7 September – Sunday
Fathers’ Day – and a quiet day at home. The weather was clear and sunny, with a bit of a breeze, although the early morning was a bit on the fresh side. Diane seemed to think it was lovely and warm.
As we haven’t really done anything interesting today, I thought I would try to envisage the perfect caravan park. All sites would be drive through and grass, with a concrete slab, always facing the correct way to have sun all day if desired. Trees should be shady, but not too shady for winter travellers, and gum trees are a bit of a worry as they drop branches. Coconut palms are a definite no no. Sites should be large enough for the towing vehicle to fit either in front or behind the caravan, or beside the slab. Utilities should be in the back left hand corner for ease of use. Barbecues should be free to use and there should be a full size oven in the camp kitchen. There should be sufficient amenities for the size of the park, and these should be up to date and cleaned regularly. Needless to say, the grounds must be well maintained and rubbish bins easy to access and emptied regularly.
Of course, tents should be kept well away from caravans, as should campervans. Believe me, the noise of zips going up, then down, in the middle of the night, or sliding doors being opened then closed, can be most annoying. It always seems to happen that first one person will get up, open the door, depart, close the door, return, open the door, enter, close the door; then the other person decides they need to get up and repeat the procedure. As the people in the next tent/vehicle have now been woken, they repeat the procedure. It is very easy to work out which men are having prostate problems!
The newspaper should be available early each morning, free wireless internet, of course, lots of birdlife and no snakes.
Fathers’ Day – and a quiet day at home. The weather was clear and sunny, with a bit of a breeze, although the early morning was a bit on the fresh side. Diane seemed to think it was lovely and warm.
As we haven’t really done anything interesting today, I thought I would try to envisage the perfect caravan park. All sites would be drive through and grass, with a concrete slab, always facing the correct way to have sun all day if desired. Trees should be shady, but not too shady for winter travellers, and gum trees are a bit of a worry as they drop branches. Coconut palms are a definite no no. Sites should be large enough for the towing vehicle to fit either in front or behind the caravan, or beside the slab. Utilities should be in the back left hand corner for ease of use. Barbecues should be free to use and there should be a full size oven in the camp kitchen. There should be sufficient amenities for the size of the park, and these should be up to date and cleaned regularly. Needless to say, the grounds must be well maintained and rubbish bins easy to access and emptied regularly.
Of course, tents should be kept well away from caravans, as should campervans. Believe me, the noise of zips going up, then down, in the middle of the night, or sliding doors being opened then closed, can be most annoying. It always seems to happen that first one person will get up, open the door, depart, close the door, return, open the door, enter, close the door; then the other person decides they need to get up and repeat the procedure. As the people in the next tent/vehicle have now been woken, they repeat the procedure. It is very easy to work out which men are having prostate problems!
The newspaper should be available early each morning, free wireless internet, of course, lots of birdlife and no snakes.
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You'll be glad to know that we've made it home okay, although the plane trip was a bit trying...! Jack's still been talking about you all, you'll be glad to know.
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