Day 31: Expo! Expo! Expo!

Don't you just lurve a good expo? We do.

After catching up on (3) loads of washing this morning, we headed off to the Caravan, Camping and Outdoor Expo just down the road at the Waverly Showgrounds. I don't know what it is about checking out the insides of caravans and motorhomes, but it is a most enjoyable experience (if caravans and motorhomes are your 'thing'). I think it has something to do with the whole fantasy of taking off for a while and living out your dreams in your own time and space. Footloose and fancy-free.

Duncan and I were particularly interested in the Paradise range of motorhomes. They are well constructed and have a luxurious feel to them. We are thinking along the lines of one of these for our retirement years, a long way off I know, but it is always good to plan and think ahead.

We simply don't get this broad range of caravans in Tassie, so it was a really worthwhile experience. Caravans, motorhomes, camper trailers and tents of all makes, models, sizes, configurations and degrees of luxury were all concentrated in one venue. Duncan previously spent a lot of time researching the different makes of van (before we bought our present one), so it was good to be able to see them and have a walk through. The fifth-wheelers were really impressive too, but I could not imagine driving one around the streets, or trying to park the darn thing.

Anyway, we have decided to stay on for a bit longer in Adelaide. We were going to move on tomorrow, but have changed our minds. I suppose we are a bit reluctant to tackle the hot weather of the interior Murray River drive to Canberra. We would also like to have some more beach time, and I think we might try Victor Harbour again, on a day with better weather. JD sang it's praises and was really sorry for us that we didn't have an optimal experience. So, we might go down there again and make a day of it. We will see. Quite frankly we are enjoying the less frenetic pace and so why not do what we like? That doesn't happen very often!

PS There are no pictures today, because I wouldn't let Duncan take his camera in to the show. I mean, honestly, we would have been the only tourists in the place. The fact that we had children with us made us standout from the crowd, as all the little darlings here are at school...