February

Remembering the 'good old days'.

Yes, we are back in Gladstone and settling into life as we knew it...albeit a little differently to 12 months ago. For instance, due to all the rain and a flat tyre, Jon has been chauffeured to work most days rather than taking the bike. And Kirsty is now working 1.1 days a week, rather than 4. Suits her to a tee by the way!

There's a few new things on the horizon for us in the near future and a couple to come in the more distant future. Kirsty is having a mid-week girls' weekend in Sydney in a couple of weeks' time. Jon has gotten straight back into running club and making use of the Lifestyle Package from work....namely the free movies at the local cinemas.

So....post-travels, life goes on. Sure it's not quite as exciting as last year and we are doing far fewer kilometres and haven't used the camera in a l-o-n-g time, but we've been preparing for our return to reality for a while now and seem to be making the adjustments without too much culture shock!

This is the week!

We're hitting the road this week....sometime! After 2 weeks of l-o-n-g days in the shed, Jon almost has our Round Oz Rig ready to roll. My hero! He has been very busy and with help from his Dad, has done heaps! Below are a few pics of just some of the bits and pieces he has worked on. There's a number of others but they don't photograph as well:) Although, dismantling the glove box and half the dash did look pretty scary. More photos soon - I hope - of the finished products.

The Shed has been a hive of activity for 2 weeks.

There was even a job or 2 Kirsty could help with.

The tool drawer.

This shelf is where the back seats in the Nav's cab used to be. It will be home to the freezer and clothes boxes.

The pantry. 2 plastic boxes slide into the compartments on the left.

On the right will be Tupperware containers of food and our Shuttle Chef thermal cooker.

PS. Had a lovely Valentine's Day yesterday working in the shed together...inhaling paint and glue fumes. Roses, DVDs, cuddles, chocolates and personalised bickies in the mix too. Ahhh...love's grand:) So's the thought of being only a few sleeps away from heading south!