AND WE ARE GONE....

Today we officially locked up the house and departed Bauple. Two years is the plan. But we are open to whatever happens.

I have always dreamt of travelling this country of mine, way before my parents did it for many years. I watched a lot of The Partidge Family. LOL

Mick on the other hand nearly hyperventilated at the thought originally. He couldn't understand my desire to wander. He is a creature of habit and routines and living a simple life. He has the dream home and lots of mates and a steady weekly routine of darts and beer and a shit load of Dad jokes.

But now he is as keen as mustard and was enticed by promises of getting of the tools and the roof, getting a carton of beer a week and taking his beloved dart board set up with him.

The clean up of our home ready for rental was so much bigger and harder than I realised. Nearly 17 years in a property accumulates a lot of unseen dust and little things needing repairs... coupled with massive hold ups of rain delays for finishing jobs and closing Micks business, and the window on the van having to be installed (it was not done in the build but what we asked for, all fixed under warranty) but we finally got there.

I even had a very large snake in my studio when I went to start cleaning it. It was a gorgeous yellow and green underneath but it looked like a brown at first on top. Mick opened that slide door but it just didnt go outside. I chased it outside with a broom. Haha... crazy broom lady... I was on a mission to get things cleaned and it was taking up precious time.

We had a Witi security system installed last week. Very loud alarm. Brakes that lock so van cannot be towed. GPS tracking. That was another hold up due to a big fire in their factory. But we are secure locked and loaded now.

We have lots of wood ducks at our place and a few visited today. And the mandarins has given me kilos of gorgeous juicy fruit to take with us.

The pictures of Mick in his roof top tent, dubbed The Penthouse. Believe me he is happy in there. Pillow top mattress, Has his own lighting, Netflix and Kayo, his own beer fridge in the truck. He can stay up as late as he wants watching TV and snore to hearts content. And sleep in.

The signage for Inspired Creative Living has been done on the truck and my online work has begun. More on that another day.

We begin this week at Boreen Point QLD. 9 nights and time to fiddle and sort out stuff in van and vehicle. Czytaj więcej