Sunday, Oct 25, 2009 at 18:14
Hi Jess and Kirk,
We met Cande and Herman and their 4 kids (SPARK YOUR DREAM) Family in
Broome in late August this year.....it was very inspiring for us to see them travelling oz and other countries so freely and without the biggest and best of anything.....we are 4 and half months into our lap of oz and we have done it with 2 kids (currently aged 5 & 3) and it has been the most rewarding experience for ALL of us....
Our eldest was in kindi this year and the teacher gave us her books and class work for 6 months and it has been great....glad we didnt have 2 kids doing schooling though as you will find the time just flies by and there is so much to see and do that schoolwork is sometimes hard to fit in....but the kids are learning all day everyday anyway so you just learn to relax a bit with it....
We bought a new pop top 16' bunk van and it has been fantastic....we have been campers all our life too and love tenting and camper trailers etc etc but a van for this trip has allowed us to stay sane and keep moving on regularly very little effort and fuss....
We put a 40litre Engel fridge/freezer in the back of our car plus we have the fridge in the van and that has been plenty for us....depends how much you plan to buy at shopping times I guess.....we didnt overbuy and have been happy to just grab groceries here and there.....everyones different. We have changed a few things from
home though like buying UHT milk and other things that dont need fridge space all the time like
home....
Our kids wouldnt have survived the long drives we have done at times without their OWN dvd players.....we got them individual ones so they can watch their OWN movies etc etc and saves arguments....they have been a great blessing. We didnt allow a tv on this trip and we HAVENT missed it at all and it has been great....
Happy Planning...you will love the adventure and although we have quite wrapped up our 5 month lap of oz we are already planning our next trip and cant wait....theres so much to see and we have found our kids have almost had enough and are ready for
home. But by the time we do another big trip like this one they will be a bit older and it will be a different experience again....
We have just clocked up 25,000km....
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