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CARAVANNING & adventure
Is it discovery or rediscovery?
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Because of the excel-
and well worth visiting. When travelling you meet a high percentage of nomads who have been on the road for years and are always quick to pass
howling wind blowing, the extra tension it pro- vides can make the dif- ference between a good night’s sleep or being kept awake listening to a flapping awning.
lent facilities, you could have numerous vans re- filling with water at the same time and no wait times.
on a little knowledge. Tonia’s greatest dis- covery has been using her mobile phone as a
Explore Caravan Awn- ing Tensioners are avail- able from BCF and cost about $35.
A big thank you to Gayndah for providing such an asset.
travelling tool.
We used it to pre-lo-
Just remember, most of the free facilities are provided by these towns,somakesureyou spend locally while tak- ing advantage.
cate free campsites on WikiCamps and Air- camps, and it also gives distances.
There are so many helpful products on the market but these two have already made a difference to the quality of our trip.
A Whitsunday wrasse came right up to the boat for a feed.
Tonia’s brother Brad with a nice spanish mackerel.
The author and a little trevally taken from the Coral Sea Marina (formerly Abell Point Marina).
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Fuel up and buy a few supplies, and visit the butcher shop and pub.
Fuel destinations and fuel prices were valu- able and the information was available at our fin- gertips and at a simple glance.
We’ve had some won- derful experiences with people of different backgrounds from back- packers to grey nomads, but what I have noticed is the number of ladies travelling on their own.
It all helps put money back into the smaller communities.
One of the best tips I’ve been given was to use the range of Mi- lenco clamp-on towing mirrors.
Kershaw Gardens at Rockhampton is anoth- er great free park with a 48-hour stay allowed.
More power to you girls for exploring the countryside and step- ping out of your comfort zones.
You need to be totally off-grid and have a grey water tank.
Milenco offers an ex- cellent product that does the job and it is avail- able at a fantastic price.
All these sites are ideal stopover locations while you’re travelling up the Queensland coast, and in our case were uti- lised on the way to Cape Palmerston.
We purchased the Mi- lenco Grande Aero 3 set and when used in conjunction with the Safety Dave monitor displaying our caravan rear camera, we have all the blind spots covered when on the road.
Marion and Jane are perfect examples.
We camped at Cape Creek for three days and took advantage of a powered site.
My tip is don’t rush out and spend $700 hard- earned cash on perma- nent slide out mirrors when these mirrors do a fantastic job for under $150.
The little teardrop van had such a well-planned layout and easy han- dling, especially when it came to the single trav- eller.
We were spoiled with an absolute beach front park and four-wheel- drive access to both the beach and nearby creek.
I’m writing as we camp on a family prop- erty at Airlie Beach.
Each day saw a num- ber of regulars find their way to the beach at high water for an opportunity to bag a few summer whiting.
Another fantastic product we’ve been put onto is a simple clamp that tensions our awning onto the slide out arms.
The weather has been a little ordinary with the wind up and scuds of rain continually passing through, but still, how lucky are we travelling and having such an ad- venture?
The small creek had a variety of fish including mangrove jack, estuary cod, trevally and juve- nile queenfish.
We use only one of the Explore Caravan Awning Tensioners and wow, what a difference it makes.
You can follow us on Instagram @outback 2seaaustralia
It’s a beautiful location
When you have a
Cheers, Chief and To- nia.
Marion in her Hiace campervan and Jane in her retro teardrop cara- van.
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