Well, we finally made it! After years of asking for (and reading) travel journals from our relatives, we thought that we should return the favour and write a blog for our first holiday in quite a few years.

Our plan is to head to Mildura first for Michael’s 80th birthday, and play it by ear. If Teresa is able to cope with the caravan for an extended period of time (until now we’ve only spent 5 sequential nights in the caravan), we’ll head to the Barossa Valley to sample some of their excellent produce and then back home via the Great Ocean Road.

Timing? Again, not sure. We might end up having to come back straight after Mildura. If all goes well, we’ll be gone a couple of weeks.

We originally planned to leave on Monday, but I needed a little more time to finish some work, and the weather was a bit windy for towing.

We’ve spent the last few weeks preparing. The caravan is well packed. The car is ready to go. One day delay won’t matter – we’ll still be in Mildura in plenty of time.

It’s exciting to be able to finally go on a holiday after so many years. We are both looking forward to it.