Primed and ready to hit the road.

Packed and ready for departure.

Well, its been on the drawing board for at least 2 years and finally we are here, pre-departure! Over the past week the camper trailer, a 2005 Jayco Flamingo Outback, has been sitting in the back yard as we slowly stock it with all the bits and pieces that we will need over coming months. It now has more plastic containers than a greasy takeaway and they all full of stuff. Are we ready? Yes! Are we excited? Well yes of course but we would be lying if we didn't say that there is a little bit of trepidation mixed in there as well. Its not as though we are making a dangerous solo journey across the Tanami Desert. This will hardly be roughing it, but there is a level of the unknown ahead. Unknown locations, unknown roads, how comfortable (and water tight) will the camper be and of course what will it be like being in such close company for all that time. All that sort of stuff. Anyway we are keen to throw ourselves at it and give it a good run.

So stay tuned, I will try to make the commentary light but interesting and not to lengthy, it will be great to have you drop in from time to time to see how we are travelling and hopefully share with you some of the beautiful places and experiences this great island has to offer. So in short:

Who:
We are a young(ish) family from Canberra, Australia, being Jeffrey and Tamara, Thomas (9), Lara (7) and Jacob (4).

Why:
Not so silly a question really. 100 Day Escape is code for a nice long break. Tamara and I have been lucky enough to travel a fair bit over the years and with a little bit of leave up our sleeves we wanted to do something special with the kids and introduce them to the joy and adventure of travel, as well as give them an experience they won't forget (for all the good reasons hopefully).

Where:
Essentially its going to be a half loop of Australia, meaning heading north from Canberra up the eastern seaboard until the Gulf of Carpentaria, west north west to Darwin, south to Alice Springs in the middle of Australia and finally Adelaide before bee lining it eastward back to Canberra. Obviously it will be more detailed than that but you will have to drop in to get all the detail.

How:
By "Camper Trailer" although its more like a caravan to us. Upfront is a 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe with 90000 km on the clock. While the camper will be a our main home under the stars we will not be shying away from the odd "break" in a civilised establishment. Once again this is no Bear Grylls adventure so if you are looking for epic tales you may not find them hear.    

Lastly, I am a bit of photography hack and will be doing my best to capture the trip in this way. Blogger is good for the odd shot but if you are keen to see more I will be setting up a "Photo Stream" for all you Apple fans and also on Google+. Just drop me an email at jeff.dau@gmail.com if you would like to subscribe.

Cheers and chat soon.

Jeff