We have been amazed at the number of people who spend a great part of their lives travelling around Australia. Of course, like us, there are plenty of people from overseas who are fascinated by Australia and everything it has to offer the inquisitive tourist. We were aware, too, that a lot of Australians aim to complete “The Big Lap” at some time in their lives. But the colossal number of Aussies spending time on the road (not all of them “lappers”) has completely taken us by surprise. There are far more than we remember from our last trip eight years ago. Caravan parks are regularly full reflecting the ever-increasing numbers that are following their dream. We often have a bit of fun trying to identify the type of traveller we encounter and we are becoming
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