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You don't miss much redwing! We have been having a great time. Currently at mission beach dodging falling coconuts. The council runs a caravan park here on the beach that costs the family $20 per night but they don't take any bookings and you need to be here before 11am to get a spot. We...

Hi Redwing Cash flow is funding the trip itself. Our foray into CIP land is responsible for that. We have a setup that is reasonably fuel efficient and still allows us to mostly avoid caravan parks so the trip is unlikely to be too taxing on the finances. The only thing we haven't got with...

Thanks again everyone - we're certainly hoping it will be a great family experience for all, even with a relative shortage of hot showers and flushing toilets! Absolutely. Capital growth is all very nice but I've got to say I prefer a strong cash flow for the SANF. Will probably get back...

Both our school age kids are doing pretty well wrt the rest of their class in the basic spelling and maths etc so they should be fine to stay with their cohort when we return. Having helped out in class a fair bit recently I'm pretty confident we could do a pretty good job of teaching them...

Thanks again everyone! Yep - both of them (year 3 and year 1). Their teachers agree with the prevailing sentiment of the forum that they will probably learn more where we are going anyway. We have the curriculum and teachers guides to take along. The year 3 curriculum next term includes...

Thanks everyone! So far, so good!

Hi guys Just to let everyone know I was made redundant when the Federal budget was brought down as a result of specific cuts in my industry. Many would see this as a bad thing but I have been exceptionally busy planning for our next stage of life since then, hence my absence from the forum...