The Beginning

So, we've packed up, attempted to tie up loose ends, farewelled family and friends, gotten ourselves pregnant, bought a camper trailer and set off across the country (NOT in this particular order). Just a few major life events. So, Brisbane to Broome (via Alice Springs) has been the focus of our past 4 weeks. We have covered approximately 6000 km's, often with Gav driving while I nap/drool/startle awake to complain or be bossy/knit. We've only hit one kangaroo (it hopped away) and possibly a couple of corella's. We've arrived with one less bike. We've set and packed up our camper approximately 10 times. We've learnt a few lessons along the way. We've been in awe of what we've seen or experienced a whole bunch of times. We've hiked and canoed and swam and spotted birds. We've spent good times with special friends. I've op shopped 4 times. We've read books. We've celebrated milestones along the way, including my birthday. We've had lots of average meals and a few good ones. We've had a few bad coffees and a couple of great ones. We've laughed a lot and I might have cried a little too. But we are here, together, and I'm pretty inspired by it all and looking forward to what's ahead (ok, maybe I'm a bit nervous too). 

We'll start telling you some more of our Flight Of The Finch stories over the next few weeks. Meet The Finch (below), our first home and she happens to have wheels! She's pretty special. If you feel you need to call her more than The Finch, you can call her Flossie. The Flight we took was a crooked but intentional one. We are happy to be on the other side now: discovering Broome, admiring the turquoise ocean and watching sunsets over the sea along with the rest of the town. If you are friends or family, we love you lots and miss you. If you aren't, well, we'd probably love you lots and miss you too if we got to know you a bit.