Jindabyne, Eden, Lakes Entrance

Lake Jindabyne, evening fire, drinks and snacks watching the sun set over the Lake. No one else around.

Eden on south coast of NSW. Outside of the Eden Killer Whale Museum. A whole museum dedicated to a killer whale, not much else going on.

Lakes Entrance - Crossed the boarder in to Victoria. Christmas Eve on the beach the girls in suitable Christmas headgear.

 

Christmas Day in Lakes Entrance. Full Christmas lunch of Turkey and all the trimmings cooked in the van and taken with Moet and Chandon outside the caravan.

Cootamundra - Canberra - Jindabyne

Leaving day 11 December 2013. All loaded up and about to leave our home for the last 5 years. Fleur and Ellie too excited to get out of the car for final photo.

First "Big Thing" on trip - The Big Marino at Goulburn.

 

First stop with Simon and Jo on their farm near Cootamundra. Excellent hospitality and awesome location not a bad way to ease into the trip for the first two nights, beats staying in the caravan.

Farm life - calf just born only a few minutes old, girls got to see its first unsteady steps.

Girls on the farm playing cowgirls in the Land Rover.

Visit to Canberra and Parliament House. There can not be too many capital cities in the world where you can pull up outside the front and then park for free underneath the seat of government. Larry looking resplendent on the front poach.

Davies Family on top of Parliament House, War Memorial in the back ground.

Family on top of Kosciuszko. Why? Because it's there. Highest point on the Australian Continent at 2229m high, a long walk in and up for Fleur and Ellie but no problems in summiting 17 December 2013.

Pre Trip - Last Night

Night before the big off. Both Fleur and Ellie finished at school today, not much school work but lots of presents and a party each. Last night for Fleur at ballet on Monday where she received her trophy for the concert and Ellie finished at tap today and received her trophy. House cleared and van and car packed, sort of, just got a few loose ends to complete tomorrow morning. Looks like we shall be carting enough stuff round Australia to keep a family of 10 happy. Just had an evening meal out with good friends from Warners Bay to say good bye. Hope to leave early in the morning and heading to Gundagai for first stop.

Pre Trip - House pack up

House packed up and all our worldly goods in a tin container. No going back now. Camping in the house for the next 12 nights. All good fun and practice for our trip.

Pre Trip - Logo

Logo for our family trip

Pre - Trip

The Davies Family enjoying life in Sydney. Mark, Penny, Fleur and Ellie.

 The chosen hardware for the trip, Toyota Landcruiser (Larry), Jayco Sterling offroad 21.6' Caravan (Carrie). Photo taken on first trip out as shake down test.