James Sharp Memorial Park

It was time to head out on another trip with the van, so I knocked off early on Friday and we had the kids out of school by lunch time. We needed to detour via Coomera to collect the daughter from her break-up day at Dreamworld, then it was full steam ahead to Sharp Park.

Splish splashin'

The First Adventure - Big4 Tweed

We were ultra keen to get out in the Expanda at the first available opportunity. So even though two of the family were a little under the weather, and the weather itself was forecast to be a shocker - we weren't going to be stopped! We left Ipswich around 10am with the rain bucketing down and for the rest of the day it fluctuated between light drizzle to heavy downpour.

Bucketing down on the way out of Brissie

The First Mod

Tonight I picked up some LEDs for the van. That makes it officially the first mod! The type of LEDs used can be found here.

They were a little dearer than some of the alternatives on eBay, however the quality looks better and these guys were local so I could easily drop around for pickup. The light's a little brighter (not too bright) but I much prefer the whiter light.

Stace has been busy cleaning, so it's almost ready for packing for our night away this weekend...

Before & After Lighting

Bulbs slip straight into current T10 sockets

the van is in the house

We bought the van home on Wednesday evening. Eventually got it nestled into a spot in front of the garage - which was no easy feat. Big thanks to CH for helping to man-handle it into place!

Now time to start thinking about it's first night out which will hopefully be next weekend.

un-expanded

expanded (and buddy-fied)

Sunday Night

It's Sunday night, which means the pick up of the van is only a few days away. Exciting and nervous times. Exciting because the prospect of more regular & quality family time is the driving factor behind this purchase. On the other hand it's a significant investment, so we better use it!!

Here's a pic of the van - no it doesn't come with a HUGE satellite! That's on the roof behind van :)

pic from Trading Post advert