Had great news this morning.  Chris, a friend I met through the The Grey Nomads Forum when I was up in Townsville last year, is going to travel with me.  She has a motorhome too, so it will be great fun travelling in convoy.  We haven't worked out where we will meet up yet as it will be 2 or 3 weeks before she is ready to leave.  

I am almost ready to go - its taking longer to organise than I thought, but should get away now on Sunday.  I will probably plan my route a little different to what I intended, and may head up towards Broken Hill which is where Chris will head for when she leaves Townsville.  I will just take it slowly and make up my mind as I go.