Category Archives: Pre-Trip

57 Days To Go: Laughter (Mine) & Tears (Becs).

The laughter and tears came from me making enquiries about getting ‘The Beast’ re-registered in Victoria. Having bought it in Sydney, it still has the New South Wales registration on it. This needs to be changed to Victorian. Because of … Continue reading

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64 Days To Go: The Trip Draws Ever Closer & The To Do List Grows Ever Longer.

It seems to be at the moment, that for everything we apparently get sorted, a half a dozen other things pop up that need doing. In response to that, the anxiety levels have been rising to fever pitch, and then … Continue reading

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71 Days To Go. Roller Coaster Ride.

It was like a roller coaster ride this weeks, with a series of buoyant highs and depressingly low lows. The first high was on Wednesday when the money for the Patrol came through, giving our bank balance a healthy kick, … Continue reading

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78 Days To Go. Truck Drivin’ Man.

One enormous hurdle was overcome this week. I’ve been chewing my finger nails for weeks, ever since I signed up for the new tow vehicle. Due to its weight, it needs to be registered as a truck, and I therefore … Continue reading

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84 Days Until Lift Off.

It feels like just yesterday I sat here and typed up my first entry, and here I am, already a day behind on post #2. How time flies! I have had a successful week on the readiness front however, although … Continue reading

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