REAL FAMILIES | REAL STORIES
take the kind of distance we were
travelling and the rough roads.
The caravan we took with us was
made specifically for the trip by
Mr Theo Nelson (Snr), a funeral
director from Williamstown. The
caravan was made of plywood. It was
strongly built to be able to handle
the rough roads and long distances
that the trip was going to involve.
It had a strengthened chassis with
strong springs. The back of the van
also included custom made ‘skids’
which was designed to protect the
stabilising legs attached to the
underside of the van. This was to
make sure we didn’t rip the legs off
when coming up out of steep creek
crossings.
DID YOU TRAVEL IN CONVOY?
We didn’t plan to travel in convoy but
we met up with folk along the way.
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