The Next Adventure

I don’t think we’re done with caravanning, in fact, I expect we’ll do more laps or a prolonged lap again in the future. It will be so much more fun now we’re armed with the intel from the first trip. A lap riding push bikes and in a yacht are also both very serious considerations for later in life.

While another big trip isn’t on the cards for a while, we’ll definitely do some mini-trips and one of the first will be the Overland Track in Tasmania. From the moment we entered this region we vowed to come back to tackle it as a family.
Also we’re big on sports such as MTB, triathlon, skiing and our love of those pursuits will give us lots of other mini trip options. I just returned from an adventure in Cairns/Port Douglas/ Daintree where I rode a MTB the entire length of the famous CREB 4wd track!

No Regrets

Do we regret our trip – HELL NO! None of us would trade our experiences over that 18 months for anything in the world. It’s reminded the adults of the importance of adventure in a life well lived and instilled a love of adventure in our children, one we hope will last a lifetime. The reality of adventures like this is they don’t make much sense, particular for younger travellers like us with family – it’s likely to send you backwards financially, you’ll be miles away from your family and friends, your kid’s academic and sporting pursuits will be disrupted, etc. The list is endless, however, for every reason not to go, there are a bunch more why you should.

You can always make more money, your family and friends will be there when you get back and what the your kids miss out on in terms of book smarts will be replaced by hands on learning opportunities they were never going have in a classroom environment.

The number one thing people on their deathbeds regret is that they didn’t have the courage to pursue their dreams. The decision is scary, but it’s so worth it. In the end we used a quote from the movie “We Bought A Zoo” to guide us – “All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage and I promise you something great will come of it” – and haven’t regetted a single moment of it since.

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