On the 27th November we packed up camp and headed back to Hervey Bay and mum and dads place to finish off helping dad.
The parts had been ordered and had arrived so it was time for James to finish helping dad. Unfortunately when dad had the truck tested it needed more work done, so time to order more parts in and wait for them to come in.
We had a phone call from the Real Estate Agent, and our tenants who were suppose to move out on the 30th November had asked for an extension as their house would no be ready by then, so we gave them until the 14th December. This meant that we now had to extend our time in Hervey Bay as we couldnt go home on the 1st as planned.
On the 4th December we all went out to the Boat Club to celebrate James birthday. It was really nice to be there with mum, dad, Jenny and James and Rena. It was also nice not to have to cook and washup too :).
We then had another phone call from the Real Estate Agent, who advised that they tenants wanted another extension as they wouldnt be able to move out until the 17th December. So we had no choice but to accept this, another delay in going home, so mum and dad will have to put up with Rena and us a little longer.
The truck finally passed rego, so James could relax, and mum and dad could now take off back to the Ridge when ever they wanted too.
We celebrated Christmas early with the Hervey Bay clan. It was a really nice time and it was great to celebrate with the family. For the first time in many years I actually made the triffle, thank goodness for the internet. My sister Fiona makes the best triffles and is normally the one who makes them, I make the cheesecakes. We also celebrated my youngest nephews birthday on the same day. Happy birthday Aaron.
Well the 17th came and we packed up the camper and the pulsar and collected the cat and headed south after lunch. We were not allowed to enter the house before 5pm so this meant a late start for us.
We arrived home just after 5pm, sad that our fantastic trip around Australia was over (and a little bit earlier than first planned) but we were also looking forward to being in our own bed (once unpacked) and able to swim in the pool when ever we wanted, oh and shower and flushing toilet etc etc. :) :) (but you can learn to live without such luxuries)
So after 313 days and 32,166 klms we are home and looking forward to the next time we can get out there and enjoy this great country of ours again.
Thank you to all the wonderful people that we have met along the way. Our lives will forever be changed by this wonderful experience, we have been to some magical places and walked and climbed some wonderful treks.
People ask what was our favorite thing/experience, but we did some many things and saw so many places it is hard to single one out. Karajini NP WA and Kermit's Pool was magical and exhilarating but then all the gorge walks in The Kimberley were right up there too, swimming in the Roper River in NT only to find out the day after that there was a 3 meter plus salty in that river the day before we were there, it is hard to single one experience out.
I do know one thing, I will have itchy feet for quite some time, we have only just touched the tip of the iceberg on this trip, next time we go, we wont have a fixed home date, we will travel until we have explored it all. We are all hungry to explore this land fully, but until then, we will have to suffice with lots of little trips to help quell the itch.
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