Spring Break Accommodation: Our Camper!

Brad and I love taking driving vacations, maybe because since we moved to Cairo we have not had a car of our own. Since we wanted to visit more cities/towns than just Perth and we realized that there wasn't much public transportation we knew that we needed to rent a car. Brad found that it would be cheaper to rent a camper van than to rent a car and find hotels around the coast. As we checked in at the camper rental office we realized that renting a "caravan" is quite popular, especially among young German tourists. Usually on long drives my "job" is to sleep (anti-motion sickness meds usually make me really sleepy) but at Brad's request (and because the roads were very straight) I settled into my seat as "co-pilot" and "photographer" armed with my map and camera. Brad's job as driver was much harder than mine as navigator...the camper van was pretty top heavy and some days were very windy, but he LOVES to drive across large distances. We enjoyed the beautiful scenery, the vast rolling plains and being the only ones on the road. Brad remembered his driving on the left skills pretty quickly and only flipped on the wind shield wipers instead of the turn signal a couple times. I (Emily) instantly fell in love with our little camper van and enjoyed setting up our little home on wheels. I may never be able to go tent camping again! Even though we did change camp sites almost every night it was not stressful to pack up and leave because we never had to pack, tear down our tent and make sure that the food would stay cool. As you can see in the picture there was a sink, counters, drawers (equipped with dishes, cooking utensils and pots), a microwave, fridge, two gas burners, queen size bed anda gear loft (or bed for third person). I loved having breakfast in bed (which I could get from bed by the way). Once I opened all the curtains I could enjoy the scenery, fresh ocean air and hear birds chirping all from the comfort of my bed. Whenever we felt like eating lunch we would pull off the road, find a park or a scenic view point and get cooking. Nothing quite like cooking and eating while having a beautiful view of the ocean. Well camper van it was fun while it lasted and we will defiantly have to rent you on other vacations. You were much more practical than a hotel. Also you have now made it hard for me to think about going tent camping because your bed was so soft, your window screens kept the mosquitoes away, your sink so convenient to wash dishes in and your fridge always kept my milk cold. Thanks for contributing to our lovely holiday.