Feature Caravan
Blue Skies
WORDS LISA MORA PHOTOS CAROLINE SHEPHERD
It was a vintage caravan belonging
to a friend that first piqued 32-
year old Hobart, Tasmanian
primary school teacher Caroline’s
fascination with small spaces.
Nestled in the lush green lawn in the
backyard of her fruit-tree filled property,
in the Australian southern island state of
Tasmania, an adorable restored caravan
of her own now takes pride of place.
“A teacher friend of mine had bought a
renovated vintage caravan and I thought:
‘I’d love to have one too!’ I kept my eye
online and wasn’t finding anything for
quite a while, then one day my sister was
online and told me that a friend of hers
had just commented on a 1969 Skyline
that had only just gone up for sale near
Hobart. I called the lady who was selling
it and managed to be the first caller (it
was within minutes). So I arranged to
meet her to see the van”, Caroline recalls.
Constructed with a combination of
aluminum and plywood, this model of
Skyline caravans were originally made
in Melbourne, Victoria, but this old girl
had been in the Apple Isle for quite a
while. The lady Caroline bought it from
had owned this 1969 model for over
ten years hoping to one day renovate it,
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