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29.9.06
RVs
Offer Friendship, Fellowship
Ownership increases 15 percent in 4 years
I found these interesting facts in
an article in the Syracuse Post-Standard in the US of A.
"Nationwide, there are 8 million
RV-owning households, a 15
percent increase over the past four years, and a 58 percent
rise since 1980.
Whether they're young or older, RV owners tend to like
the same things, according to the RVIA.
A
survey showed that 72 percent like taking scenic drives,
and 67 percent said hiking and walking rank high on their
list of activities once they reach a destination."
28.9.06
CDMA Reception and
MiniMax Wireless Modem
While
away this year I found that in some places where cdma reception was
poor my MiniMax wireless modem would not connect to the internet. By
using two usb extension cables and putting the device on the caravan
(trailer) roof I was able to get a green light and connect. This even
got me 'evdo' in one place when I could only get cdma inside.
I
also found that using an external antenna for the cdma mobile phone
improved reception in fringe areas either in the car or inside the
caravan.
26.9.06
Did You Know?
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
Groucho
Marx
24.9.06
Watch out for
falling branches!
You
often see warnings about not setting up camp under trees but no warning
could be as dramatic as these pictures of a branch that fell on a six
months old caravan and a 4x4 at Mildura during a gale earlier this
week. The young couple were sitting under the awning at the time and
about to go inside! Lucky or what?
SCAM?
Today this email hit my In Box:
Hello friend,
Compliments!
After
going through your profile from our foreign trade office Consulate of
Commerce & Industries which was given to me after my official
enquiry,I decided to contact you directly but I did not disclose the
intention to anyone because of the delicate nature of the transaction.I
found your profile interesting and decided to contact you directly for
an urgent transfer and investment of US$6,200,000.00.
I am
presently in the United Kingdom working as a senior accounts manager
with the bank below.
With
your sincere assistant and co-operation, I am determined to work this
project out if we can do business together but as at this moment, I am
constrained to issue more details about this transaction until I get
your response by email today.This deal is worth taking and highly
profitable.Please take a moment of your very busy schedules to respond
back to my private email: xxxxx@xxxxxx (address deleted)
Regards,
Mr.John
Fisher
Senior Accounts Manager,Offshore Mortgage Services Dept,
ICICI
Bank UK Ltd;21 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LY.
http://www.icicibank.co.uk
I
forwarded it to the bank. Their website is genuine but I don't really
expect $6million US to arrive any time soon. Makes a change from the
usual Nigerian rubbish.
23.9.06
We're Home After
16 weeks and more than 10,000 km we arrived home after a wonderful
winter trip that took us as far north as Cooktown on Cape York
Peninsula.
The highlight was on the day before we
got back as we
were privileged to have a trip on the Nicholson River and Lake King in
Gippsland in/on an Aquavan. It's a caravan on land and turns into a
boat when launched into the water - and a very luxurious caravan/boat
at that.
The owners have done some fabulous trips in
it
including tying up on the Yarra River at Southbank in the heart of
Melbourne. On that trip they tied up at the Melbourne Botanical Gardens
and here's a pic to prove it!
8.9.06
Could have been a
tragedy! Excerpt from the -
Outer Banks become water-logged BY SENTINEL STAFF
Flooding along the sound left the site of
the former Manns Harbor
Marina located next to the Umstead Bridge totally underwater, making
the driveway look like a boat ramp. The property is the proposed
location for more than two dozen homes.
Tropical
Storm Ernesto left many parts of Dare County flooded but little other
damage was reported.
One
of the few serious related incidents was in Rodanthe where seven
campers received minor injuries after the camper they were staying in
was blown over during the early morning hours on Friday, Sept. 1.
Mike
Daughterty, chief of Chicamacomico Volunteer Fire Department, said that
the campers -- four adults and three children -- were in a 20 to
25-foot camper waiting out the storm at Cape Hatteras Campground when
the camper was blown approximately 30 to 40 feet onto another camp site
in the park.
As a result, two women were transported
to the
Outer Banks Hospital and the status of their injuries was unknown at
presstime. Daughterty said they seemed to be okay but were back-boarded
and braced as a safety precaution
This in an interesting exercise I found in
AutoNews today
6,500km Road Trip Proves Fuel
Costs No Big Towing Issue.
