Just got back after 7 weeks holiday, and gee its nice to get to get home our camper van is okay but its going to be great to get back into my own bed.
Only done 6.500 km during trip, with one hiccup in Queensland where the clutch master cylinder gave up the ghost, luckily it was at my sons home and he fixed it for $28 cost of new part, it seemed okay till I was leaving when the clutch started slipping and had to call him out on road to adjust it, evidently he failed to tighten a lock nut this time, as I had to get it adjusted at Texas a hundred km down the road again after climbing up some bloody big hills one of which I had to use 2nd gear.

Here's a recipe for those who like a beer -------------------------
--------------AUSSIE BEER AND DAMPER --------------------------
----------------ingredients for very healthy damper---------------------
1 schooner glass wholemeal self raising flour
2 schooner glasses of self raising flour
3/4 bottle top of salt
2 “ “ “ sugar
6-8 “”””””””dried mixed herbs
6 stubbies of beer per person (1 only for damper)

Firstly open a stubbie or tinny of good Aussie Beer
Take a good swig to get things started

Method.
Mix or sift dry ingredients a bowl. Make a well in the centre
Have a good hearty swig.-Pour 375ml(1 stubbie)beer into mixture
Mix with a knife to a moist sticky dough
Have another stubbie
Turn out dough on to a lightly floured board
Knead into a round shape and pat out into a 15-20cm circle
Have another stubbie. Cut two slits across the top about 1cm deep
and moisten with a little beer.
Cooking
Place damper in a hot camp oven and surround with coals
Cook for about ½ hour. Or bake in hot oven for ten minutes.
Then reduce heat to moderate for further 20-30 minutes
While cooking have another beer
Eating
eat damper hot with vegemite, golden syrup, honey or jam and wash it down with BEER!

After eating and drinking a good “flake out” is recommended
This recipe should feed 2 outback travelers

Swig is to drink
Schooner glass is a standard beer glass (just like the one's you knock off from the pub) = 1 large cup
Knock off is to steal
Stubbie is a 375 ml bottle
Tinnie is a 375 ml can
Bottle top is a crown seal and is equal to 1 teaspoon
Flake out is to sleep

the recipe is one i picked up at a place called Bourke more of which i will tell later