“Rust In Peace‘ is scrawled on the side of the sorry remains of this poor little Jayco pop-top caravan abandoned about 50 metres off the Central Arnhem Road 460 kilometres ir so from the Stuart Highway.
The poor thing had obviously had a hard life and, having just dragged my vehicle up the same road, I know that it would have been having a very hard time of it – at least my vehicle is built to take these roads – this poor thing was built for freeways and suburban roads. That it lasted the best part of 30 years is some kind of testament to either the people that built it or the care of the drivers that owned it.
And the owners obviously got their moneys worth – as the shot below indicates, they had been dragging it around the countryside for the best part of 30 years until it finally expired on a dusty, corrugated stretch of road in the centre of Arnhem Land sometime earlier this year.
And as the good people at the East Arnhem Land Tourist Association reckon, there are at least two good reasons why dragging a caravan up the Central Arnhem Road is not recommended:
The Central Arnhem Road is not recommended for caravans, only sturdy off-road camper trailers. The Northern Land Council will not approve a permit to tow a caravan into East Arnhem Land and Dhimurru Land Management Aboriginal Corporation will not issue a Visitor Recreation Permit to anyone with a caravan.
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she had a good innings. it’s the way she would have wanted it, poor little Jayco…
now if we could just clear the Stuart Highway of the other 8,000 friggin mobile chicanes……..
Much prefered this to the other road kill pic Bob
Indeed SBH – and thankfully not many of them get this far up the CAR – though I remember many years ago coming across a very big caravan with a very embarrassed looking caravaner staring at his pride and joy hung up on rocks in a creek crossing…blocking the road for all. part of the problem for him was that there was nowhere for him to turn around.
Should lend ‘em my trusty 20 year old Track.
Hi Bob, Would it be ok to run your photos in Caravanning News (www.caravanningnews.com), please. You can email me at dennis@caravanningnews.com
Wizzy – I’ll send you an email off-line – I have a few other shots that may be of interest…cheers, TNM