I've just had news of the launching of the Australian
Caravan Club. This
club has been in the formation stage for quite a while but details have
only now beenofficially
released.
It sounds good and I've joined!
This
is what say about the new body:
Not
just another Caravan Club BUT The
Voice of Caravanners
If
you want something more than just social activities then this is the
club for you.
Our objects are:-
Lobby
on your behalf
1 Local, State and Federal
Governments
2 Manufacturers and Suppler's
3 Parks
and Park Associations
Supply member benefits
1 Newsletter
2 Good quality low cost Caravan Insurance
3 Discounts at Caravan Parks
4 Discounts from Suppliers
Social
activities
1 National Rallies
2
State Rallies
3 Local Rallies
It's
been a few days since I got around to adding anything to this page but
today an email arrived giving details of a great site for Australian
travellers. Four years ago John from Coffs Harbour in NSW realised
there was a dearth of information about caravan parks in Australia so
he set about rectifying the situation. He has photographed hundreds of
parks (campgrounds) since then and put them up on a website for anyone
to use. The beauty is that it's non-commercial and so he can say
exactly what he thinks about a park. The site is: Australian
Caravan Park Photos and Reviews
It's
well worth a look
29.7.06
We
moved today about 270km south to a delightful little caravan park on
the Atherton Tableland. It's about 15km south of Mareeba and only 80km
from Cairns. It is most reasonably priced at $15 a night for a powered
site and every night owners Terry and Lucy light a fire in the huge
camp kitchen/recreation
area and people gather for 'Happy Hour'. From what we gathered tonight
most people have come for a few days and stayed a few weeks - they like
it so much.
23.7.06
We are in Cooktown now - the historic place
where Captain James Cook had to beach the Endeavour
in 1770 to do repairs to the hull damaged when they hit a reef in these
uncharted waters. We drove to the top of the very high lookout where
Cook had climbed all those years ago to see if there was a passage to
the open sea. To his consternation it was just a mass of shoals and
troubled water.
This lighthouse is right at the
summit of Grassy Hill -
My most indelible memory won't be
the history
but the ridiculously high price of LPG - $103.9 cents a litre! 25 cents
more than in Port Douglas our previous refuelling stop.
21.7.06
Many
people like to use the ferry at Daintree to head for Cape Tribulation
and/or Cooktown. The road's unsealed and a bit seasonable but the road
from Mt Molloy to Cooktown is now sealed all the way - that's where we
are headed tomorrow. The ferry was very busy when we had a look
yesterday.
18.7.06
Just
before we left Kurrimine Beach, Bobbie Dykstra, the lady who took all
the pictures after the cyclone and made them into an album. came to see
me and showed me the DVD she and her husband have just completed. It's
a slideshow with pictures showing the aftermath of 'Larry' and how the
townspeople coped with it.
The DVD is available within Australia by
mail from:
Bobbie Dykstra, PO Box 127, KURRIMINE BEACH,
Queensland 4871.
Enclose
a cheque or Money Order for $17 (Includes $2 post and packing) $2 from
each sale goes to the community to help with the childrens Christmas
party. They deserve a good one after all they went through during and
after 'Larry'.
Bobbie can be contacted on 07 4065 6039 or
email: ronald.dykstra@bigpond.com
14.7.06
There
I was last week - boasting about the beautiful North Queensland weather
and then we moved further north to Kurrimine Beach and it has hardly
stopped raining for a week. On top of that I managed to pick up a viral
infection that has seen me spending more time sitting on the loo than
at the computer! I was real crook.. (Aussie talk for feeling unwell)
Kurrimine
Beach was in the centre of Cylone Larry which struck Innisfail
and surrounding area about four months ago
and I wanted to see for myself the effect on tourism Larry had made.
The article will appear in Caravan World sometime
in the future.
The
cyclone was devastating as these pictures, taken by Greg Godden in
their Kurrimine Beach Holiday Park, show but incredibly no-one was hurt.
The park
is back in terrific shape now although some cabins are out of action
and will be replaced with new modern units.
The
rain stopped this morning and it began to feel like the Queensland we
have come to enjoy. Its Christmas in July tonight so it will be good if
the rain stays away.
6.7.06 How
time flies when you are having fun! I've spent the past two days
repairing broken or missing links on the website. Would you believe
this?
