#bigfamilytravel

16 months on the road! I never imagined when we started this journey, where it would take us, but to be in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, is amazing! Some people go into full-time travel with the expectation of adventure and entertainment all the time. To truly understand such a lifestyle change, you have to understand the reality is rarely what you see on social media. It isn’t adventure all the time. There are boring weeks. Boring towns. Break downs. In the last two weeks, we’ve had to fix our hot water system and completely replace water hoses under our caravan. And for the last month, we’ve had to wait around for a medical referral to Perth. We were on our way to a ghost town called Gwalia and then onto Karijini. But, that’s what happens. Work gets in the way. Teens can be snottier about school work than Miss eight! Arguments, tantrums, six people in a caravan! But, we made it 16 months because we have never had any rose coloured glasses about life on the road. It can be hard but strip away the expectations. It can get hot. It can get cold. Giant flies are your new best friend. Red dirt stains everything including the kid’s skin. Mozzies are like bite-size assassins. Some coastal places smell like off tuna cans despite the view. And some shops you come across sell you milk for so much you feel like jumping a farmers fence and milking a cow yourself! This life isn’t going to be for everyone who does it, some of you will get six months in and decide, “We’re done.” And that’s okay. But I think, a lot of you will do just fine if you go into it understanding the reality. We’ve travelled this country for a long time now and know the realities and still, I have zero regrets. This lifestyle isn’t for everybody, but it is for us, and will be for me probably for the rest of my life. #kalgoorlie #hammondpark #bigfamilytravel #bigfamilytraveling #bigfamilytravelling #sammiewilson #thebiglap #vanlife #caravanningaustralia #travelaustraliawithkids #travelling #travelwriter #travelgram (at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTq1HnxFIIk/?utm_medium=tumblr

I look at the moon and its really beautiful. Then I look at you …and… I think I’ll look at the moon again?!! Ok, made me laugh! But seriously, we’re all beautiful. #justnow #fullmoontonight #unlimited4life #ourargo #liveoutdoors #beachesofbaja #rvlife #rvliving #loveourbus #tinyhomeonwheels #freedomvessel #buslife #justimagineit #quotestoliveby #quotesoftheday✏️ #freecamping #freedomlifestyle #fulltimerv #weareworldschoolers #bigfamilytravel #ourbus (at Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, Mexico)

Plenty of winds at La Ventana + Natural hot springs…and virtually no bugs. Big Win! #unlimited4life #operationsunshine #naturalhotsprings #beachesofbaja #skoolielife #skoolies #bigfamilytravel (at El Sargento, Baja California Sur, Mexico)