Australia

Victoria, NSW & Queensland

December 2012 our US entry permit came to an end so we placed our RV and Chevy into storage near Palm Springs and flew back to Melbourne, Australia. We stayed with my sister and B-I-L, Lyn & Ian, in Sale.

We saw the New Year in an old woodshed which had been decked out to entertain by friends of Lyn & Ian.

From there we drove to Queensland and stayed with friends Nick, Cathy and Sammy at Broadbeach Waters. 

We then moved on to  Murphy's Creek to attended a combined off-road caravan  gathering (namely Bushtracker, Kedron and Spinifex) and met up with some old friends. 

From there back to Brindale, Brisbane and stayed with Gary and Max (pictured above).

Heading south through NSW we turned in to Laurieton. 

We stayed with some Bushtracker owners Todd & Sally and Bryn & Theresa, we had met in 2011 at Bingara.

A friendly kookaburra joined me as I took some pictures.

The trip was not without annoyances. Here this tyre looked like it was about to give birth. I had 3 blowouts in total.

We extended our Australian stay to attend the marriage of my niece Carolyn to Paul at the Portsea Hotel.

 B-I-L Malcolm & sister, Helen.

Helen, Paul, Carolyn, Malcolm and Melinda.

Chris and the bride, Carolyn.

Sorrento Back Beach

Our Rig

We have been asked by friends and acquaintances why I haven't posted pictures of our rig, so here goes.

Recent photograph
Our Rig @ White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.

Chevrolet Silverado

New on the lot.

Chevrolet Silverado LTZ

Granite Blue, Crew cab, 6'6" bed, moonroof, all the LTZ extras including heated and cooled leather seats, exhaust brakes, 4WD, etc. 

Montana Fifth Wheel

3100RL Keystone Montana

35' long, 3 slides, self levelling pneumatic rams, ducted heating and A/C, simulated log fire, 4 door fridge, king size bed, 32" LCD TV and 19" LCD TV in bedroom, surround sound, Corion bench tops, etc.

The kitchen area. Note the 4 door fridge.

Leather lounge, 2 recliners and the 3 seater converts to a queen size bed.

Entertainment corner and extendable dining table.

King bed & plenty of storage.

We started off with a caravan and had a canopy on the rear. It had to come off for the fifth wheel. We tried to sell the canopy with no success.

Chris by the large rear picture window. Great when we back up to a creek or a good vista.

Its going to be difficult to go back to a 20' van on our return to Australia.