There was still no relief from the hoards of Grey Nomads. The caravan parks were crowded with hundreds of vans. I'm taking you further west tomorrow. We booked ahead to be sure to secure a spot.
We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an inc...
I find it an oxymoron (is that the right word). People go camping to get away from it all but end up living closer to their neighbours than if they stayed at home.
ReplyDeleteThis comment had me thinking most of the day. So what is the attraction? Here are some thoughts.
Delete* you might be closer to the neighbours but you don't have to get on with them beyond a day or two.
* you meet new neighbours every day and that is part of the fun
* campers are a generally courteous lot so beyond initial greetings on setting up camp and more conversations if you find you enjoy each others company people pretty much keep to themselves.
* the get away is about having a different view from the kitchen window .. even if that view is a host of caravans.
When we visited Adels Grove in NW QLD last year I was also surprised by how many grey nomads made it out there. Some of their set ups were quite complex. Is this really 'downsizing'?
ReplyDeleteLots of them a living in their vans for months on end so I can understand their desire for some comforts ... but I would hate to have to tow it.
DeleteWhat Diane said. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy travels...
The travel is actually over ... I am taking weeks to report it though. Will be going until nearly Christmas.
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