Step Two. Buy a bus!

So we decided we could do with more time with each other and less stuff. What better way to do it than to spend a year driving around the entire country crammed into a small, confined space?!

We truly LOVED our 2 week holiday when we drove around the South Island of NZ in a motorhome. The children had an absolute ball and Dunc and I were relaxed and really enjoyed the trip. We came home saying that when we were old and retired we would definitely drive around Australia in a bus.

So when we were faced with the realisation that other people were spending more time with our children than we were, bringing our plans "a little bit forward" was an easy decision.

And here we are. Three months later and we are the proud owners of "Big Bertha"!

After an exhaustive nation-wide search, and thorough perusal and discussions on the FIVE buses that would suit a family as opposed to a couple, we settled on the beauty above. She was unnamed at the time and I christened her sarcastically when Duncan showed a preference for the largest bus out of all the options. And so "Big Bertha" she will forever be!  Here are some pics from the advertisement:

Isn't she beautiful?