The Retirement Dream

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The Retirement Dream

Once again we found this thought provoking site amongst the wealth of information put up by our motorhoming friends. www.robgray.com/getreal/issue_02/index.htm This would have to be one of the most fascinating lifestyle sites on the web as it is just so different! Don't let the long download times put you off on some of the pages - it is definitely worth the wait as some are very cleverly implemented. We loved the diary page giving the outside view from the attic/penthouse/lounge whatever! This part of his design leaves A'van in the shade as the complete front top section folds out and up to provide panoramic views. In a word - sensational! Rob has made just about the weirdest motorhome you will ever see in a lifetime called Whathahelizat. It is a homemade job built on a 6 wheel drive ex-airport fire tender Acco truck chassis. There is nothing quite like this finished vehicle in the world. A couple of motorbikes lay buried in the bowels yet sensibly protected from dust and the weather! It has a penthouse with panoramic views! Anyway, we wont spoil it for you - go have a peek and spend hours on this wonderful site. A few extracts below to whet your appetite! The photos below show the high level of workmanship and attention to detail is most impressive - must be a Virgo! We just received this months Caravan and Motorhome and they have also done a story on Rob and Co.

	*This is page one of the diary section.* 25 June 2001
	Not long now and I'll be enjoying views like the above as often as I like. We've just spent two days at Lake George, and hour or so north of Canberra. I should be working on the truck so the only reason we took the time off was to meet Malcolm Street from Caravan & Motorhome magazine. He photographed the truck and interviewed us for an upcoming edition, in three months he said. (Should be in the November edition which comes out in October ??) We camped at the rest area below the lookout at the southern end of the lake (very nice with new dunnies) then moved up to the lookout to meet Malcolm. While parked there we had visits from the RTA, traffic patrol, Japanese tourists etc. The usual thing.

This is an interesting newsletter extract from what to do when you retire.

Bushwalking

Now that you've retired, or at least semi-retired, you have plenty of time on your hands and not as much money as you're used to. You need a cheap healthy activity and they don't come much cheaper or healthier than bushwalking.

As a pastime bushwalking is basically free, but you do need some equipment to enjoy it and be safe. So in this issue we start talking about bushwalking by discussing some of the clothing you should buy, specifically boots.

Going along with this theme is this issue's cover photo. It was taken a few years ago on what used to be a frequent event for me, a bush walk, in this case up on the main range in the Kosciusko National Park.

Since starting the construction of our motor home three years ago I have only been on one or two walks and hardly taken any photos. But that's all about to change, the bush walker is back, well nearly. The rig will be finished in a few weeks and I'm going back to some of the things I love doing.

Till next time then, and remember,

don't dream it, be it!