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Our latest Challenge OVER

The biggest challenge we have faced in the last two months has been the unreliable internet connection. This has made it difficult to upload our videos, call our leads and be apart of our business community calls. Not to mention updating our blogs and social media. But I am happy to report that now the tourist season in the north is slowly coming to an end the connection is improving and we are now able to connect with everyone again. This has been a very frustrating few months but it has allowed Jayson and I to spend some time on our personal development we have been reading and learning so much and now we can share our knowledge with you. So keep your eyes out for articles, updates, photos, videos and the launch of our new improved blog!

When it gets hot the kids are good at finding a way to cool off.

Darwin Waterfront

Taking our time

Now that we have our lovely dog Homer with us on the trip we can take as long as we want to complete our lap around this great country. So we decided to stop in the Kimberley for a little while explore the area fully in give the kids a chance to experience school in remote WA for a term. Both Chloe and Curtis have enjoyed returning to the classroom and I know they are enjoying not having Mum as their teacher. Tiffany is attendinga couple of playgroups which has been great as she has missed her toys and interaction with others her own age. Homer has adapted well to living on the road and enjoys playing with the other travelling dogs we have met along the way. There is so much to see here we will keep you posted.

First Day at St Josephs Kununurra

Cruising down the Katherine River Northern Territory

Dinner with Croc in Katherine

Insight into our camp set up.

Update on where we are

Hi Guys,
Thought I should update you all on where we are. We left Rockhampton last week and traveled west, our first night was by the Jordan River in Jerrico. Bush camping at it's best, unfortunately the new hot water system that we have for a shower would not work so now we need to find a camp store that will exchange it for a new one that works!
We then traveled to Isisford where Jayson's family goes back 6 generations, hard working Aussie's who pioneered this country the far west. I will be posting some videos of our time in this great little town in the channel country.
We have now made our way from Winton to Mount Isa. We plan on catching up with some business and homework and sorting out a few camper issuse like the hot water system before we head into the Territory. We have 1400km to cover before we get to Darwin and like most travellers out here we will be free camping along the way, it should take us three days to get the Darwin. Looking forward to the warmer weather but we have heard it has been really hot and rainy, but it is easing off now so hopefully it will be gone by the time we get there. Keep your eyes out for some videos shortly.

Your Chance to Change Your Life

Cruisin' the 34 chev with Pa

Skating in Rockhampton

Teaching kids on the road

One of the biggest things to consider when you take to the road with young children is schooling. When you are planing your trip I can honestly say this is one of the biggest things you should consider.

There are afew different schools offering Distance Education in both the private and state system. And more than likely you will pay for your childs tuition, even in the state system. The State system has an exceptional course but it is time consuming. There is an expectation that you spend up to 4 hours a day on study this is fine for families who are learning from home but out on the road this is a little unrealistic.
I have found that it is easier to spend an hour or two in the morning and another hour later in the day, after all we are traveling Australia to see it not spend all our time in the caravan.

Our children are learning first hand about all sorts of things, we discuss distance and places on maps, history and geography, culture and science, they see and learn about lots of native animals and plants and we meet all sorts of wonderful people who have stories for the children and it teaches them how to communicate confidently with anyone. We intergrate reading and maths while we travel which makes it fun and helps keep them occupied on the long days of travel.

I will be very interested to see how they go when they return to school after our travels, my thinking is they will be way out in front. The best thing you can do for your children is to give them as many life experiences as you can and a trip around our beautiful country is one way to do that.

The last three weeks we have been focussing on our lesson time and even though I find it difficult to teach two lessons at once they are both flying through their work with ease. I must say they are getting a bit lazy not sure how they will go having to put in a whole day at school when they do return to normal life. :)

We are still refining our schedule as we have to make time for our business as well. But I wouldn't have it any other way we are truely grateful that we can all work and play together as we experience new places and share new adventures.

Wind and Kite Surfing at Elliott Heads

The Voyage By Mark Dooley

I thought this was a beautiful poem about the voyage we are all on to reach our dreams and destiny. Hope you enjoy it.

