On our way ... 1st July 2012

Yee Haaaa, first trip in our new caravan.

The Gyspies are finally on their way. After waiting over a month for it to stop raining, we are now on our very first trial journey in our new caravan! Yaay, but spose we must remember it is winter in Perth and perhaps we should have brought the caravan much sooner, maybe in the Summer? Duuhh ...

Oh well, here we are now in Cervantes, about 150 k's from Perth. A little fishing village, famous for the Pinnacles. Haven't been there this time, so sorry no pics.
It's a beautiful sunny 21 today and about 6 at night, so not too bad!

After trialing the car towing it's first superload 1and half tonne towing weight, we made our way very (very) slowly on the 'new' Indian Ocean Road. Ha ha, we are now one of those slow moving huge convoys holding up all the traffic behind. We were not very popular as dozens of cars zoomed past us later, on the overtaking lanes.

Well we made it all in one piece and the car didn't break down, or fall apart and thankfully the caravan didn't fall off and all the other things you half expect on your first trip! So then after a long journey ... We started to set up, trying not to look like novices ... ha ha

Our new little home is excellent, it has all the main functions you need in a house and some more! Hardly any cleaning! Yaaay ... I am still looking for something to miss from home, but haven't found it yet? (Obviously apart from the kids and grandkids). I think they could be concerned we're not coming back, we keep getting calls to ask when are we coming home hee hee.  Would just love to continue up North towards the sun now. Maybe we'll be looking to rent out our house sooner than we thought!?

We are all very much at home here and have made new friends on the first day here! Linda and John who are from the Uk and they are cruising around Australia for 12 months on a huge Goldwyn motorbike and trailer which holds a tent in the back. We could hardly believe it! Kev thought how wonderful that there is actually a woman in the world who can pack that lightly!

Tuesday 3rd July. Well Linda and John have set off to Mandurah today to housesit for 5 weeks, and then they may be up North in September, so we hope to catch up with them again, then?

Talking of Kev, he is now contemplating growing a ponytail and having a beard to go with his ug boots and beanie! He started the day looking for some fishing spots, where he might finally catch a real fish and not just blowies!

So we headed off to Jurien Bay with the girls who kept themselves very busy helping by chasing all the seagulls off, eating his bait and running as far away as they could to do their private doings, which meant I had to do a marathon hike way across the other side of the beach with my little yellow collection bag, then only to find that there was no dustbin around to deposit their parcels anyway! doh!

Then Roxy has just found out tonight just how warm her dad's beenie can be ...

Roxy and Loony were very uneasy the first day and started growling at everyone, wouldn't eat their tea and seemed very apprehensive,whhooops they were so confined to their back garden before, that they are turning agoraphobic! but after a day, they have settled in and are now more sociable and have found their most comfortable spots, (mainly at the bottom of my bed).