The Long Road Home
Well folks, the time has come. We have spent our 100th night in the caravan and as I type this, we are driving through Adelaide on our way home!
We won’t get home until evening though as we have to stop and see my parents and collect our cat as well as do some grocery shopping along the way (a big shop given I emptied the fridge and freezer and most of the cupboard before we left).
We have mixed feelings about heading home. I’m not sure how we’ll feel once we get there. In one sense, there’s a sense of relief to be heading home to more space and more convenience (like an inside toilet for instance!). In another, there’s the dread of getting back to “real life” and having to do with real life stuff (like 14 weeks worth of mail!!!!).
Plus, of course, the sadness that the trip is now offically “over”.
BUT…
We have some exciting plans for our house over the next couple of years. Completing our pergola, building a back decking and verandah and building an outdoor games room (a lined shed is the plan).
AND…
No doubt there will be more trips in the future. Only short ones for a while (probably until the kids leave home) but nevertheless, lots of great places we can visit in 2-3 week blocks.
Overall, I’m mostly just feeling proud of ourselves that we had a dream and we made it happen. It makes me excited about the possibilities the future has to offer. There is nothing like seeing a dream come to reality to inspire you to dream more and chase those dreams!
Anyway, I had best publish this while we still have coverage (and I still have battery power). See you when we get home!!! 
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I am so very proud of you all for completing this dream of yours!! I think you’ve all done wonderfully, and thank you for sharing your adventures!
I always enjoy coming home from a trip but within a few days I’m always ready to go again :-).
Libby
Sounds like you will be happy to be home, it was great to meet you in person and I will send you the photos soon. This has been a great adventure for you all and wonderful to read about, have a great first weekend at home
wow i wonder what you will all say as you drive in and see your home!!
If you are anything like i am, I often enjoy home again until routine hits and I want my freedom back again!! Pity we dont have maids to do all the housework and make our lives easier!!
Enjoy being home! I bet the kids want to all sleep in the same room tonight!!
Congratulations on achieving your dream and thanks for sharing it
I can’t believe how quickly that went! Enjoy your homecoming!
I love coming home from “away”. Opening the door, breathing that familiar smell that says “home”, throwing open windows, making a cuppa and sitting at your own table to drink it…….there’s nothing like home. Even the routine will be wonderful for a while. I’m glad you’re planning a few more trips though. Because you really can’t enjoy the coming home if you don’t first get away.