Closing the loop
Well its been sometime since our last post and more than a month since we made the final drive home, closing the loop and completing our great lap of Australia some 28,285 km's later. From our last entry in Airlie, we tracked south and organised a catch up with old friends in Yeppoon. Our good mate Davey grew up in the area and it coincided with the school holidays working well for both families. After 8 months on the road living in our camper, sharing bathrooms and camping facilities with the great unwashed, we're happy to avoid camping where ever possible! Not that we don't love camping of course, just not at this point and hopefully not for another 5 or 10 years to come ;) ... Compounded by the cooler weather, rain, and expectation of a busy school holiday crowd, we felt it appropriate to book something more comfortable. The holiday season spike in camping costs also means that Airbnb costs are fairly comparable. Needless to say that we enjoyed a few ni