Total Links: 3723 of which 50
(including duplicates) are broken = 1.34% of links broken. If you get
to a link that doesn't work you'll know I missed something!
We
are in Bowen, North Queensland, at the moment and enjoying 25 degree
daytime temperatures. The nights are a bit cool but after all it is
winter here in Australia.
Yesterday I added a new link to give details of a new camping
cookbook and other recipes and camping tips - it's on my front page.
The link is:
http://www.easy-family-camping-recipes.com
29.6.06 Murphy was
up to his usual tricks when we arrived in Mackay in north Queensland.
We'd been bush camping the previous night and the inverters
showed battery voltage low despite having been on power and the
transformer charging them the night before. The batteries were old -
they were 2nd hand ex-government standby gel-cell deep cycle ones and
we had used them for many years. It looked as if they had gone past
their use by date so we invested in a pair of sealed lead-acid ones
for $500 at the Coromal dealer in Mackay.
That
evening at Seaforth - again bush camping without power - and the same
thing happened. Low battery voltage. I took the batteries
back to Mackay
on the Monday after two very early nights and a most helpful
battery place tested the batteries and found them fully charged. The
electrician suggested a loose or dirty connection and sure enough when
I checked further I found a loose nut on the ammeter . With it
tightened everything was back to normal. Plenty of lights, the telly
working OK and the battery voltage back to its proper reading!
If you have battery problems in Mackay go to
Batterypro - they are great to deal with and their advice was
free!
21.6.06
Today I recieved details of
some excellent special offers from ECTACO
Dear Visitor,
Ectaco, Inc. announces the start of its greatest Summer Sale Promo
ever!
Buy talking translators
direct from the manufacturer’s official ECTACO site at
discounted prices!
This offer is valid until June 30, 2006 only.
We are now making an
unbelievable 2–for-1 special Offer – buy
one ECTACO electronic dictionary and get a second dictionary at no
extra charge!
This is the perfect opportunity to combine business and pleasure
– get
a present for yourself and get a gift for your friends and loved ones!
We
offer the
ECTACO 10-language Universal Translator ML320 ($100 value) with the
purchase of any of the following ECTACO talking handheld dictionaries:
Special offer on
speech-to-speech translators:
Not so long ago, no one could imagine that instant machine translation
would become reality.
But
today, it's already a fact! Now you can simply speak into these
remarkable devices and they pronounce the translation back in a real
human voice!
For tourists and travelers there is nothing better than translators
from the Travel SpeechGuard TL-2 Series. Price range: $399.95- $499.95
Learn more about the TL-2 series here. Buy any Speech-to-Speech translator and
get the traveler's10-language Universal Translator ML320 ($100 value)
as a gift!
Hot Offer for the newest
releases of 2006:
Get the PW800 Accessory pack (a $140 value) as a
gift when you buy any P800 Series device
- the most powerful, functional and remarkable language product on the
market today!
For tourists and travelers there is nothing better than translators
from the P800 Series. Price range: $499.95- $599.95
Learn more about the P800 series here...
5.6.06
Good
electronics service for RVs and caravans in Sydney
Just had an interesting email from a chap in
Sydney - here's his logo:
-
and here's what they do.
Our Services
Supply
and installation of all marine electronic and electrical systems.
Complete electronic / electrical design
service.
Custom panels and products.
Repairs to all electronic and electrical
products on board or
at our fully equiped electronics workshop by qualified radio
technicians.
DIY Rescue - where an owner has
started an install and needs help.
Won't work? Can't get it fixed? Call us.
Marineconnect -
where advice is free and nothing is impossible!
Checking a North American RVing group this
morning, I found this interesting information.
Ray E. Fernandez
started
Passport America in 1992, with the idea of filling up empty campsites.
Owning a campground and spending money on advertising, he always
thought that there should be a more effective way to get campers into
campgrounds without it costing so much. Every effort in advertising
brought in campers but the camping fee that the camper paid the
campground went directly back into advertising in order to keep
business going. For example, highway signs $1,800 a year (estimation).
If the campground charges $15 per night, that would be 120 sites free
(not including power costs, etc..). He knew that if he could freely inform thousands of
campers
about how they could save money by staying for a discounted rate, not
only would he be saving money in advertising but people would camp
longer thus increasing his overall gross profit.
