THE WALLABY TRACK WITH LIONEL MUSSELL
EUREKA!
A STAY NEAR THE EUREKA
STOCKADE, AND A NEW
VAN FOR HIS DAUGHTER.
AND NOT A SINGLE VISIT
FROM MURPHY!
I didn't actually find out anything special like
Archimedes did all those years ago when he
jumped in the bath but a recent weekend at
the Eureka Caravan Park in Ballarat, Vic,
with the ACC Gippsland Gypsies was
certainly entertaining and educational.
I was back in a caravan for the muster and
when I put a picture on my Facebook page it
looked as if my little Hyundai Getz had towed
the Avan to the site – a deliberate joke. In
fact, it had been put on site by Wayne of
Ballarat Caravan Hire and it was all plugged
in with the fridge cold, ready for my bottles of
ginger beer.
The park adjoins the site of the original
Eureka Stockade and most of our gatherings
took place in the hall that is part of the
Eureka Museum.
After the muster, my daughter and her partner
arrived at my place with their brand new
Jayco Journey caravan and, of course, I
couldn't wait to have a stickybeak and take
some photos.
I was very impressed with the amount of
technology incorporated in this 2020 model,
such as how many things can be controlled
from a smartphone.
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Who would've thought a Getz
could tow so much? (They can't!)
There's a TV antenna that's put up and tuned
from inside the van, and a pair of batteries
under the bed together with the management
system for the electrics.
The awning is also extended electrically and
you can sit under it and listen to music from the
external speakers. That's if you are not cooking
up a storm on your barbie that connects to the
gas cylinders via the built-in connection.
Are we going too far with technology in our
caravans?
See you down the track.
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