Your dreams are gifts
that set you in motion
on the tides of time
where life is an ocean.
And your sails are filled
with the winds of desire
to surge through the waves
of murk and mire.
But when you awaken
with your goal in hand,
you'll see your true desination
was the voyage not the land.

Highlights of our time in Fiji

This is our favourite song at the moment. Hope you enjoy it too.

Week in Fiji

Hi all,
We have arrived home very tired but so pumped about life. Fiji was amazing our hotel was beautiful the people were so friendly and the impowerment of our conference was awesome. We had world renowned guest speakers like Justin Bordeau, Peggy Dillan, Deanna Latson and Dr David Morten to name afew. We were lavished with beautiful banquets and excellent company from some of the worlds greatest entreprenuers. We have made new friendships with people in our company from around the globe and the kids have made some new pals too. To top it off Jayson and I broke an arrow and bent steel rods with our neck and then walked on fire! Believe me these things are not easy. That fire was really hot! And those steel rods were thick! It all came down to mindset and our ability to train our mind into getting passed our fears. I did not feel any heat from those coals but I can tell you that those who crossed a second time without having reset their mindset got burnt toes. It is amazing to think how powerful we could all be if we took the time to find out how to control our thoughts and use our minds properly. Chloe was impowered by her experience too and her courage was amazing,she had three attempts to break the arrow with her neck but she couldn't quite get it to break. With the guidance of world class personal development coach Peggy Dillan,Chloe broke her arrow with her hands and felt magic afterwards. I was so proud of her and so was everyone else who stood around giving her love and encouragement. All the kids were amazing to watch they were so determined and never gave up on the challenges,if they can master their minds now imagine what they will be able to achieve when they get older.
Fiji was a beautiful place to visit and we were a bit sad to leave, but we are back and can now head into the northern part of our journey around Australia. Keep an eye out for our videos and photos from our trip to Fiji and I will keep you posted on our next destination on our quest to see all of Aus.

Fishing with Dolphins

Making friends on our travels

Western Plains Zoo Dubbo

What's next??

Well we have finished one small part of our journey. We are back in Brisbane for a week while we prepare and then travel to Fiji on the 11th of April for Breakthrough. We are so excited about our trip on so many levels. Firstly the kids are super excited about the plane flight and the fabulous pool they can swim in. They're also looking forward to meeting and playing with other children in our Life Path Community. Jayson and I are excited about the conference and what the speakers will have to share with us. We are also looking forward to catching up with our friends and meeting people from all over the world. Keep an eye out for the videos on Fiji they will be great! We wish you all a happy and safe Easter.

Tiffany Makes a New Friend

When you travel you get to meet some wonderful people along the way. And we were lucky to meet a great couple Jim and Dawn and their dog Mr Spock at Oberon. Well Tiffany took a shine to Mr Spock, she looked forward to seeing him every morning and playing with him. Dawn sent me these photo and I love them. Thanks Dawn and thanks Mr Spock for playing with Tiffany.

ZigZag Railway Lithgow Blue Mountains

Mount Panorama Bathurst

Blue Mountains

Jayson and the kids learn the Emu Dance

A Fun Day At Sydney Olympic Park

The kids loved this pool. Tiffany would have stayed on the slide all day if we let her. Chloe loved the whirlpool and Curtis spent all his time on the big slide. So much so I couldn't find him for any photos all day. Hope you enjoy the video.

Moving On

Well just a quick update. Our business is staring to take off and we are on a high after our uplifting training event here is Sydney on the weekend. We have had the pleasure to share the past week with some of the best in the business. Their knowledge is inspiring and priceless. We look forward to seeing them all again in Fiji.
Tomorrow we are heading to the Blue Mountians for a week. We have been told it is cold at night so it is bye bye to the swimmers and hello to the coats. We will keep you updated.

Happy Birthday Tiffany

Tiffany turned 3 on Sunday. We had a little party for her at my Aunt's house here in Sydney. It was great to see so many of my cousins and of course my lovely Grandmother.

