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After 12 months of planning, and 3 months of intensive effort to get our house in order and rented, we are on our way. The camper trailer is packed, the kids have been taken out of school, the house is rented and we are off! From Sydney through the Snowys to Melbourne to start and then across to SA and WA.
As a family, we can't wait to have the time to spend together without the stress of working, rushing and general distraction. We are so excited and priviledged to be able to do this. Just finalising the blog so that all our friends can follow our adventures. |
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Have fun !!!!!!
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What a fantastic experience for your kids, and a great opportunity to make some lovely family memories! Hope you have a ball.
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Sounds amazing!
Our motorhome is halfway to completion and I am beyond excited to start travelling and making some great memories  Would you be willing to share the details of your blog? I would love to follow your family's adventures! |
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snortle, we are working with a temporary blog at the moment, while I wait for the permanent site to be properly hosted. I'll pm you the details once the website is properly up and running.
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Have an amazing time
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Sounds like heaven!! Safe travels!
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You will have the best time of your life.
Are you on FB? There is a great page for families travelling Australia. We did 8 months this year up the east coast, in feb we leave to do the west coast, top end and back down the middle to Adelaide. Have fun!! |
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Sounds fantastic, have fun. But a silly question, what happens with school for the 7 yo?
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Belinda - we will be homeschooling the 7 year old. Using mostly unschooling but with specific structure around Literacy and Maths. It's a bit of a saga as NSW is not flexible about these things!
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