S-Day minus 12. The blog is up and running and ready to record our epic, retro road trip from Melbourne to Sydney via the east coast, over the Great Dividing Range (GDR) to the nation's capital and further west to the wine country of Orange and Mudgee and back over the GDR to Sydney and the Hunter Valley. Lady P has set a target of 10,000 steps per day and if not reached there will be limits imposed on Flashy's consumption of beverages.

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  1. Graeme27 February 2021 at 20:34

    Already sounds like a fun trip....

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  2. Lady Penelope27 February 2021 at 20:50

    Cant wait....... counting down. ❤👌🍾🥂🍷🧀🥐🦞🍹❤

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  3. Lady Penelope5 March 2021 at 01:36

    Down to less than a week now and only 4 more work days. Out for a practise drink tonight but the step count hasn't started yet.

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