moving/travelling
Jul. 11th, 2014 04:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
debbieannWe just moved from Brisbane to Melbourne by campervan and it was a great trip. Everything went really well. We did not have to decide ahead of time where we were going to stop for the night. Around 4 pm every day we found the closest caravan park and paid for an unpowered site which was about $25 - for that you get the use of an open air kitchen, complete w electricity and use of the showers and toilets. It became clear that lots and lots of people caravan around Australia, often pulling a caravan, or driving an RV, or even camping out in tents. I am very happy with our choice - it wasn't too big to drive and it had everything we needed - a little stove, a cooler that you plug in while you drive, plates/utensils/pots/pans. It was a Jucy crib and at night it transforms into a bed inside. We were a little cold the first night, but after that we wore long underwear and we were warm enough. It comes w sheets/blankets/pillows/towels - you really are self sufficient, except you need to stop and use bathrooms, which was fine by me. It has a sink and 10 liters of water. and a dvd player that we didn't use.
http://www.jucy.com.au/vehicles/jucy-crib-long.aspx
We did not drive at night due to kangaroos and I was very happy with that decision. We never hit anything, but two birds flew into the side of the vehicle, one of them a galah. We were sad about that, but there was no avoiding it. They even tell you w kangaroos that you are not suppose to swerve, because things can get much worse, but I was very happy to not have that happen. We slept in Goondiwindi, Dubbo and Hay. We fixed a lunch at a rest stop using leftovers we had from Brisbane, we also went out a lot and actually had some decent meals, though we were both sick of pub food by the end of the trip.
Even though we don't have much stuff, we still had to arrange it just so every night in order to clear out enough space for the bed, but we fit it all in. We are very happy to have our pressure cooker w us, and our first meal at our new place was goat leg, mashed cauliflower and black eyed peas all made in the pressure cooker.
I'm very excited to be in Melbourne. My library card still worked after being gone for 2 years! I've already borrowed 8 books, and been to the library twice - yesterday I just happened on a zine making event and bought a great zine about gentrification in Oakland! who would've guessed I would find that here. And then there was a concert with Javanese singing and instrument playing. I love the City Library. Charles borrowed a beautiful cookbook called Oaxaca al Gusto by Diana Kennedy.
Tonight we are going to a play by Brecht called The Good Person of Szechuan. I'm planning out all my films for the Intl Film Festival. This city is well within our comfort zone.
http://www.jucy.com.au/vehicles/jucy-crib-long.aspx
We did not drive at night due to kangaroos and I was very happy with that decision. We never hit anything, but two birds flew into the side of the vehicle, one of them a galah. We were sad about that, but there was no avoiding it. They even tell you w kangaroos that you are not suppose to swerve, because things can get much worse, but I was very happy to not have that happen. We slept in Goondiwindi, Dubbo and Hay. We fixed a lunch at a rest stop using leftovers we had from Brisbane, we also went out a lot and actually had some decent meals, though we were both sick of pub food by the end of the trip.
Even though we don't have much stuff, we still had to arrange it just so every night in order to clear out enough space for the bed, but we fit it all in. We are very happy to have our pressure cooker w us, and our first meal at our new place was goat leg, mashed cauliflower and black eyed peas all made in the pressure cooker.
I'm very excited to be in Melbourne. My library card still worked after being gone for 2 years! I've already borrowed 8 books, and been to the library twice - yesterday I just happened on a zine making event and bought a great zine about gentrification in Oakland! who would've guessed I would find that here. And then there was a concert with Javanese singing and instrument playing. I love the City Library. Charles borrowed a beautiful cookbook called Oaxaca al Gusto by Diana Kennedy.
Tonight we are going to a play by Brecht called The Good Person of Szechuan. I'm planning out all my films for the Intl Film Festival. This city is well within our comfort zone.
