In the beginning...

Let's start with the basics.

WHO: Zoe, 26, lives in the suburbs and works behind a desk. And Josh, 26, lives in the suburbs and also works behind a desk.
WHAT: Have bought a run-down tropical fruit farm/winey.
WHEN: February, 2015
WHERE: Childers, QLD. About three and a half hours North of Brisbane.
WHY: We're still figuring that bit out.

On Thursday, 31st July 2014, we got a call from a real estate agent called Andy. He said "I know you live in WA, but the other party are jerking us around. So, if you're keen to come over and have a look at it let me know".

On Friday, 1st August 2014, we said "Stuff it. Let's just go and have a look", and booked flights to Brisbane.

On Saturday, 2nd August 2014 we were on a plane thinking 'what the hell are we doing!?'. We landed in Brisbane, jumped in a hire car and navigated our way North.

"Look! Australia Zoo! Can we stop?" ... "No."
"Look! The Giant Pineapple! Can we stop?" ..."No."
"Look! A theme park! Can we stop?" ... "No."

At about 6pm, we rolled into town, headed to the pub for dinner, then settled into the motel for the night.

On Sunday, 3rd August 2014, at 10am we met Andy at the property. We walked all around the eleven acres, plucking a few fruits from the trees, dodging the ants nests and soaking in the sunny Queensland winter. We we're smitten. The drive back to Brisbane later that day was full of excited 'what if's' and a few phone calls to family back home. The flight back to Perth that evening was even more animated.

On Monday, 4th August 2014, we put in an offer, and it was accepted.

We loved the little farm and had this unshakable feeling that it was something special. Sure, it was a bit overgrown (but that's what chainsaws are for, right!?). And it was a little grubby (nothing a high pressure cleaner wouldn't fix). And there was nowhere to live (we can convert the shed to a house, surely!).

The next few months were frantic, and the reality of what we were planning to do started to catch up with us. We were giving up our enjoyable, comfortable, well paying jobs to become farmers. We were packing up all of our stuff and moving across the country. We were leaving our friends and family to move to a small town neither of us could have pointed to on the map.

On the flip side, our 'mid-life crisis' was lucky enough to happen when we were only 26. We were in the position to simply pick up and leave. We didn't have any kids or major commitments - we really could just leave on this adventure. We were young (and dumb) enough to throw caution to the wind and just go for it.

Now it's January 22nd, 2015. We're preparing to leave in a few short weeks. The removalist truck is coming on Feb 10th, the car is being trucked over on Jan 28th...and the adventure is about to begin.