Well, we're all packed and ready to go. Hurray!

But wait - where is the annex roof???
On April 24, Ian took the van to Gympie to get the annex assessed for an insurance claim (damaged in the Bribie storm). Yes, they said, definitely storm-damaged, and we'll send in the claim today (day before Anzac Day long weekend). Rang on Monday. No, the claim hadn't been received. Rang Gympie. The guy who did the assessment has been sacked and we have to send photos so the claim can be sent. It took until Friday for the claim to be received by the insurance company, and to their credit, they processed it quickly so we had an approval yesterday.
"So - have you got the annex?"
"Well, we've got the struts, but the annex roof itself (package 2 of 2) has gone to.........Western Australia!!!!!! We've ordered another one to come from Brisbane."
Did it arrive? No.
Did it arrive TODAY? No.
Will it arrive TOMORROW? Who knows???
Warning: NEVER deal with TNT!
They did the same thing with the two halves of our turbo. Exhaust arrived on time - turbo went to Victoria.

So...we plan to leave home tomorrow anyway and go to Gympie, probably to spend most of the day waiting (a) for the annex roof to arrive, and (b) for it to be installed, which will take about 4 hours.
Not how we planned to start our big trip, but at the moment, all we want is to get on the road.
Who knows where our first night will be spent, but plenty of places to choose, so our holiday will have begun somewhere in the great outdoors.
Can't believe how sanguine we feel about it all.