Final Post (By Simon)

Staying with Mum in Paynesville was fantastic, not only were we able to help her with packing up the house but it also gave us time to rest before getting home.

The weather on our first day gave us a dose of reality, turning on a classic Victorian winter with rain, wind and was bitterly cold (glad to be in a house). However, once it cleared we had a couple of calm, clear and beautiful days.

Nath and I did a little fishing (pity the fish are so small in Victoria).

 

 

While Liz had a sleep on the jetty.

Paynesville, as always, was beautiful.

After 3 days we said goodbye to Gran and left Paynesville and started for home. As we drove through Melbourne we dropped in on our great friend Ash (great to catch up with him after 3 months away and see what he has been up to).

After what seemed like hours we finally pulled into our driveway and received a wonderful reception from the dogs, cats and cows.

It was great to finally be home and we can't believe the absolutely awesome time we have had over the last three months. It's hard to describe how amazing this trip has been for our whole family but hopefully reading this blog paints a bit of a picture. Hope you have enjoyed reading and thanks for sharing our trip. We have been truly blessed, thank God!


Our trip by the numbers:

18354                                 Kilometres travelled.
5508                                   The number of photo's taken.
3489                                   Litres of Diesel used.
98                                       The number of days away.
47                                       The number of times we set up the camper.
44                                       The number of fuel stops.
19.25                                  Average Litres of Diesel used per 100 km.
17                                       Number of National Parks visited.
5                                         The number of states passed through.
2                                         The number Oil and filter changes on the cruiser.
Too many to count             The number of good memories, smiles and laughs.


And last but not least, for those that are interested! After 3 months of personal grooming (or lack of) here's a picture of my beard. Not a bad effort I say, but not sure how long it will last now that we are home.

See to you soon, Love the Pounders.