Our first night in the new camper
Our photo from the first night in the new camper. A small sentence for quite a big beginning. This was on our way home from picking it up in Melbourne. Plenty of 'character' for us to learn!
There it is, set up among the trees, with the roof up and the tailgate doing useful work. Before the long roads and all the places still to come, this was our first chance to try being at home in it.
The first of many camps!
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