Trip Nostalgia

I've been feeling a bit nostalgic for our trip we did last year.

I have been pouring over blogs such as THE LONG LAP AROUND and Fox's Lane.

Both are families doing a similar trip to ours.

So I am subjecting you sharing with you some

of the photos.

Cable beach Broome.

I was in love with Broome, I could have stayed a month.

We were the ultimate tourists, heading off to Cable beach each evening to see the wonderful sunsets and camels trekking along the beach.

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Devils Marbles, Northern Territory

After a very wet time in Alice Springs we loved the warmth and eerie magic of this place.

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Monkey Mia was nothing like we expected.

The waters were calm and we enjoyed it.

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Shark nursery at Coral Bay.

I loved Coral bay the best of all the places we went to.

Don't worry about the sharks.

They are just reef sharks.

The place was so stunning I forgot to take many photos. I was too busy chilling out.

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Cape Range National Park

See us jumping for joy here

Kings Park Perth.

What a magical spot,

and in a city.

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That's just a little snippet.

Some of you were aboard the blog during the trip.

I can't tell you how much we appreciated your comments along the way.

Just like I appreciate your comments and input now.

image WallOut via Spulch

Home again, home again jiggitty jig.

These feet have had a wonderful time.

They started out all wide eyed and bushy tailed. Clean and very bright.

They learnt to blend in with the surroundings.

(By the way these ECCO shoes were fabulous, soooo comfortable)

They lounged like a lizard on some spectacular rocks.

Paddled and splashed in magnificent waters.

And amazing shelly beaches.

But, all good things must come to an end.

Our journey has ended.

And do you know what?

It's great to be home.

Thanks to each and every one who encouraged us along the way by reading and commenting we appreciated you all.

The Moerks

Port Augusta to Coober Pedy

Day two, Port Augusta to Coober Pedy.

Now we are talking!

After seeing the inside of a motel room and a supermarket to stock up of fruit and vegies. We were off.

Poor Mr M. had to contend with me calling out "slow down" at road signs and me wanting to go back to a sign that said "Outback".

Day two, just look at the view from the car.

There was just so much sky.

Not being an early bird, I was not prepared for such wonderful morning views.

We think this is looking back over to the Flinders Ranges.

Morning tea break

We headed into Woomera for morning tea. A military rocket testing facility that has only been open to the public since 1982. A quieter cleaner town, you would be hard pressed to find.

The only people we saw were other tourists, and hooray, lots of them had camper trailers like us!

Just blending in!

I must say ladies, the place was ahem...

rather packed with...

Lots of ...

Rocketty things!

And other stuff that was from rockets.

Then it was back in the car for more driving to the amazing town that is

Coober Pedy.

More on that at our next blogging stop.

The Moerks

It's raining on the rock!

Hi there, you know the John Williamson song, "It's raining on the rock" well, it's all true. 3 states, over 2000 kilometres to experience Uluru and would you believe it's raining? No sunset, no sunrise just rain and cloud. Anyway, more about that later.

Day one, Thursday 1st July, 2010- Take off!

Here we are all packed up about to leave.

"Bye, see you in 3 months"

This is the view out the window, 10 mins out of town, thick heavy fog that didn't lift until lunch and yes, stuck behind a caravan!

Yay, we've made it to the South Australian border and we are all still talking!

See these here pristine white runners. Let's see how they hold up shall we?

That's about it for day one. Driving, driving and more driving. Mostly through familiar territory until Adelaide. Then it was too dark to see anything anyway.

5 very tired Moerks went to bed in a motel in Port Augusta.

The Moerks

We are good to go- the bags are packed!

The kids are in bed. Master B. fell asleep the minute his head hit the pillow, Miss B. has finally put down the Wizard of Rondo and is lying there drifting off to dreamland. Big Boy is still settling down after the great excitement of me finding his belated birthday present - a DVD of Man VS Wild, Extreme Terrains. He is now asking me where he should put his pocket knife and complaining his pillow is too high and wondering if he should set the alarm.

The camper is packed full to bursting!. The car is packed, full to bursting! We have been to Mum and Dad's for tea, we are full to bursting!

I counted up roughly today - 35 pairs of undies, 70plus pairs of socks, 15 pairs of long pants, countless DVDs books, 15 pens etc etc. No wonder Mr M and I are both exhausted!

Tomorrow we will hit the road, we have been very good and haven't set a definite time because we both know we will always be later than we think.  It's a full days drive to our first stop in Port Augusta.

We have had lots of well wishes, lots of great ideas of places to stay, photos given to us of fabulous beaches and campspots, even a diary of a family that did the same trip a few years ago to read. Thanks to one and all.

I am off now to have my last night of sleep in my big comfy bed with crisp white cotton sheets, white doona and clean toilet only a few steps away.

So bye bye for now and Let's go Moerkabout! (I've been dying to type that!).

The Moerks

The Trip - Gory details

OK time for me to come out of trip denial and face a few facts.

1. 12 weeks in a camper trailer, 1 husband and 3 kids (unless we lose a couple along the way)

2. 1 big plastic tub each for all clothes needed for 12 weeks.

3. 1 portable fridge, one esky , one food box.

4. It will be very very bloody freezing cold at night for the start of the trip.

5. There are big scary crocodiles in the Northern Territory.

6. There are biting insects like mosquitos and midges up North.

7. I am allergic to insect repellent ( yeah, really can' t use anything with DEET.)

8. I am allergic to sunshine (yep it has a proper name and everything) but I am prepared, I have cream for rashes and am not afraid to use it.

9. I won't be ironing for 12 weeks. Yippee.

10. Have to use other people's toilets for 12 weeks.

Okay that 's enough reality for now.

Mind you if we were travelling in this...............

Images- Constance the caravan via Attic 24

It would be kind of cool. 

And, crocodiles could probably not get up those steps. If they did I would offer them a cuppa. they would be so impressed they would forget to eat me!

The Moerks