Fred and Candys Diary - Townsville to Tasmania 2014

[freddyc]

Finally ready to go.  Doing our trial camp in the back yard to make sure we have everything for our 4 week holiday.
13 days, 12 and a half hours till we drive out of Townsville.  At this stage leaving at 8am on  the Saturday.  We do have a 21st birthday party for one of our girls on the Friday night so will see how we go.
Very excited now.

Candy and Fred.

[REDMR2RED]

You'll be fine with that setup.  We did Melbourne to Perth and return in our Teardrop for the last Nationals.

[john253a]

Like how many things fc can stand for

[freddyc]

lucky it rained all night, found a leak, will fix when dry (hopefully) and shouldn't drink bourbon ,now I have to make another cupboard.
fred and candy

[freddyc]

PS. after 1 month in a car with each other F & C will stand for the obvious

[NES304]

Bourbon is too heavy for my cupboard too and always breaks in its own!

[freddyc]

6 sleeps to go.  Getting very excited now.

[GOA350]

I thought FC stood for Free Coffee ;D  I will try that in Tassie

[freddyc]

sorry goa350, TAS health would not let us sell. The commercial machine is staying home but we are bringing our little home unit.

[freddyc]

3 sleeps and a daughters 21st the night before we leave to go.......

[freddyc]

2 sleeps. A full days work, tomorrow, a 21st tomorrow night, sometime pack and try to leave by 8am Saturday.

I'm exhausted already.

Did I say 2 sleeps till we are on 4 weeks holidays.

AAARRRHHHH

Candy

[freddyc]

9 am, as we depart of beautiful home town the rain begins to tumble. lets hope the roads are open this time.
fred and candy

[freddyc]

Ready to go

[Trevor_B]

Have a great trip down Fred & Candy,
Keep an eye out for me on the boat  :)

Cheers,
Trevor_B

[surferboy]

Raining in Queensland.
Will we need a boat in 2016 ?


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[freddyc]

Har har yep maybe a boat not a board. We are free camping outside of Emerald. Just had a big black bull mastiff dog wonder into the camp. Yep changing undies. Lucky was very friendly and had a phone number on his collar. Home safely.

[freddyc]

Made it to Hebel. Found the pub, cold beer and footy.

[freddyc]

Whoops sitting in the pub updating. Don't know how to change them up the right way on and iPhone. Have a few beers and you will be able to see them properly.

Ok well big day. After the first 3 hours I remembered what 16 000 kms was like on a bench seat. How many moves can you make? Feet up on the dash, on the parcel shelf, under me, other side, pillows behind back, pillows under butt, my favourite pillows on door and feet on driver. Sometimes Fred forgets it's my stinky feet and rubs them. Let's all do the bench seat shuffle. Seen a few animals, brolgas, emus, Goanna, blue tounge lizard, sheep, cows, and don't forget the donkeys. Lots of waster over the road signs around Injune to Hebel. Had 9 inches in the last week. (Rain that is) staying at the caravan park tonight. Going to do some sight seeing around Parkes tomorrow. Talk then.

[hsv-001]

Yes I know what you mean about a bench seat . Would drive my FE Holden from south of Brisbane to Thargomindah When I worked out there . Some times would hook choke cable to the throttle linkage so I could put both legs up on the bench . How safe was that ? Anyway good luck on your trip . It sounds like your having a great time. Cheers Haydn

[NES304]

Your caravan did a backflip!!!