Last Blog Post From Australia

So after nearly 10 months this will be the last post from Australia.
We both fly home tomorrow and with that comes the end to our one year long holiday!
We both are amazed at how much we have done especially when we look back over the blog.
We actually drove 5,000kms in Canada and over 30,000kms in Australia.
I have to say Lloyd has driven way more than me so he reckons I have a lot of catching up to do when we get home to NZ.
We both feel ready to go home and have loved exploring both countries. They are so huge and we have really only scratched the surface,especially in Canada but hopefully we can return sometime to see and experience more.
What will especially remain with us is the horizontal views of driving in both countries and the incredible colours of the Australian outback.
The outback has so much to offer and the National Parks are fantastic, we really didn't get over the many gorges and great walks.
Canada's mountains are so majestic and huge and we will always remember our first glimpse of frozen Lake Louise.
However as always it is also the people you meet that make all those memories so special. We have met so many friendly fellow travellers and enjoyed many happy hours and camp fires with like minded people just loving exploring.
For us as a couple we have experienced so many highs and a few lows of course, we did love the joy of waking in the morning and not knowing where exactly we would stay the next night or what the day would bring.
It was all part of the exploration and at times a bit nerve racking, but it has made us more resilient.
Until our next adventure we will sign off. Haere ra!!!!

All loaded with the extra luggage and ready for the airport