Excited
by this idea, Mr. Fernandez and his family worked very hard at making
this idea into a fantastic reality! Passport America became what it is
today based on the beauty of simplicity. The member
would pay a flat inexpensive fee for the discounted campsite rates, and
the campgrounds
would receive various forms of free advertisement in exchange for
honoring Passport America Cardholders.
Very quickly, Passport America became a win-win
situation for both the campers and the participating campgrounds!
Campgrounds have since saved thousands of dollars on marketing costs
while earning revenue by filling their empty sites. Also, the parks
participating in the Membership
Sales Program earned even more money with commissions from
sales and renewals.
As
a Passport America Member you can stay at over 1316
campgrounds across the United States, Canada and Mexico
(with new ones joining weekly) at 50% off the regular nightly rate.
Even more impressive, Passport America discount RV travel card is only
$44 per
year.
As a member you will receive an International Camping Directory,
personalized travel card, and newsletter with updates and fun events.
Currently, Passport America is endorsed by Major RV Clubs, RV Dealers,
and RV Manufacturers which include:
Workhorse
Custom Chassis, Camping World's President's Club, Cruise America,
Flying J Real Value Club, Holiday Rambler RV Club, Newmar Kountry Klub,
Family Campers & RVers Club, Loners on Wheels RV Club, Creative
World Rallies and Caravans, RV Companion, and many more.
Passport
America invented the 50% Discount Camping Club in 1992 and has
continued to improve on that great concept. The idea has often been
imitated, but Passport America is still the best value in Discount
Camping.
Join
up now
and be a part of the fastest growing and most exciting camping club of
the future! As an added service to our members we are also online with
24 hour access to updates and other information. At Passport America we
are
always happy to serve you.
22.5.06
Shower
Curtains
An
email arrived today from inventor who has designed a device to keep
shower curtains away when you shower. It's made by Thetford and sold in
the USA but I haven't seen them here in Oz yet. You can
see it at: www.campingworld.com.
20.5.06
Mosquito
Click
I've been at the Melbourne Caravan Show
since Wednesday and during that time I've
discovered
a few things that could be of interest to all travellers. One little
gadget that attracted my attention today is called Mosquito Click and
it's a new remedy for annoying insect bites. It works by delivering a
small electrical charge to the bite area and this takes away the pain.
We'll be using one on our forthcoming trip north and I'll let you know
our reactions as I'm particul;arly attractive to mossies!
If
your time is flexible then this is a great way to see the country at
budget rates - in some cases it's just $1 a day for a motorhome or
campervan that has to be re-located from one centre to another.
3.5.06
Savings at Lane Cove River Tourist Park
I've
just come back from a ten day stay at the Lane Cove River Tourist Park
at North Ryde in Sydney and I was very happy that they are now part of
the quite new Oz Parks chain. This meant I got a discount of 10% on my
site fees - great!
Leaving
the park at 5.30pm I used the M2 motorway which changes to the M7
before it gets to the Hume Highway. Not a traffic light the whole way
and you go from one side of Sydney to the other on your way
south.
By
the time I stopped for the night I'd covered more than 400km and next
morning I was on the road by 6.30am and home in Mornington by about 3pm
with almost 1,000km covered from Lane Cove!
Here's the view from my site
-note how close the park is to the city.
1.5.06
I've been at the 'Supershow' in
Sydney for a couple of weeks so the 'Latest' hasn't been updated for a
while.
Wheel chocks
This looks a great idea for
caravans with tandem wheels - it locks both wheels on one
side from turning. They are available from 'Camping World' a US based
accessories company. I don't know if anyone imports them to Oz.
Insurance
Here's
good news from APIA . You may remember they refused to cover full time
travelling caravans and told me some nonsense about having to re-assess
the risk every time the caravan stopped somewhere.
Here's part of today's email:
In
response to an increase in full-time travellers requesting cover for
their caravans and motorhomes without a fixed address, we have changed
our underwriting guidelines. I'm pleased to advise that APIA now covers
both caravans and motorhomes where a customer is travelling full-time
and therefore has no fixed address - this is just another way we
demonstrate Understanding for the changing needs of people over 55 and
not working full-time.
Given this change in our
underwriting
guidelines, could you please update the article on the Caravanning
& RVing in Australia website, it is important to APIA that our
customers know we're here for them.
