I'm not sure if its naivety or stupidity that leads us to believe we can pull this off. But many before us and many after us have so why not us.We will travel a minimum of 22,000kms (or 13,750 miles for you old schoolies!) Driving around the circumference of Australia, the largest island in the world.

In order to carry out this feat we have enlisted the use of a 1992 Mitsubishi Pajero (not the weapon of choice however suits the budget comfortably) and the 1980 (good year) Viscount Explorer Poptop Trailer. Again, not the most comfortable but suits the budget adequately.

The preparation so far has involved a clutch change on the Pajero.The problem occurred courtesy of Stockton beach and solution remedied by awesome Grandparents who were visiting at the time (There you go Nan and Pete you're famous!) Thanks Nan! Also, the accumulation of spare parts for both car and trailer has been both expensive and confusing as I don't really know which parts will break! (notice assurance in the fact that something will break, most likely something I haven't got in my box of tricks!)

So now it just leaves the simple task of packing the essentials for the trip (you know, X Box, DVD player, stereo) as well as other items such as water etc zzzzzzzz. Other tasks involve packing up the house and putting it into storage which Gem is doing an awesome job at!

The trip will actually begin on the 26th Jan which is Australia Day weekend and at this point it seems an eternity away.To say I'm looking forward to it is a given however, there is an element of anxiety not so much about the first part of the trip which would appear to be fairly well populated but the 2nd part where we will take on WA, NT and far North Queensland of which we'll be in isolation for long periods of time. But to keep us company we have been given Wolf Creek on DVD and have Guardian Angels looking after is and a plethora of emergency equipment such as ponchos with matching shower caps courtesy of our good mates Katie and her Gareth. Thanks Guys this trip couldn't go ahead without those essentials, it was stupid of us to think we could survive without furry dice and a travel edition of 'Who's the Richest'.

So, for now, the gist of it is we're taking three months off work and driving the circumference of Australia.We'll try to keep this website updated with our travels. Oh, and before we go, our current travel tip is don't blow your nose with a broken glass bottle (travel trip brought to you courtesy of Pete d*** on - hee, hee Pete it thinks your name is a swear word).