Newbies we are, so the adventure starts. Came back from six weeks in the uk (mother has cancer) to a house that had sold while we were away. Two weeks of packing and moving out. One week at our friends and the day finally arrived. On the 13th October we pick up our home. Parked at our friends property at Ravensbourne qld until we start our travels.
On leaving Kedron we were meant to drive back Esk way, instead that dam satnav took us through traffic up and down hills before coming out at Ipswich. Vaughan reckons it was baptism by fire. It he could do this! he could take us anywhere. lol
So getting use to living in this beautiful girl is quite a challenge. But I am loving it. This week we had a bushfire quite close by and as we are 15mins drive to get to the main road our options were limited. Our friends happened to be in Brisbane, so we were on our own. So the fire plan was: open gates to let animals out. Leave everything and make our way to the property next door, to the dam. Take sacks and blankets to soak and to cover our heads when the smoke gets bad. THANK Goodness the wind did not change, the thought of leaving our beautiful new home was truly scary.
Did I say earlier Baptism of fire!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll take that back. We are still on smoke watch. But all looks good. Lynn here, Vaughan at work hehe.
After Xmas we will start our travels for sure. Look forward to meeting you all, out there. 'O' any advise about satellite dish setups.
Wishing you many years of happy travels in our absolutely fantastic country
vaulynnfreedom said
08:26 PM Nov 12, 2014
Thanks so much, we can't wait.
chopit said
05:22 PM Nov 13, 2014
Hope you enjoy the lifestyle. It's great out here once you get sorted.
What a beaut area to set off from. Been through there a few times.
Great bit of kit,by the way.
Magyar Connection said
10:38 AM Nov 14, 2014
Hi guys. Glad to see that you came out unscathed from your baptism of fire. That certainly is a nice looking rig. You mentioned smoke watch. A few years ago during the Victorian fires (2009?) we were camped at Sale and probably about 50 or 60 Kms from the nearest significant fire. Well, the day after the fire it rained and our van roof was covered in a black sludge that took quite an effort to clean. It's amazing how much particulate you can get in the smoke.
Hope your mother has a good outcome from her illness and that you have a great time on your travels. Sorry I can't help with the satellite dish set up. The topic has been discussed before on this and other forums so maybe a search will get you some good info.
Tim
vaulynnfreedom said
01:14 PM Nov 26, 2014
Thanks Tim, Moved the rig to Toowoomba, house sitting for our daughter. All very overwhelming and a huge learning curb for us
Newbies we are, so the adventure starts. Came back from six weeks in the uk (mother has cancer) to a house that had sold while we were away. Two weeks of packing and moving out. One week at our friends and the day finally arrived. On the 13th October we pick up our home. Parked at our friends property at Ravensbourne qld until we start our travels.
On leaving Kedron we were meant to drive back Esk way, instead that dam satnav took us through traffic up and down hills before coming out at Ipswich. Vaughan reckons it was baptism by fire. It he could do this! he could take us anywhere. lol
So getting use to living in this beautiful girl is quite a challenge. But I am loving it. This week we had a bushfire quite close by and as we are 15mins drive to get to the main road our options were limited. Our friends happened to be in Brisbane, so we were on our own. So the fire plan was: open gates to let animals out. Leave everything and make our way to the property next door, to the dam. Take sacks and blankets to soak and to cover our heads when the smoke gets bad. THANK Goodness the wind did not change, the thought of leaving our beautiful new home was truly scary.
Did I say earlier Baptism of fire!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll take that back. We are still on smoke watch. But all looks good. Lynn here, Vaughan at work hehe.
After Xmas we will start our travels for sure. Look forward to meeting you all, out there. 'O' any advise about satellite dish setups.
Thanks so much, we can't wait.
What a beaut area to set off from. Been through there a few times.
Great bit of kit,by the way.
Hope your mother has a good outcome from her illness and that you have a great time on your travels. Sorry I can't help with the satellite dish set up. The topic has been discussed before on this and other forums so maybe a search will get you some good info.
Tim
Thanks Tim, Moved the rig to Toowoomba, house sitting for our daughter. All very overwhelming and a huge learning curb for us