Hi Folks ,, after a frosty start to the day (see picture) we are finally on the road. Left at about 2pm, called in to see my dad since it was his birthday. An uneventful trip up Port Wakefield Road and Route 1. Darkness fell and we decided that we would stop at Port Pirie. Since it was our first night on the road and we had a long day we decided to stay at the John Pirie motel and had an excellent meal at a local restaurant called the Foxhat as in where's the fox hat? lol.
The camper.. trailer and Pajero are chockers. God knows what it weighs. Bit nervous since we had to leave the trailer seperate near reception since parking is a bit tight. However the locks and such should be sufficient .. i hope. It's windy as buggery here and forecast is for rain so could be an interesting few days. Leisurely travel to the Flinders tomorrow.
cheers Simon
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Interesting that when there is no time restraint (like going to work) how easy it has been to slip into a different rhythm.
The last week at work I was touting we would be gone in two days little did I realise what would be involved in “shutting up house”. On reflection when I moved into no 75 I didn’t have much, further reflection and it dawned on me I did lump boxes of paper into the little house. I have done a good job to shred 5 years of tertiary life and assorted work papers into 6 large plastic bags that are now providing bedding for 2 families of chooks.
Clothes and bric-a-brac donated to Salvos...check, space bag remaining clothes and store under bed...check, clean out pantry...check, wash windows....check, clean and polish all internal surfaces ....check. “Geez the house looks like a resort” says Simon “Why are we leaving? We could stay here”.
Finally a day late (4 weeks longer than the work tout) I cast an eye around, and feel quite emotional about leaving my little house, but excited too at the prospects ahead. Modern day explorers!
Susan
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