THE WALLABY TRACK WITH LIONEL MUSSELL
YEMMY’S BACK!
AT LONG LAST, LIONEL’S BELOVED MOTORHOME HAS
BEEN REPAIRED AND IS NOW BACK IN ACTION.
My motorhome, Yemmy,
was damaged a few months
ago in an accident, but when
he arrived back following
the repairs on a tilt truck, I
couldn't believe it was him!
They had done a cut and polish
and he looked like new.
The elusive sticker mentioned
last month, which had to
come from Mercedes Benz in
Germany, hadn't arrived but
they have since posted it to me
so that's a little job to do when
it arrives. I didn't believe they
would hold up delivery for such
a small thing!
Yemmy arrived at 5pm and
by 7.30pm I was on my way
to the Melbourne Airport’s
long term car park, where
I had a nice sleep – you
won't tell the authorities,
will you? I had paid to park
and it didn't specify how
long you could remain in
your vehicle before heading
to the check-in.
Jetstar must have the
longest distance to get to its
gate lounge – I felt as if I'd
walked half-way to Tasmania
by the time I got there! But
my Tassie trip was great.
Lionel 'captains' the Aquavan.
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IS IT A BOAT OR WHAT?
While out driving with my
Australian Caravan Club friend,
Bernie, we were looking at some
free-camping places in northern
Tasmania when we came across
a boat/caravan. I wasn't able
to speak to the owners but it
took me back to an enjoyable
time on the Gippsland Lakes
some years ago when we caught
up with the owners of a similar
set up called an Aquavan – we
went for a run in it along the
Nicholson River and out on to
Lake King. On the way back I
was the 'captain' while the others
drank coffee and watched TV!
The owners, Mike and Judy,
had a different approach to free
camping – they stayed overnight
in country graveyards. “There
were never any problem with the
inhabitants,” they told us!
In 'boat' mode, they just pulled
up to the bank of the river or
lake and moored – once they
even tied up on the Yarra near
Southbank, Vic, and went out
to dinner and the theatre!
See you down the track.
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