hi everyone
We are in Melbourne again !! we are both fine but we had a few concerns with the van by the time we had reached outback NSW, having left Batemans Bay on Saturday.  So we made the call to come directly to Melbourne where both the company and factory response has been very good to our needs and issues.  the additonal travel actually let us see parts of rural NSW and Victoria that we wouldnt have seen - got to look at the positives.  We wanted to have assurance that we had the issues sorted before we get too far north.  An unexpected change in the itinerary but fortunately we are not pressed for particular deadlines other than wanting to get away from the cold as soon as poss.  Will head to Ecucha , Mildura and Broken Hill over next few days

Some pics for you. photo 1 is at Bombay reserve not far from Batemans Bay - lovely spot where we free camped - had the place to ourselves and enjoyed the sound of the river babbling away.
Second pic of stunning sunset in rural NSW on our way back to Melbourne last night.  the huge horizon is just incredible.
third pic ( slightly out of order) before we headed back yesterday to Melbourne - hitting the red dirt roads in outback NSW.