Tiffany was very impressed with the cake my Aunt made her, thanks so much to Aunty Chris.
She enjoyed all her gifts thankyou everyone for your parcels and wishes for Tiffany.

Highlights from our trips so far

Making good friends is a benefit of our business

This video was taken during our stay at Umina Beach on the Central Coast. We have spent a fair bit of time while here with our business partners Ron and Rhonda. The nice thing about a business like ours is meeting like minded positive people.We look forward to spending time with more great members of the community next week end in Sydney.

20th Feburay 2010

Just a little personal update on what has been happening with us. We have arrived in Umina on the Central Coast of NSW. We are staying in a nice park right on the beach with a great pool and an even better price.
We plan to be here until next friday and then we head into Sydney.
We went and saw my lovely grandmother on thursday and she was so happy to see us. I think our visit made her day. Today we had a visit to our caravan by my Aunt, Uncle Cousin and Grandmother then we went to Woy Woy Fishermans Warf for you guessed it fish and chips. But this was a bit different as the Pelicans came right in to the tables. They were some of the biggest Pelicans I have seen, some were as tall as Tiffany. I will upload the photos soon.
Talking about birds, we have Ducks and Lorikeets at our caravan everyday waiting for the kids to come feed them. Tiffany and Chloe are in love with the Lorikeets and spend hours patting and feeding them. Tiffany has also enjoyed chasing the Ducks away from the Lorikeets bread.
School work is going ok, the poor kids have alot to get through so we are going to take it at our own pace otherwise we will never leave the caravan or see any of Aus.
Slowly we are working out a routine that fits our needs, time for school, time for the business and time for us. After all time for us is the whole reason we are doing this trip and have chosen our portable business.

Bindarri National Park

Harrington NSW

Feeding Wild Dolphins At Morten Island

First stop on our Aussie Adventure

Well we are off to a flying start. It was a little sad leaving North Lakes on saturday and we are now offically homless! Sunday we took the boat to Morten Island and are staying at Tangalooma Resort. It is a very beautiful place with sandunes dipping into the crystal blue water. A nice extra for the day was to see our friends the Lovelady's on the island for a day trip so we had lunch together and the kids had a swim in the pool. Last night was the highlight of the trip so far. Jayson, Chloe, Curtis and Tiffany all ventured into the water to hand feed the wild dolphins. They were graced with the presence of one of the older dolphins in the pod, Echo. He was very gentle taking the fish from the children. Tiffany was very excitied and Chloe said it was the best feeling to be so close to these wild dancers of the sea. Of course someone had to record the event so I watched from the jetty and got some great video and photos. Keep your eye out for those. Early this morning we watched as the dolphins played near the beach jumping and rolling through the waves. The weather hasn't been the best with scattered showers but we are not letting that get in our way of having fun. This morning we took a boat cruise around the 15 ship wrecks and feed the little fish that live amoung the iron reef. This afternoon Jayson is taking Chloe and Curtis on a Quad Bike tour. Curtis is very excited about driving his own quad. Chloe is happy to be a passenger though. I will keep you posted about how that goes.
Life is good live it!
http://www.holidaymagic.com.au/tangalooma.htm

Movie: Planet Earth

This is a lovely movie celebrating our wonderful planet!http://thesecret.tv/planet-earth/

Flinders Ranges South Australia

Part of our outback adventure included a tour of the Central Finders Ranges and Wilpena Pound. I had alot of fun photographing this picturesque landscape. Click on the link to see some of the highlights.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf_5RMBCse8

2009 in Pictures

Check out this video we put together to sum up 2009 for the James family.
So lucky to have such a wonderful family and so many great experiences.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDGOy69cETk

Adventure in the Desert

Check out this little video from our trip to the Simpson Desert. Big Red is the largest sand dune in the Simpson and that makes it the perfect challenge for 4wd enthusiasts who want to prove their rig can conquer the might sand dune.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thriveonsuccess