Are we there yet? How much longer to go? How long have we been driving? I don't think we have been asked these questions the whole time we have been gone until today!!! The kids are so excited to be getting back home to see their animals and be back in their own rooms. Glen and I are pretty excited too. We are very much looking forward to a bit of space now, however, I am not looking forward to unpacking the van and catching up on 3 months worth of paperwork. A phone call from Glen's Mum confirms my worst fears that we have had mice, so who knows what mess awaits me when I get back.
The road to Southern Cross is pretty horrible, but from there onwards we head to Bullfinch, on Dad's advice, and the road is excellent, no traffic and a shorter distance. It is a very strange feeling as we start to hit familiar towns like Koorda and Cadoux. It is so dry and dusty and we thank our lucky stars we missed out on the heat this year.
By the time we drive down the Sheoak Springs drive way the temperature as reached a pleasant 26 C. It is very nice to see the house and the sheds and we call in to Peter and Marie's for a cuppa on the way. The kids are off over to the animals almost immediately. We have lost one guinea pig while we have been away, but the others are as fat as anything.
We drive the very familiar road home with a couple of gates to open on the way. It is dusty and windy but we are glad to be back. As expected the mice have had a bit of a party while we have been away, but Marie has very kindly been over and tidied up a bit for us. What a saviour she is.
So the rest of the afternoon is spent cleaning the house. It is going to take quite a few days before we are organised I am afraid. The van is our first priority as as soon as it is cleaned it will be up for sale.
So I can't quite believe our journey has come to an end. It has been so many years in the planning and the trip itself has been drawn out over nearly a 9 month period. We have seen so much of our beautiful country, and have only just scratched the surface it seems. What a wonderful experience we have had with our children. They were a perfect age to travel with and Glen and I know we will never have another trip quite like it with them. We have learnt so much about each other and spent so much time together, the school days and work days ahead are going to take a bit of adjusting as we all go our separate ways once again.
Thank you for sharing our special journey with us. I hope you have enjoyed reading the blog. We will not be moving far from home in the near future but would love to catch up with you all if you would fancy a trip to the farm. Bye for now.......Nat :-)
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