Back from our trip up North

and I would rather be still on the road staying in places likes this.....

We certainly had more than our fair share of car problems - blown head gasket, auxillery battery had to be replaced, smashed a rear window, replaced a fan pump, got dust in the brake drums/cylinders, and have a cracked front windscreen. 

Saw some lovely spots for fishing.....

Met some brilliant birds.....

Saw some gorgeous coast......

We did not quite make it to the very top but are happy with how far we did get, all things considered.

Met this guy at a roadhouse camping spot....

He had 2 brothers.  Never having been this close to a peacock before I was surprised by how large a bird they are.  Very inquisitive too.  There was also an Emu at the same place.  It would not move whilst we set up camp and came to inspect everything too.