I had a busy day today packing the car and finishing a few last minute things. After finishing a couple dog wash jobs Lauren helped pack my clothes and get me ready. Unfortunately due to work commitments and being the mum of 7 pups Lauren can't make the trip to wagga. She has put up with me working long days and late nights over the last year and generally supporting me with this project. She was really looking forward to grandads reaction to seeing the car for the first time.

I departed at 2:30pm today, filled the car around the corner and took off up south road. I didn't have an exact plan on how far I would go, however I hoped to finish driving before dark. Last thing I want to do is hit a roo..

I was quiet happy to find the car only took 25L to top up. I estimate we went around 150 miles on 25L.

The drive up went well, no problems encountered with the car. Eventually I pulled into Renmark around 6pm. It took 3 caravan parks before I could find an available room. I decided that a caravan park might be a better option for parking the car than a motel on the main rd.

Todays trip accounts for approx 1/4 of the total distance. All going well I will finish the other 3/4 tomorrow if I get an early start.

Cheers
Peter.