O.k up super early after an absolutly shocking nights sleep, wasted no time packing up and were on the road by 6.15. We had about 370 kms to go till we finally arrived, we were all pretty quiet on the way, maybe a mixture of anticipation and tiredness I think.But what a great sight when we saw the welcome to Cains sign...we were home !!
We had gone 6,100 km in just 11 days, not bad going for a bunch of pommes.
Found the camp site easy with the help of the sat-nav and got settled, put up the tent for the last time so took my time, it was a good feeling knowing I was doing it for the last time.
Decided to go and have a sneaky peak at the house as we had only seen a few pics on the internet, but we were happy when we saw it the area looks nice and close to the beach, we are going to have a look round the inside on Tuesday so hopefully the inside will be as nice.
Went to have a walk down the esplanade but not long after we got there we noticed no dog signs so had to make a hasty retreat back to the car !! so just did a bit of shopping for dinner and went back to the campsite to chill out.
So there you have it, we hade it one piece with no dramas, it has definatly been the experiance of a lifetime, we all know Australia is a huge country but I don't think you really appreciate its size till you have a go at driving accross it.Its also an amazing place and I consider myself really lucky to live in search a beautiful and diverse place i think we have seen a lot of what Australia has to offer from coastal city living down south, country towns, the isolated centre and now, for us the tropical north, we are privaliged and we know it.
O.K now for a few best and worst along the way :-
Best campsite - had to be Orroroo as we were alowed to have a cabin and it had lovely scenery.
Worst campsite - Cruella Devilles - relly just for her rotten rules.
Rachels best moment - Rolling into Cairns.
Rachels worst moment - Getting 3rd degree burns on my lip off a pie.
Gavins Best Moment - Whenever there was internet, sad.
Gavins Worst Moment - Trying to sleep on Airbed with hole - still not quite fixed.
Charlies Best Moment - Sleeping (Probably, he's not here to ask at the moment)
Charlies Worst Moment - Mozzie Bites - separate rant from Chaz on that coming up.
Bingas Best Moment - Not having to get into the Car again.
Bingas Worst Moment - Being in the car!
Finally a few more photos - we took many more and we'll stick them all somewhere soon, in the meantime heres another six.
We had gone 6,100 km in just 11 days, not bad going for a bunch of pommes.
Found the camp site easy with the help of the sat-nav and got settled, put up the tent for the last time so took my time, it was a good feeling knowing I was doing it for the last time.
Decided to go and have a sneaky peak at the house as we had only seen a few pics on the internet, but we were happy when we saw it the area looks nice and close to the beach, we are going to have a look round the inside on Tuesday so hopefully the inside will be as nice.
Went to have a walk down the esplanade but not long after we got there we noticed no dog signs so had to make a hasty retreat back to the car !! so just did a bit of shopping for dinner and went back to the campsite to chill out.
So there you have it, we hade it one piece with no dramas, it has definatly been the experiance of a lifetime, we all know Australia is a huge country but I don't think you really appreciate its size till you have a go at driving accross it.Its also an amazing place and I consider myself really lucky to live in search a beautiful and diverse place i think we have seen a lot of what Australia has to offer from coastal city living down south, country towns, the isolated centre and now, for us the tropical north, we are privaliged and we know it.
O.K now for a few best and worst along the way :-
Best campsite - had to be Orroroo as we were alowed to have a cabin and it had lovely scenery.
Worst campsite - Cruella Devilles - relly just for her rotten rules.
Rachels best moment - Rolling into Cairns.
Rachels worst moment - Getting 3rd degree burns on my lip off a pie.
Gavins Best Moment - Whenever there was internet, sad.
Gavins Worst Moment - Trying to sleep on Airbed with hole - still not quite fixed.
Charlies Best Moment - Sleeping (Probably, he's not here to ask at the moment)
Charlies Worst Moment - Mozzie Bites - separate rant from Chaz on that coming up.
Bingas Best Moment - Not having to get into the Car again.
Bingas Worst Moment - Being in the car!
Finally a few more photos - we took many more and we'll stick them all somewhere soon, in the meantime heres another six.
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