Trials and Tribulation

Hi Friends and Family,

A short update on our travel trails or should I say trials. We planned to head to Noosa River and Cotton Tree Caravan Parks for a trial run with the van to check out the routines and that everything worked including us. 2 days before we left Toni managed to break a tooth in half and Ross ended up sleeping crooked and waking with a cricked neck. 2 weeks later - an extraction and multiple physio visits and we are finally back on deck and ready to venture out.

Now if only the weather would co-operate.

Trellis Travels Begin

 

Hi Friends and Family

As we get older we have reached that philosophical stage where we are looking around going “what are we doing with our lives and are we happy doing it” so after a lot of thought and discussion we've decided to take some time to smell the proverbial roses. After 34 and 32 years of teaching we have decided to take 2013 off on long service leave and test the waters, do a bit of travelling and see how the other half live.

We have lots of friends around the same age who have great lives full of new and exciting adventures, hobbies and travel and we have been thinking we might appreciate the same changes or at least check it out and see if it suits us. Whilst we have both loved teaching (as much as Ross complains he really does) its time for something new, a bit of us time and a few adventures.

After making the decision to both see a bit of Australia and do some OS travel in 2013. We trialled a Maui camper van in July 2012 and headed of to Corindi and to return to the old stamping ground of the Blue Dolphin Caravan Park in Yamba where we used to go with the kids when they were younger. We had a great time and and made the big decision to buy one for our selves.

 

 

So ......... we have just taken delivery of a large camper van or small motor home (whichever way you look at it) from Ballina camper vans. The Melaleuca model for those who want to look it up on the website and we are now stocking it up to head out.

A small fly in the ointment has been the fact that Toni fell over at school with only 5 days to go in 2012 and fractured her patella – 6 weeks of total immobilisation in a brace (over the heat of Xmas and new year) and after 2 weeks of physiotherapy, we are ready to try and fly the nest even if I have to still do heaps of exercise on the knee while we travel.

We will be heading off soon to have a small adventure, check out the van and it's peculiarities and make sure the knee is up to the task of travelling further.
 

We will try to keep you up to speed on all of the adventures we find along the way.