139 Days and counting

So the Troopy is packed to the gills, both tanks are full and my husband is on his way again for the winter.

Hi I'm Belinda. And I'm a 4WD Widow!

This will be the third year that my husband Wayne has taken to the west to give groups of customers the experience of a lifetime. Places like the Canning Stock Route and the Simpson Desert ring out with the sounds of tent pegs being hammered into the ground. Wisps of camp fire smoke mix with the misty morning air and you hear the growl of the diesel as they pull out of camp each day. It will be a wonderful adventure for all those lucky people who can take the time to explore our vast country and winter is the time to do the Outback.

I, however, have a REAL job and can't go traipsing off into the never never. How lucky he is to have this lifestyle. My daughter, Eliza and I get calls where he's lounging under a palm tree or strolling along the beach in Broome, but it is so hard when we are sitting on our own at night, dealing with the winter chills or getting on with the boring day to day life of a commuter!

So, we keep ourselves busy, in our nice tidy home, and wait for the phone to ring...139 days and counting.