Day 369 – The Dog on the Tuckerbox @ Gundagai

• Narranderra – Canberra
• 335kms
• 15°c

As we pulled out of camp this morning I couldn't help but wonder how many enquired about the cheaper option. Once again we were surrounded my canola fields, how different our opinion is of them now, than it was 12 months ago when we first caught sight of these fields of yellow that went on and on.

Last night I was looking forward to doing a slight detour through Grong Grong today to see "The Big Guitar" (playable). However it was after we'd been on the road for about half an hour and I picked up the map did I realise that we had missed it! Neither Steve, nor I had remembered this morning and it was too far to back track, oh well, wasn't meant to be.

My disappointment soon disappeared when we passed the sign to Gundagai! I was so excited about going to The Dog On The Tuckerbox. Ella & Oscar couldn't understand what was going to be so good about a dog on a lunchbox and I still can't really explain it. Perhaps it's one of those great Aussie icons or maybe it's just nostalgic, I went as a child, probably a bit younger than Occy and I have a photo of us four kids in front of it. Either way I felt somewhat emotional being there?! 

Oscar wanted to buy the Ned Kelly hat for Skipper, but it wasn't available in his size!

Just awesome!

Crossing the state lines into the Australian Capital Territory makes it the 4th State in 3 days!

We appear to be camping next to a racetrack and I'm not sure what is going on when there is a car towing three horses?!

E.P.I.C Campground, $40 a night, power, water, amenities

Day 368 - Hello New South Wales

• Ouyen – Narranderra
• 450kms
• 15°c

Oh my goodness, it's still cold! I was hoping to  cross the border and be greeted with sunshine and warm weather? But noooo! The sign welcoming us to NSW was so well posted that we missed half of it. Our tea & toilet stop was on the banks of the Murray River which had a nice little playground for Ella & Oscar to stretch their legs.

After setting up in Narranderra, it was so cold that it was declared no one was to go outside, so, much to our delight Ella & Oscar decided to spend the evening playing Lego.

Narranderra Showground, $15 a night, power, water, amenities

Day 367 – Just Passing through

• Glenelg – Ouyen
• 383kms
• 20°c

Goodbye Adelaide, we're hitting the road. Well not before we attend to a few housekeeping matters! Whilst Steve was waiting in queue I noticed a big fifth wheeler type van across from us and being curious I had to hop out and take a look. It was The Queensland School for travelling show children aka Carny folk, how awesome is that, just goes to show that school is not limited to a place or a time! I had a bit of a sticky and was busted by a student peering out the window and a teacher who was more than happy to answer my questions.

We crossed into Victoria, but we all knew it was only a transient visit as we cut across the corner into NSW.

Ouyen Caravan Park, $39 a night, power, water, amenities

Day 366 - Happy 1 Year Anniversary Karma Bus!

• Glenelg
• 16°c

12 months on the road for The Karma Bus and what an experience it has been! We have travelled over 41,595kms and seen so many amazing places and met so many fantastic people. It has been an absolutely awesome adventure and one we are so glad we've embarked upon.

Oscar and Ella chose The Sushi Train as our lunch spot in the heart of Adelaide today and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

In Adelaide we checked out Rundle Mall and were quite surprised at how big the city actually is! We haven't been in the big smoke for quite some time now. Then it was back home and a chance for one last play before we pack up and move on tomorrow. Steve went out for dinner with Freshy and had a great time catching up, many a yarn and a laugh I bet! Ella, Occy & I had pancakes for dinner as a treat and I managed to improve on the best pancake ever by making them even healthier!

Day 365 - Wow 365 days!

• Glenelg
• 22°c

It was another cool day in Adelaide today, we spent our 365th day just chilling at camp, with a spot of shopping thrown in.

Day 364 - Trust your intuition!

• Glenelg
• 25°c

It was nice to not have to get up and move today, after being on the move for so many days in a row.

We had an easy day around camp, I made milk! Now when that little voice called intuition tells you to "put the lid on the blender" before putting it on the base, listen to it! The switch must've been knocked on and as a result we had oatmeal from one end of the van to the other! So the cup of tea I was hanging for had to wait another hour till I cleaned up my mess and made more milk.

Ella & Oscar wanted to go in the pool to play with some friends they'd made, after about ten minutes of cold water they decided to get dry and regroup at the jumping pillow. Steve was happy watching the footy outside and I  managed to get the TV cover sewn up and even put a remote control pocket on the back. Now if we could only find the remote... we'd never lose it again!

Day 363 -Nearly back to where we started

• Bolivar - Glenelg
• 28kms
• 19°c

It was a very short drive today, we had stayed on the outskirts last night as it was just around the corner from Ringa & Michelles. But seeing as we're going to stay a few days in Adelaide we decided to stay at the Big 4 again as Ella & Oscar enjoyed it and we thought they were probably in need of a playground!

I found a Spotlight woohoo and took full advantage as it's been a long time between stores! 

We found our Rock Collection (in Ella's Bag?) that we were given by the gentleman that lived in the underground house in Coober Pedy! There is Jasper, Moonrock and the big one at the front is over a million years old, it's a fossil of a sea animal. We saw one almost identical in an opal store and the price tag was shocking, I felt that we should give it back to the man!

Adelaide Shores Big 4, $64 a night, power, water, pool, jumping pillow