todays happies
Things that have made me smile today: – my Wife crying after hearing my most recent writings, which I read to her. Her reaction surprised, touched and delighted me! – my dog taking her treat-toy and going and lying…
van to motorhome!
Embracing a New Adventure: Trading in Our Trusted Van for a Big Ole Motorhome.. After years of faithful service, our beloved LDV van Noah, is ready to move on to new adventures with someone else. And why? Because we’re…
intro & backstory
Two Adventurous Women Nearing Retirement Introduction: We thought we’d debut this new chapter with a bit of an introduction and some backstory about us, and our furry friends. So …. HELLO!! We are SandS. One of us ‘retired’ around…
embracing simplicity & finding clarity
Downsizing Our Home and Transitioning to a 6-Berth Motorhome for Our Australian Adventures As we prepare to embark on one of the most exciting chapters of our lives, there’s a lot more to our journey than just upgrading…
preparing for Life on the road
Preparing for Life on the Road – our journey from Home to Henry As we prepare to embark on this new chapter of our lives – transitioning from the comfort of our small but much-loved shedhome, to the…
maiden voyage away
Our First Adventure in Henry: A Long Weekend at Ellis Beach What an exciting long weekend it was! We sorted our clothes and added them to the plethora of stuff we’d already spent the week squirrelling away and loading up…
Before the Shakedown Trip
The First Big Trip: Before We Leave for ‘The ShakeDown’ The countdown to our first big adventure is officially on! After months of planning, prepping, and the usual hurdles, we’re finally about to embark on our long-awaited three-week road…
d1 – 3wk shakedown
Day One of the Three Week ShakeDown Trip. The start of our three week trip heading down the east coast of Queensland. We’re not sure quite yet where we’re going to end up, but the first night we will be…
d2 – 3wk shakedown
We had a quiet day today spending time around our campsite doing some reading, writing and emailing auto-electricians from Townsville to Bowen to try and find someone to help us out with the belt that needs to be fitted. We…
d3 – 3wk shakedown
It’s the Tall Ones BIRTHDAY!!!! And yes, we love you even more, now you’re 64! Rollingstone An early morning walk along the beach when we first got up for the Short One, and Mabi-Dog. Only two other women on the…
d4 – 3wk shakedown
We’re choosing to take every day of this Shakedown Trip as an Adventure, and we’re learning as we go. Today has been no different! Bowen: An early start as we had to have Henry at the Auto-Elec by 7am, and…
d5 – 3wk shakedown
We’re not expecting to hear anything from Tim – our Auto-Elec today – so we’ve been having another mostly relaxing day. Breakfast: We spoilt ourselves by going
d6 – 3wk shakedown
When we hadn’t heard anything from the Auto-Elec by around 9am, the Tall One gave him a call just to check in with them. Anticipated: As we expected, the part hasn’t arrived yet, and whilst they will try and…
d7 – 3wk shakedown
Parts Order: We ordered the parts for the awning this morning and will pick them up next week all being well, from a town about an hour away. If worse comes to worse
d8+9 – 3wk shakedown
The Weekend: Saturday has been a mostly overcast and windy day, and we spent the day doing little chores around the house, and doing computer work, reading, researching and relaxing. Because it’s us – you knew this was going…
d10 – 3wk shakedown
Frustrating: We’re still no closer to finding out where the part that is coming from Melbourne is. We were planning to stay in Bowen for 2 nights, and have just had to extend for yet another night, which will…