And so it has begun….

Our official launch date (Friday), turned out to be a bit of a disaster…. not a Challenger type disaster but more of a fizzer 🙁

Some technical difficulties with the towing of the Jimny saw us on the side of the road less than 5 kms from home.  By the end of the day we had driven both vehicles to Victor Harbor for troubleshooting. The Jimny flat towing conversion had been done in Victor but the very helpful guys there still couldn’t identify the problem and we decided to stay in Port Elliott for the weekend awaiting a Fiat review on Tuesday to see if the Moho itself was the problem.

Friday night we were drowning our sorrows and eating a fairly uninspiring ‘seafood basket’ at the pub when I got a call from John, one of our fellow Jayco Motorhome owners whom we had met at a ‘get together’ a few weeks previously.  John thought he knew what the problem was and proceeded to outline what that was and how to rectify it. (Short story, all to do with steering lock activation on the Jimny…)

The following day with fingers crossed we followed his instructions, went for a test drive and breathed a very big sigh of relief as all was well! Thanks again John!!!

Having already paid for the weekend, we took John’s advice, stayed on in Port Elliott and relaxed for a couple of days then TODAY finally began what has fondly become known as the ‘Big Trip.’

So tonight I write this from the home of Larry the Lobster, Kingston in the South East of South Australia. We have just finished a delightful dinner of King George whiting (perfectly cooked by my personal chef, Russell) and bubbles given to us by the kids as an early Mother’s Day present.

The ‘free’ camping ($10 for 72 hours) spot opposite the jetty is perfect, dump point and toilets available and we are sharing with about 10 other rigs tonight.

Let the adventure begin 🙂