Saturday, January 9, 2010

I've worked it out

Everything on the road has a tag, so here are some explanations on what we mean when we talk about certain groups:

Nomads:
Retired and travelling, usually on the move alot, unless working along the way. Very social, love a drink and usually lots of fun. They have a fantastic knowledge of places to go and things to do and you will always learn something new. Nomads also include young families that have taken 6 - 12 months off and are travelling with there kids (primary school age) who are being home schooled along the way. These families are great fun and always add to the life in a park.

Boaties:
The worlds most boring group on the road. You must drag around a tinny, wake the entire park up at 4am each day as you head out to slaughter some poor fish that is undersize. On the return you endlessly tell about the days exploits, only to do it all again the next day, and the one after that, and the one after that etc etc etc

Mexicans:
As the name suggests usually people south of the Qld border who do the annual migration from Reservoir with there neighbours and invade the entire tropical coast. As they are neighbours they talk to no one else and have the same sites at the same parks each year until death or dementia. Usually invading the coast from Mothers day to Fathers day, or as the Qlders say mothers day to the opening of bowls in the south.

Hordes:
Families on holidays along the coast. Generally in training to become Mexicans in later life. Loads of children and they consider caravan parks to be child minding facilities for the entire stay. Very clicky.

Well our time at Marlo ends this morning and we head up the road to Orbost for a couple of days and from there onto the road proper.

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