Last days on the road.

Our time in Canberra, and our time on the road, was coming to an end. In addition to seeing the glassworks and checking out the wonderful markets nearby, we managed to catch up with some friends of Duncan's.

Greg, Crystal and little Charlotte had moved to Canberra just after Charlotte was born, and it was lovely to see them again. The kids had fun playing with little Charlotte while we all caught up and then we all went for a walk through the bush (which is never far from anywhere in Canberra) and down to a fab little river beach. Both Angus and Charlotte were wet and filthy before too long!

And then the next day we were off. On our way, homeward bound to Melbourne. We zoomed right through New South Wales, with only a stop at the good old Dog on the Tuckerbox for one last family pic. And some yummy apples.

We continued zooming (as much as Bertha can zoom...) through to a suitable rest area just past Glenrowan. Being so far south, we didn't need power for air conditioning, and we had a lovely quiet night with just the four of us. A very low key end to our massive trip. Which was just as well, as we got some very sad news as we were pulling up. One of our oldest friends wasn't well and we had arranged to spend some time with him in hospital as soon as we got back. Unfortunately we never made it to our reunion as Marck passed away on our final day on the road. We had a simple meal and raised a glass to a dear friend on our last evening.

The next day we were off at a reasonable hour, and keen to see the familiar city skyline.

We had booked a spot at the Wantirna Caravan Park for a few weeks, not knowing what or where we would be living in the future. Bertha fit perfectly in her spot, and the paving on our site couldn't have been laid any better. It was meant to be!

We wasted no time (really, it doesn't take us long to settle into a site these days!) and were off in Baby Bertha to pop in and visit our darling cats at their foster home and call in to see my Dad for his birthday.

Mum and Dad had arranged a BBQ for Dunc's mum and all of my family as Richard was over from the UK and we had pretty much this one single night of crossover time. And, of course, it was Dad's birthday! The kids caught up with their 2nd cousins and we caught up with everyone and it was just wonderful to see everyone again.

And after all the festivities, we returned home to Bertha - in the Wantirna Caravan Park! LOL.