The Preamble

So we decided it was the perfect time for us to travel around Australia retracing the path that I (Nicole) travelled as a 10 year old with my family.  It got a bit more real when Brad decided to buy a caravan at the Melbourne Caravan and Camping show 2013.

Since then, we have been gradually putting a more solid plan together organising leave, talking to friends and family about similar trip (thanks McLarens for all your awesome information).

The last few weeks have been a hectic time of writing lists (and more lists), mapping out a rough itinerary (and realising that 3 months isn't really enough) and modifying the van to be able to deal with the outback.

As most of you may know, Brad gets a new work car every 6 months so he organised a Ranger for the trip which should be more suitable for the outback than my lovely Territory!