ON THE MOVE!

Well, we're finally on the move after 2 months at Numurkah. It was a sad farewell to all our new friends at the caravan park, and then my family. We had a bit of a false start. We were having some problems with the oven, and were told to bring the van in to a caravan service place in Shepparton. They were pretty sure what it was and that they could fix it quickly. So we dropped in to say goodbye to Mum and Dad on Tuesday morning - lots of hugs and tears - then headed to Shepparton. It turned out to be something else and they needed a part - which they had to order in. So back we headed to spend the night with Mum and Dad! The van was supposed to be ready the next morning, but the part didn't arrive and we had to spend another night there. It turned out to be quite nice. We finally left Shepparton with the van in tow on Thursday at 3:30 in the afternoon. We hit a bit of peak hour in Melbourne - bit freaky with the van on behind - and we made it to Dandenong caravan park at 7:30pm.

The next morning we went on Puffing Billy, an old steam train that goes through the Dandenong Ranges. It's beautiful country, and you can hang your legs out over the window sills which the kids thought was great.

That afternoon we travelled to Phillip Island. This is our second night here. What a fantastic place! It's the kind of place we could really live in. We didn't see the fairy penguins because you have to pay for that and we're trying to keep expenses down as much as possible. The scenery is awesome, and the island is covered with beautiful farmland, reserves and little seaside towns. I thought the only thing here was a race track! The weather is a bit fresh, but not too bad. We had a very foggy morning which turned into a beautiful sunny day today.