Thierings on Tour

Well the rain didn’t hold back last night and whilst it was quite relaxing sleeping with the sound of the rain, it made for crammed living conditions last night and this morning.

We were extremely lucky to have a break in the weather for long enough to pack up. The kids even used this packing time to cram some more homework in… now that’s a routine that’s going to need some getting used to!

Then we were off again to head further North. There was a LOT of rain about today so we cruised along and made it to Byron around lunchtime. We’ve been wanting to visit the most easterly point of mainland Australia on this trip but the weather was just awful. So we decided to unhook the van and head into town for some lunch. The girls finally got their sushi! The rain seemed to ease a bit so we checked out the beach and drove up to Cape Byron Lighthouse. Jazzy has decided to count how many lighthouses we visit on this trip – 2 so far.

The walk to the lookout has just been upgraded and whilst there were lots of stairs and lots of up & down involved, the girls did extremely well going there and back. Little Scarly charmed her way into being carried for a good chunk on the way back up, but who can say no to that cute curly tops?! The sun came out and we had gloriously beautiful weather for our little hike!

Shortly after we were back on the road and heading towards the NSW/QLD border. We decided to call it a night in Kingscliff, but the bad weather followed us and we were confined to our van for 99% of the evening. Indoor life and lack of storage are definitely making us regret the smaller & lighter van as when we can’t have our outdoor living there is stuff simply everywhere and everyone is on top of each other…

Having tacos for dinner (a firm favourite with all the girls) is the only thing that set it right tonight. Let’s hope we get a break in the weather and that a couple of days of home comforts in Brisbane reset the mood from this dreary weather!

Kms travelled – 191