Nap time at Kinka Beach, Queensland

Hey there,

Grace is having her morning nap so I thought I'd take the opportunity to fill you in on my side of the story so far. Last week was one of the most tiring and confusing and crazy weeks I've ever had. I know moving is hard, but throw a toddler and an extremely tight budget into the mix and you have a recipe for something that's going to hurt the morning after. [sigh]

Scott explained the dramas we faced with our journey here,... I think it took all three of us until yesterday to recover from the road trip. 750kms in one hit is way too far when towing a van. It was an ordeal and even though Grace was so well-behaved, it was still a painful trip. I decided to have a go at towing the van and so we swapped over just outside of Gin Gin. Inadvertently, I hopped behind the wheel just prior to the commencement of a 10 kilometer stretch of extremely windy road. We swapped back about 1 kilometer into the windy section after I had caused the van to wobble all over the road and given myself a fright. What I needed was a nice calm stretch of straight road for my first towing experience. Yes, I'm shaken.

Staying at Kinka Beach has been lovely. The breezes coming straight off the sea keep us cool, but the humidity is still high so I am sticky and sweaty and urk. I'm glad we're going south after Christmas. Neither of us cope well with the heat.

There's plenty more to say but we're going out in five minutes for lunch at the club with our relies, so we'll talk to you later.

Byeeeeeee.