Finally some photos

Here is a link to the photos of our first trip in Troopy.  We started in Geelong and ended up home in Sydney, via a big loop including Mt Gambier, Broken Hill and various national parks in between.  The photos are fairly self explanatory, and I'll post some stories from our travels to go with these happy snaps soon.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/al-nomads/

Welcome to nomading

So we are well on the way to the ultimate not-quite-grey nomad adventure.  I feel that I should at least make brief mention of and explain the "not quite" caveat on the grey nomad bit.  Obviously, in a strictly literal sense, I am the not-quite-grey half of the nomad team!!  In a more abstract sense, our inaugral trip made us realise that we really don't qualify to join the ranks of the true grey nomads.  Besides a lovely grey rinse, here are the essentials of being a TRUE grey nomad:

• An absolute minimum of 4 axels and 8 wheels, the more the better
• A caravan of at least 6 m length, although the longer the better really
• Only the bare essentials inside including fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster, TV, DVD player (dishwasher optional but prefered)
• Clearly marked call signs and UHF channel
• Ability to depart the caravan park before 8:30 am

Alas, we don't have any of the above and so only qualify as lame not-quite-grey nomads.  The photo below gives a pretty good indication of our set-up.  This will be home for most of 2011 and possibly beyond.

So, that's the intro. Next time some details and pics of our Troopy Test Run - the inaugral and trial trip to see if we thought we could pull this nomading thing off - we reckon we can!!