct way to answer questions but I'll try here. Kim - we are heading anti-clockwise and we have until mid-May to finish our lap. Really looking forward to the adventure. Good luck with your trip. Ewa - Det är nog en himla tur att hon inte har klibbnäsa, då hade vi aldrig fått ut stenen!