Much excitement!

P is due for 10 weeks long service leave at the end of this year, and we have tentatively decided to use it to do a "big trip" around Australia in the caravan - that's me, hubby P and 7yo son B. We'll probably leave in April or May 2010 - the basic plan atm is to head up the Qld coast, go up to Far North Queensland, across to the Northern Territory & do Darwin, Kakadu, Alice Springs and Ayers Rock, then keep heading across the top of WA and down the WA coast, and finally back over the Nullarbor.

We already own an A-Van that we used to do a 3 week trip around Victoria last year, as well as a few shorter trips in NSW.

It's very exciting - I didn't sleep well last night from thinking and planning!

The biggest challenge will be to save the money. A rough estimate of $1,000 week will mean saving $10,000 in 6 months - our petrol is covered in P's car lease, so that will need to cover accommodation, food and sightseeing. I'll be using this blog to track how we're going with it, as well as our planning and preparations. And then finally - updates from the trip!