the final countdown...

Here we are, in the final hours before we board four different planes and fly on down to the southern hemisphere.  We're all excited and more or less packed.  Everyone's got their prescribed list of camp/city clothing and it's minimal compared to our closets at home.  It's important to pack light as we've got to be able to fit all of us and our gear in this vehicle:

So this will be our home, vehicle, vacation house, closet, kitchen, bedrooms and living room as we cross the Outback.   It's going to be awesome, amazing and terrible.  Wish us luck!