This was my partner Troy's dream not mine and for seventeen years he has wanted to embark on this epic project and I finally caved in and I must admit it has been pretty exciting!
Troy lost his big paying job as a truck driver due to a bad back and we could no longer maintain the lifestyle we had so we decided to move into the unfinished bus project and see where it takes us.
The bus was a coach/school bus from Gympie in Queensland.
We removed all the windows and replaced them with smaller ones, we put new roof hatches and a friend installed the frame of our bed, the kids bunks, bathroom and lounge/teenagers bed.
To date the bus is still not painted but is coated in a nice shade of grey primer and we don't have a kitchen or bathroom yet.
We are two weeks into our trip and the bus is running smoothly but the smaller living space has been a huge challenge for us all and a couple of times I have wanted to pack it all in and move back home.
I have never written a blog before and I write from the heart so although not magazine material, I hope you enjoy reading our journey about living in a bus and the places and people we meet along the way...for me it is more a journal so we have something we can look back on.
We have three children travelling with us, Anthony is 16 yrs, he is Steiner educated but this year he is studying justice, he hasn't been doing a lot of study of late due to the busy month we have had but is hoping to start fresh in the new year.
River is our middle boy, he is 5 yrs old and loves science, astronomy and Xbox!
Ruby is our baby girl, she is 4 yrs old and full of spirit, she wants to be an artist when she grows up!
My name is Sue and I am the mama of the family, I love art, travel and anything creative...friends and family are important to me and I love being a mum.
Troy, as I said earlier is an ex truck driver, struggling to find himself at the moment with a back injury. He has gold fever and hopes to do some detecting in the outback somewhere, we are limited to the time he is allowed to drive but this is a good thing as we get to stop and smell the roses now.
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