TICK, TICK, TICK,,,

Well the TICK, TICK, TICK is for the time is TICKING away.......
Yep, we have less than 3 weeks before our exciting, sad and scary settlement day and we have a heap of things to still do. I won't go through our crazy to do list because it will stress you out but I will share that we have just ticked another item off of our crazy to do list. Yep, its the big one, the one we've been praying hard about, freaking out about ( yea, we are not always cool and calm, hehe ) and the one that is absolutely necessary to have before we can go anywhere.

So have you guessed what it is? I'll show you...

We FINALLY got a 4WD, FINALLY! YAY, YAY, YAY!!

Check this bad boy out...

Its a 2003 Nissan Patrol Auto Diesel 4WD...

Poor Spunky Shane was sick on Monday, actually we've all been quite sick for a big part of last week and the only time the vehicle could be viewed by Shane's step dad ( his a mechanic ) was on Monday and so they went sick and all to check it out. Once Meanie ( Shane's step dad ) gave the tick of approval, we thought about it overnight and made a decision the next day ( today ). We did want to go back tonight to view it but unfortunately we are still sick so we just put a deposit on it over the phone and as they say "Bob's your Uncle."  Just like that this 4WD is nearly ours ( I won't consider it 100% ours until its in our driveway ). 
It even includes some of the extras we had hoped for like a water tank, storage draws, snorkel, roo bar, large spot lights, roof racks, fridge, dual batteries and many other extras.
We are VERY happy with our purchase and we look forward to having it payed off and handed over to us! 
Who would have thought God would provide such a VERY well equipped vehicle for a pretty good price?? His GOOD isn't He!

Oh and I just wanted to share that when thinking of what vehicle to get for this journey, I immediately pictured a white 4WD....I'm not the type of person that buys a vehicle for its colour, I did not care what colour it was but a white vehicle is what came to mind quite a few weeks ago...I wonder if someone was directing us in our vehicle choice...just wanted to share that!

Oh and one more thing, we've kind of, sort of half worked out the date we actually take off, WoooHooo. I'll share that next time! 

Thank You Meanie for helping us choose the right vehicle for our trip, we appreciate it xo 

Anyway, Have a good one!
Take Care,
Dimi xoxox

Caravan Awning and Annexe...

Well Shane and I thought it was a great idea to set up our caravans awning and annexe. I decided to time how long it would take just so we know what to expect when setting up our site and so we can improve on that set up time.
Well, well, well, you won't believe it.......

My spunky Shane Getting busy setting up the awning...

Keep going Shane...

Nearly there...

Not too long now...

And its FINALLY done...

OK, so its a very nice and large enclosed space, BRILLIANT, exactly what we want, but Guess what? The awning and annexe took over 2 VERY looooong hours to set up. No jokes, no exaggerating, it took Over 2 hours!
No wonder Peter from Roma caravans told us that he could get us a wind out awning at cost price. He said that this awning and annexe set up will probably be a pain for us to set up and he was Sooooooo right!
We will need to rethink his offer because 2 hours is just too long.
Anyway, its still a very nice and roomy awning/annexe but we may have to go for a smaller, quicker set up. We will see how we go!

I'm glad we had a trial set up, at least we know what its like and how long it takes!

Take Care,
Dimi xoxox