Those who live in their van fulltime.

STRETCH ARMSTRONG · Senior Member

Those who live in their van fulltime.

spida · Guru

I have been extremely fortunate to be able to stay in the house at New Norcia and keep volunteering in the archives. Had packed up and was heading to QLD last Sunday when I heard the news about travel restrictions so a big change of plans for me. I hear that permanent nomads are being allowed to camp in some areas. Small towns out west not that keen and bot sure how many parks will allow 'permanents' for now. Good luck everyone - stay safe.

the rocket · Guru

Hi, sorry to hear that, some difficult times ahead for you. We are now striking a dilema. I am in a showground but broke my leg In the showground. Went to local hospital who referred me to a bigger hospital 2 hours away.i asked about patient transport that gov. Helps with n got told you have to be a permanent resident of the district. so many hoops.

STRETCH ARMSTRONG · Senior Member

Hey spida, the rocket. Its intresting how events can bring out the best and worst in people. I'm just hoping everyone on the road full time without a permanent home find somewhere to stay. Somewhere they can feel safe and not feel like lepers.

Gundog · Guru

We are full time travellers with no home base, normally we tour outback NSW and Qld before heading to Proserpine in June and stay till Sept. But this very fluid situation for travellers like ourselves and the uncertainty of availability of suitable stopping locations, whilst we were in Roma we made the decision to make a mad dash to Proserpine knowing that the parks owners had advised the local police of our impending arrival and that we had no home or home state, when they visited the park to confirm those there were permanents or tradies staying in cabins and donga's. Thus we are here now for the duration of this situation, lucky we have a full annex which provides us with an additional room for room to move, generally we remain on our site, only leaving to go shopping for essentials. Fortunately for us we have shower and toilet onboard, as now the park has had to close all their amenities and any future customers will have to onboard facilities otherwise they will be turned away.

Tony Bev · Guru

Although I have a home base, where I am at the moment

I do have friends who no longer have a home base, I always have, and always will, consider them to be good and responsible people, and they still remain my friends

I can not speak of other Grey Nomad type travellers I have never met, as (in my opinion), we are all different

But we all have to sit on the fence for a few moments, and ask ourselves why the small towns do not like the travellers, at this point in time

We have all been advised for a number of weeks, to get somewhere and self isolate, especially us older mature folks, for our own protection

Unfortunately this did not happen, due to some travellers taking no notice of this advice

(My opinion only), is that the small towns are a bit scared, that some travellers, have the potential to spread the coronavirus

My state, Western Australia, has closed the roads between the geographical regional areas, to non essential travel, as from midnight last night

At this time of the year, people from the metropolitan area, come south, as Easter is usually the last good weather for a while
The southern tourist spots, are then usually chock a block

In a few weeks time as the good sunny weather goes from my area, a lot of people (me included), would have travelled north to catch the sunshine, if there was no coronavirus

For the past few years, the doctors in the north of West Australia, have been condemning the older southern travellers, for not having their normal medicine with them, and cluttering up the hospitals

If the coronavirus, gets into the small West Australian towns, then god help us, as medical assistance is very few and far apart

I for one feel for those travellers who are stuck between, a rock and a hard place, but if we spread the coronavirus, we are placing others between, a much harder rock and a much harder place

Tony Bev · Guru

STRETCH ARMSTRONG wrote:
As one of those who live in their van fulltime, how is everyone else managing? I recieved a double whammy discovering a few weeks ago that l have cancer for the second time. I consider myself lucky a friend invited me to park on their farm. Having somewhere to be safe with power becomes important when difficult times hit.

Hi Andrew, sorry to hear about your second bout of cancer, hope that it clears up

All things being equal, I shall see you next February, at Greens Lake

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Thoughts are with you Andrew. Keep Safe. Kick that cancer in the guts mate.

STRETCH ARMSTRONG · Senior Member

Hey Gundog. Glad you managed to find somewhere to stay. It seems to be a trend shutting down facilities in parks, good thing we're set up to be self contained. Tony Bev, l hear ya, being from a small town they just wouldn't cope. For sure everyone with a home should stay there. I fully intend to be at Greens next summer, with God grace Doug l will kick its ass for the second time.

Farmhat · Senior Member

HI Stretch.

I like your outlook :)

Good Luck.

Joe.

Gundog · Guru

Hey Gundog. Glad you managed to find somewhere to stay. It seems to be a trend shutting down facilities in parks. Wasn't an issue for us as we knew we had a site no matter what, unofficially we are members of the owners family

STRETCH ARMSTRONG · Senior Member

Thanks Joe.