Day 12 Another big long walk Some laundry - we don’t have a washing machine fitted to the van. Slight regrets. We use a lot of cupboard space and you would have to sacrifice some to fit a washing machine. You have to get them fitted at construction as the plumbing needs to be run prior to fit out. Alas, we did not and have been spending about $20 a load and have done 3 loads so far. Also a big variation in prices. We have seen anywhere from $4-$7 per load. The other thing we considered was a portable machine. Decided against as it yet another thing to lug around. Used Australia Post parcel collect service to get a few things we bought online delivered. Such as around 1.8kg of my favourite dried meats…. This is a good service for Aussies without a fixed address. Get things sent to the post office where you will be. I would definitely recommend planning ahead here and give yourself a couple of days for the item to sit there before you arrive. You don’t want to be stuck in a town waiting for your delivery. Also trigger warning: digital ID needed (Aust post variety). Choose the person in the family most likely to do hard time in the future and compromise their security instead. :) More swimming and slides and a nice drink at the swim up bar. Took doggo for a bath and then a run at the doggy park. He is slimming out nicely with all this walking and exercise. Currently back into doing 100 push ups a day. I’m on day 7. Keen to stick this out until the end. Will post before and after pics if I get buff. I won’t promise anything. Used ChatGPT to draw up an email I’ll use to email parks around Oz for gigs. Stay and play… Kids homeschool going great. Found out some holes in their math game we didn’t realise existed. Can plug them easily over coming days. Math is foundational. People of struggle often missed some of these foundational steps along the way. Set up for failure by the system. Grateful I have the opportunity to intervene. Can math 🎤⬇️ Another
Day 11. Nice bug long walk along the water. Spent a few hours planning the next legs of our trip. Schoolwork done Swimming in the waterpark x 2. And cooked a deadly roast pork. image
Day 9 188km 3hrs on the road. Finally…..goodbye to QLD Hello NSW!!!
Have you zapped someone today?
Day 9 Scouty went to doggy day care. We went to Wet’n’wild Sun, swimming and slides.
Living in a Caravan: Hot Tip number 2. Everyone has jobs for pack up and pack down. Assign everyone tasks, they do it each and every time in sequence. Everyone knows their job, what needs to be done and when to do it. After just a week on the road we have setup and pack down pretty streamlined. (Mind you we have owned this van for a few years now, so it is not foreign to us) The kids have their jobs and love being involved in the process. I make sure to thank them individually for their help and let them know how much their efforts contributed and how grateful I am.
Living in a caravan: Hot Tip number 1. Your inbuilt toilet is for number 1’s ONLY!!! You DO NOT want to live in a portaloo. It WILL start smelling like one, regardless how much blue loo you use. We have a strict number 1 rule only UNLESS it’s an absolute emergency. In which case it is cleaned at the earliest opportunity. The use of blue-loo liquid or tablets are a must. These are our preferred:
Day 8 Scouty (dog) went to a friends place while the fam went over and hungout with Bitcoiner’s on South Stradbroke Island while I played a gig. 4 hours of tunes with an epic crowd. Still can’t get over the turnover of people there. Absolutely amazing venue and staff. Scott and his wife are Bitcoiners and do an amazing job of running the resort. Just a magic day.