13.4.06
Jayco
to the Rescue
Murphy
decided he'd been quiet long enough so played one of his more devious
tricks. Vi said I'd left the radio on in the caravan but I believe ity
was him! Result? Two very, very flat 12v batteries and the transformer
we use to run 12v lights and charge the batteries also decided to give
up the ghost. I suppose after about 11 years of use that's not bad so I
decided to invest in a new one.
We are away in
Bendigo right
now so a fruitless search of car accessory shops finally led me to
Prestige Jayco out at Kangaroo Flat. They had the same unit in stock
that's fitted to the new Jayco models so I grabbed one after a friendly
discussion about price and I left there very happy. Next instalment
will tell you if Murph. let me fit it without too much hassle - or is
that asking too much?
I
was also able to find a pair of New Balance walking shoes with velcro
fasteners at Myer. My doctor WILL be happy if it encourages me to walk
more!
11.4.06
Sad
Demise
News
just in from the RV Consumer Group in the US tells of the sad demise of
one of America's top RV companies.
The
Demise of Chinook
Last
fall, we learned that Trail Wagons, Inc. of Yakima, Washington
—
makers of the Chinook class C's — had gone into receivership
because of default on a multi-million-dollar bank loan. A spokesman for
Trail Wagons claimed that a sale was in process and they were not in
receivership. Nevertheless, production was at a standstill and
administrative staff as well as factory workers were laid off in early
2005.
Trail Wagons, doing business as Chinook RV,
started out in
1961 with van conversions and, ten years later, introduced the first
one-piece fiberglass shell that became the basis for the Chinook
Concourse and the other subsequently-developed models, such as the
Glacier, Summit, Baja, and Maverick.
Overall, our
polls indicate
general satisfaction with the Chinook line. The seamless fiberglass
construction made these minis virtually leakproof, and the strength and
quality of construction gave them great durability. In recent years,
the factory's attention to detail appears to have been excellent.
We
can't help but wonder why dedication to the production of such a
high-quality product would result in failure. We can only speculate
that high prices (some models approached $200,000), along with
relatively small size, the rise of competition in the same market, and
a soft RV market spelled the Chinook's downfall.
2005
Chinook Glacier Class C
2005 Chinook Summit Class C
A
few dealers around the US advertise that they have the 2006 Chinook
Maverick for sale on their lots. Since an upgraded version of this
entry-level model was unveiled at the Fall RV Show in Hershey,
Pennsylvania in September of 2005, it is likely that enough of them
were built before the November shutdown to supply some of their
dealers. The good news for consumers is that you may be able to obtain
one of these motor homes for well below MSRP — while they
last.
The bad news is there's no more factory if you need warranty work done.
If
you want to purchase a 2006 Maverick, you'll have to exercise all
precautions. But, with careful homework, you could end up with the last
of a royal breed that some have termed, "one of the finest products
ever developed for the serious camper."
In late
March, 2006,
Trail Wagons' land and building were sold in foreclosure for 2.9
million dollars. The buyer, a collections firm that represented the
trustee for the Trail Wagons' mortgage lender, was the only bidder.
The
downhill journey of Trail Wagons is a sad story for its creator, for
all those whose labors made it great and, ultimately, for the consumer.
8.4.06
Was a camper demo but they went out of business
2.4.06
April
Fool!!!
So it was
April the first yesterday and I should have known better!!! I needed a
special AV cable for a digital camcorder I'd just bought on eBay and
found exactly what I wanted at a store about forty minutes away. "I'm
going to buy a cable," I told Vi. "Are you sure they have one?" she
asked. "Of course they have - I've just been looking on the net!" "I'd
ring first," she said. I should have known not to be so smart because I
didn't ring - and when I got to the store they apologised profusely but
they had sold the last one the day before!! It was a much chastened
Lionel who sheepishly admitted that Vi had been right -
again!
28.3.06
Trike around Australia
Remember the
couple riding a trike and towing a 'teardrop caravan around Australia
to raise funds for arthritis?
Well
Garry and Doreen have arrived home and are now wondering what the
future holds. Here's an extract from their latest journal entry:
"We want to
thank you all for your interest especially in the past few
months during which time we have had almost 9000 visitors on the site
each month. We hope you have enjoyed following our ups and downs and
hopefully if we can find anyone to turn the journal into a book you
will all buy a copy.
