Beautiful things...

As I type we are on our way to Devils Marbles where we will camp for the night. There is NO power or running water for the night....hard core camping as far as I'm concerned. We have 14 sleeps until we get to Broome where we five star it for five nights and as we drive today I am thinking of that...ALOT!
Anyhow...because of all this roughing it, today I am sharing pics of some beautiful things that I have with me or have seen, a girl like me needs pics like these to remind me that it isn't all red dust and long car trips!
Xx

Last sleep on Queensland....

We have one night left in Queensland, tomorrow we move into the northern territory, I can't wait.
We made it to Mt ISA, got a new windscreen, checked out the shops : (. Not sure how people live here. No matter where you are you can see and hear the mines....even in the caravan. I think half the people at our caravan park live there and work at the mines. Will share some pics with you Inc the crack in our windscreen, andrews amazing clothes line! And whatever else I can find from yesterday! Waiting for an ISA coffee....fingers crossed people!
Xx

Dreaming of ISA...

So far from home today. I must have known something a few days ago when we tossed up the idea of staying an extra night in Longreach and therefore only having one night in Winton. We arrived in Winton this morning, the home of dinosaur fossils and where Banjo Patterson wrote Waltzing Matilda. Before we got here we got a cracked windscreen(everything happens for a reason). The park we are staying in backs on to a truckstop/roadhouse where smelly cattle trucks stop and when we got here they spent the first hour grading and rolling the dirt infront of our home. I stayed put while ac took the kids to see the dinosaur stuff....made some muffins and have posted the pic of what my view was while making them : / Anyway, because of this we have to hit the rd early tomorrow (hurrah!!!) to get to Mt ISA by 3pm to get a new windscreen. Did you know that Mt ISA has a population of 23,000? I am so excited to be hitting the big smoke! We ate there until Sunday when the stretch of five one night stops in a row starts.
The photos say it all...have even posted pics of our new shared bathroom....and the entertainment for tonight at the park!
Xx

Longreach

We have made it to Longreach. We left Canarvon gorge yesterday very early and spent last night in Emerald. You wouldn't believe how excited I was when I saw a sign for Big W and Woolies in the town after three nights if virtual isolation for me! Even though we only left home last Tuesday you'd think I hadn't seen a shop for months...bit sad but I'm not ashamed! We even went out for dinner with our fellow travelers as it was our last night before we hit the rd on our own.
This morning we left and stopped for morning tea in alpha, then had lunch in Barcaldine and finally made it to Longreach. The craven park is quite dusty BUT we have an ensuite site...so happy about that....will even post you a couple of pics!!
Love to our loved ones...xxxx

Reality

So I thought I'd show you all my day yesterday, bit if a reality check for me, AM was great, even managed to make a batch of pesto muffins! Martha stewart soon left our van when the rain began to fall fast! I had sooo much washing and no drier at the gorge (seriously!??) so all that was left to do was to pump up the heater inside and slowly dry it all....wet arvo and kids....glad we walked for ages in the am.
On our way to emerald now, fresh fruit and vegetables is what I'm chasing when we get there.
Hope the sun shines today.
Happy anniversary cade and Kristen.
Xx