Heading ‘home’ for a bit.

We are a little demoralized. We got news today that Bertha’s engine changeover is taking longer than the longer than expected and we have to move our ferry trip back another 12 – 14 days.

We’ve seen sooooo much of Tasmania. We’ve done “nearly everything, Mummy!” according to the kids, and they are kind of right. There’s sooooo much more we could do, of course, but having to pay for accommodation every night is killing us! And almost everywhere adds another price gouge for the kids – an extra $10 to $20 per child per night. AND you have to make their beds for them! How the hell do they get away with that?!? We are currently in Launceston in a hotel which has FREE kids accommodation, FREE wifi and an indoor pool. And its about the cheapest rate per night so far.

But even so, it’s cheaper for us to fly the whole family home to Melbourne for 12 days and Duncan and I will fly back to collect Bertha when she is repaired. We’ve done our lap around Tas, seen so very much and we are just sick of packing our stuff and moving house every 2-4 days. The kids are sick of the sight of Baby Bertha - though they haven’t complained once about all the driving! Dunc is sick of packing our stuff in the car over and over and over again. We need a break.

So we are off to Melbourne, where we will still be homeless! But at least we can bunk down with relatives and I’m certain we won’t have to move every 2 days. It will be great to see all our family and friends and catch up for a bit.

We have a few days here still – time enough for Dunc to get to the brewery he hasn’t got to yet and for Angus to explore one more museum. I’ll be back soon with some fill-in posts about our time travelling up the east coast, which was just beautiful!