If any of you want
to help us reach the $100,000
mark we will still accept donations sent to our Post Office box but
cheques must be made out to Arthritis Australia, not to us. We can
provide an Arthritis Australia tax deductible receipt for donations
over $2 if required.
We may also
continue this journal for a short
while as many people have asked us to keep it going until we are back
on our feet so they know what happened to us. So if you keep visiting
you may find out the answers to the following questions:
Will Doreen ever get out of the routine of reading every road sign?
Will Doreen be able to cope with driving again after being a passenger
for two years?
Will Garry get used to driving a car again after riding a trike for so
long?
Will Garry and Doreen be able to sell Arthur and Martha to a museum or
will they have to strip everything off and sell them privately?
Will they be able to find jobs?
Will they be able to cope with living in the city again?
Will they keep their hairstyles or go back to a normal look?
Will their book be published?
Will they be able to sell the badges, keyrings and CDs they have left
over?
Will they cope with normal life again?
It was a fantastic effort and
if you want to see their site and maybe help them reach $100,000 click
here: Trike.
27.3.06
Not
Murphy!
A lady called
Sue sent me this little gem!
Hi
Lionel,
Not
a question at all, a true story you might like. Last St. Pat's Day at
the Seagulls Club at Tweed Heads, a small person was booked to run
around the club during Bingo hours for a couple of hours dressed as a
leprechaun to amuse the Bingo patrons as a special treat.
He
didn't show.
However
he did go to another local club that also had Bingo on and ran around
there to the delight of all. After a few hours he asked where he went
to collect his pay and there was even more laughter!!!
How Irish is that!!!
Free
phone calls!
Ever
died of shock when you've looked at your latest phone bill? Ever wanted
to ring someone in another country but didn't feel you could afford it?
Well that's no longer a problem if you download the free programme
'Skype'. If the person you are ringing also has Skype the call costs
nothing! If they haven't and you ring their landline number you are
only charged the local
call
rate for the country you are calling. I've used it to ring from
Australia to the UK and spoken for an hour at a time for nothing.
For
the best results you need earphones or you can get echo. I just use the
built in microphone on my Mac ebook but you can plug in an external
mike. The link is: www.skype.com
Finding LPG
I've
had quite a few queries from people looking for lpg outlets for a
coming trip. The link 'LPG' on the website menu takes you to my 'Maps'
page and from there you can click on the ALPGA link to get a listing of
the location of all gas outlets on your proposed route. It will also
give you a detailed route plan with directions and distances that you
can print out. The direct link is: http://www.nowwhere.com.au/lpga/planner/default.aspx
25.3.06
Save 50% on
Camp Fees - in North America
If
you are a member of Camping World you can now sign up to save 50% on
camp sites in America and Canada. Wish they had that sort of system
here in Australia instead of the miserly 10% we get now!
24.3.06
New page!
The
first 'Lionel's Latest' page was getting too big so I started this new
one today.
Supershow Seminars
I
will be one of the panel of featured speakers each day at the
forthcoming NSW Supershow at Rosehill Racecourse. The show runs from
the 22nd - 30th of April
2.45pm –
3.30pm -
“The Big Trip”
Presented
by Lionel Mussell.
Lionel will take you on a caravan – word
and picture – tour across Australia, interspersed with tips
and
techniques he has accumulated doing “The Big One”
twice! That round Australia trip we all aspire to, be it by
tent,
caravan or motorhome.
He will start
at home, talk costs, special places, personal experiences and answer
your questions.
Australian
Caravan Club. 
could freely inform thousands of
campers
about how they could save money by staying for a discounted rate, not
only would he be saving money in advertising but people would camp
longer thus increasing his overall gross profit.
Campgrounds have since saved thousands of dollars on marketing costs
while earning revenue by filling their empty sites. Also, the parks
participating in the Membership
Sales Program earned even more money with commissions from
sales and renewals.
Passport
America invented the 50% Discount Camping Club in 1992 and has
continued to improve on that great concept. The idea has often been
imitated, but Passport America is still the best value in Discount
Camping.
Remember the
couple riding a trike and towing a 'teardrop caravan around Australia
to raise funds for arthritis? 
