THE END

Today, 3 years and 2 months ago, we set off to see Aus. We told our tenants they had a guaranteed 18 months in our house and they are still there. We'd never owned a caravan or 4 WD and didn't know if we'd enjoy the lifestyle. Now we know we do!

Last night we stopped to fill up with diesel and the man beside us asked where we were off to-Russ said "home" and I nearly started to cry. I'd love to keep going, but if I did, I'd get house sick and want the house. I'm excited to be moving into our new little villa but so sad to be finishing our most amazing journey. I've always loved the reaction we get from someone when they ask "so how long have you been on the road" and somehow feel a bit of a quitter. I've loved watching the kilometres and the months tick over.

However, we will be better able to get to places like the Gulf and Northern Queensland leaving from Victoria. It's hard to travel up and down and around and arrive in the right season for a particular place if you've left somewhere up north at the end of its good season (if you get what I mean).

Lots of people ask us where our favourite place in Australia has been and that's been almost impossible to answer-I love anywhere any of our kids and partners are, I love anywhere the fishing is good (Tasmania, Walpole, Exmouth and Coral Bay (all WA)), Denham because we have wonderful friends who go there every year and the Ningaloo Reef because the water is warm, the fishing is good and the weather is perfect for a few months a year! Litchfield National Park (NT)was great, yabbying on Fairburn Dam (QLD) another highlight, so were the WA goldfields. And the Kimberly and Pilbara in spring was beautiful. In the end though, coming home to Warrnambool to the people we know is really the best of all (especially when we know we can pack the van up and go again!).

I don't think a blog about life in Warrnabool is so very exciting and have decided to finish it now. Thanks to ALL you people who have written or told me how much you enjoyed it;so did I and I was so lucky to be able to go do it!