Today we woke to a beautiful calm morning on the lake. I’m feeling so much happier now the weather is cooler.

We’d planned another long driving day of about 6 hours. We stopped about 2pm and did a little bush walk to a natural bridge and some caves. We also found the ranger station and Mike was able to get an America the beautiful pass which gives us access to all the national parks and forests and also discounts on campgrounds.

It usually costs $80 per year but because mike is a senior he got it as a one off fee forever. And it covers 6 people in the car. So already on our first night camping we saved $18.

We are loving being back in the road again and loving the modifications we’ve made to our van. Having a swivel table in the centre of our lounge is the best thing followed closely by the table covering our toilet. Also we now have solar on the roof to enable us to go off grid for longer. You’ll see all our changes in an upcoming video.

Tomorrow we’re going for a hike in the Bankhead forest to the Sougahoagdee falls.