Well everyone, from about 6am in the morning, we will be on the road. It seems to have taken forever but its now finally here.

We only have eight weeks but will enjoy every minute of that time.

Look after yourselves and might see some of you out there. 

Best wishes and happy travels..... A few more weeks and I'll be getting out of the cold too! Jim

Have a good trip we will be on our way tomorrow queens land here we come
fist stop mildura then up we go have fun don't forget happy hour

Have a fantastic time Firefly, and should you by any chance bump into DD en-route, please give him my regards and wish the old seafarer well.

Thanks everyone, I think with the old DD we are like ships in the night. He will be a week or so ahead of us everywhere he goes mate.

Linda ..

I wish you both all the best ! .. enjoy it to the max ! .. Talk again soon ..

Jon (currently in Kilcoy, Qld)

Have a safe trip Firefly, maybe we might see you on the road too, we leave Bribie in 5 1/2 weeks for all points north of here to Townsville for a week, then heading west, south & eventually east and home - 5 week trip all up, and can't wait!

It seems to take forever to get here doesn't it and when its the night before, its a last minute scurry and an emu bob to make sure everything is packed tight.

Do it safe and do it well FF. Richo, the way things are going, I'll still be here. I'll catch up when you get here. And anyone else heading to Cairns - call in to say g'day. I'll put the kettle on.

Hey Firefly, safe travells & enjoy, too long is never long enough

Night one on the road, camped on the banks of the Moonie river, bevvie in hand, campfire raging and using the Telstra browser pack. Magic.

We are at Nindigully (Camp 824)

Nice spot Firefly, stayed there last year. always reccomend it. just a bit iffy down near the river if it rains. Did you try the big hamburger at the pub? Johnw

No way mate, I have seen the email.

Camp 680 tonight, beautiful spot as well. Be shorts and tshirt tomorrow for sure.

Only about 40k to Blackall, then you will be the other side of the 'Black Stump'

Have fun.

At the Barkly Homestead now, lovely weather but a bit windy.

Into Katherine tomorrow or early Tuesday to see Ma and Guru.

You're covering some serious territory there Linda, a lot of ks each day.

It's bloody cold in our "neck of the woods",  as if you care!


-- Edited by jimricho on Sunday 13th of June 2010 07:15:05 PM

We have travelled some k's mate, have an appointment but we are now able to slow down.

Caught up with Ma and Guru and we are here sipping a nice cool bevvie to ward off this heat.

We do care, honest we do.

This is the first day we have had no jacket on, and have had to sit in the shade.

you lucky buggers i envy you, enjoy the trip firefly and i will be watching your safe travels have a cold one for me in all of them places you stay and look up at the moon and stars for me i will never forget the site of them whilst in the outback take care stay safe and a wonderful time x

Hi all, off the Gibb River Road yesterday and at Derby now, for a bit of maintainence on us and the car.

We really do live in God's country, I will post pics here when we return. It is magnificant. We want to come back here and do it again.

Onto Broome tomorrow to spend a week at Cape Levique free camping.

Some of the free camps have been brilliant and the people we have met are amazing. I keep giving the site details to here and the Boomers so we may get some new recruits for sure.

Miss you all but not enough to come back.