Morning coffee on the road
John and Bob have known one another for many years, they both were at Stowe Australia and both retired the same year. We all got our trip vehicles that first year although didn't travel together for a couple of years. John and I did our first big trip with other friends, up to Darwin through the Red Centre and across to the Kimberley area of Western Australia, then home via Queensland.
Our first trip with Bob and Elaine was down to Bright in Victoria after we went to a wedding in Forbes.
Since then we have enjoyed some good holidays on the road, sadly one year after planning a trip to the Gulf we had to cancel for a month and never managed to catch up with Bob and Elaine as they were that four weeks ahead of us. Very handy to be advised of the places to see as we did the same route! Some trips that John has planned to out of the way places have Bob and Elaine shaking their heads but they always come along.
Our trip to the Flinders Ranges last year had us going our seperate ways for a few days when we stayed an extra day in a country town. Another time on a previous trip we had to leave them and come home when John had some serious health issues.
When we mentioned this new trip for this year, Bob did up a detailed itinerary that suited us all. John and I missed some areas in the west last time, so we will head inland for two weeks while our travel companions do the beautiful Indian Pacific Coast drive. We will all meet up and have a few adventures to swap.
Bob and Elaine pull a caravan and their tow vehicle is a Toyota Aurian. It's a comfortable car and Bob often drives us around local tourist sites from where we are camped.
I like to cook for us, so along with the boys cooking bbqs Elaine and I do other dinners including roasts and cutlet meals, scones etc. some nights we eat together other nights stay in our own "homes" and give one another space. John goes to bed early most nights so "Happy Hour " is very early and dinner sometimes before the sun goes down.
It works for us and we all enjoy our outback life.
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