GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #34 | Page 30

SCHOOLING THE KIDS WILL BE EASY There are many varied options for schooling your kids while travelling. With Distance Ed, home-schooling and exemptions a handful of the more popular methods, a lot of people had the idea that schooling would be effortless because of the amount the kids will naturally learn on the road. As with anything, dedication is still required and each method has its pros and cons resulting in varying stresses as you try to build a teacher-student relationship, or complete the required reporting. Add into the mix tired or distracted kids (and parents), and the schooling fiasco can most definitely have its trying moments! The Kool Kampers tribe. IT WILL BE LESS STRESSFUL THAN HOME LIFE We’re the first to admit camping generally gives us ‘allll the feels’! We’re happier. We sleep better. We’re nicer to each other. But, when you replace the week-long holiday you may be used to with a new lifestyle, you of course will still encounter challenges, tiredness, bad moods and the like – all within a more confined space which in itself brings a new set of challenges to navigate. Travelling requires planning and organisation, and it’s unrealistic to think you’ll be ‘happy’ every single day. It is also exhausting at times, when doing long drives between destinations or tackling big days out on the water, bushwalking and exploring. Will you really have lots more time with the kids during a Big Lap? I’LL HAVE SO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS Whether you thought you’d have more time for reading, journaling, spending one-on-one time with your partner or children, taking up a new hobby, or anything else, you still determine how you’ll spend those 24 hours each day. You’ll be living the ‘freedom’ lifestyle, so technically you could ‘find’ some free time during the week, but we’d say a lot of spare time will be filled with planning your next destinations for your trip. 30 \