At last were on the road!

Goodluck on your adventure it sound like plenty of fun will be had.

Brian

Jack & Linda
I wish you luck tinged with a bit of envy, but only for 12-15 months.
We have decided that our home goes on the market this time next year. When it is sold and settled, I become unemployed/retired, and we head off to follow you.
We have the fully kitted 100 series Td, plus a new 18' van, built to our specs.
We need until next year to finish off the dozens of unfinished projects on the house, plus our daughter is still at home with another year of uni to go.
I'll keep an eye on your website with interest to pick up any pointers from you.
Travel well.
Cheers

Go live the dream! Envy, envy, envy....

Hi Jack, Linda & Terrie,

Congratulations and bon voyage! We're sure you will be starting one of the most interesting and enjoyable parts of your lives.

We did the same in April 2002 and are still 'on the road'. After the house sale and the trauma of selling/sorting/storing we too spent a few weeks 'getting organised' at the delightful caravan park of our friends Lee & Pam, at Yarraman SE Qld. Since then we've covered much of the eastern, central & northern OZ as far as Broome. Most of WA awaits us yet but for the moment we're having a look around Tassie for a few months - and very pleasant it is too!

Caravan Park relief work can pop up at unexpected times/places but it tends to be most in demand in the 'off season' for the particular region. Not many owners want to leave their park in the peak times. So that means most opportunities in northern Oz will be in the hot summer months and vice verse in the south, etc. We don't mind, as we prefer to avoid the busy times (that's why we're in Tassie now!).

It helps if you can say you have some hands-on experience and at least one referee who can be phoned. Fortunately our friends at Yarraman CP gave us training and experience in the year before we headed-off. Have since done stints in Thargomindah, Cloncurry, Mt Isa in Qld and Banka Banka (via Tennant Ck) in the NT.

It's a wonderful life-style and allows me to run my little instrument business as we go along.

Best wishes. Look forward to reading of your progress.

Ian, Annette & Cloud (the ferocious guard cat)

I too am going on a trip like this soon. I am going to attempt to rent my house out while I work around australia. Making sure the house is all up to sratch and maintained before I go. Then im heading up to the cape for a few months and continue around and work where ever I go. Im an electrician so getting well paid work in the mining industry will be a possibility.

I have a land cruiser troopy hi top camper and a tinnie. Also taking my mountain bike and surfboard. I cant wait!

I will most certianly be checking on your progress and looking at your website occasionally. And I wish you luck!

cheers
John.

Qld_Bushpig,

Did you do the Caravan Management course at North Star Holiday Park at Hastings Point, and if so, did you find it to be worthwhile or not.

I have considered doing it, but have found that there does not appear to be any agencies or web sites dedicated advertising vacancies, so I am wondering how does one go about finding the opportunities apart from driving into a park and applying or sending out heaps of emails/snail mails. and then hoping for the best.

Me and my missus are heading off probably in March for about 2 years. A few years ago we decided not to buy a house but it would be easier to rent. No children yet but i couldn't wait until i was retired to travel so we're going now.

We are both nurses and will have no trouble finding work in bush hospitals/clinics. The GQ still needs a few things and the CT is a work in progress.

The missus is beginning to get excited already.

Enjoy the trip Jack and Linda.

Barnesy

Good to hear the news.
We,re off early next year, have bought the van, setting up the cruiser, mail redirection, list goes on and on. We're keen, will save your site to favorites.

Have a great time

Greg