| Think about why you like to go camping. Read | | | | sitting around with a drink and telling tall stories. |
| this list and see if the main reason why you enjoy | | | | It’s Great! |
| camping is here. | | | | Camping Becomes a Family Tradition |
| Getting Away | | | | Camping has become a family tradition in some |
| Camping lets you get away from work and the | | | | families; maybe you grew up going camping and |
| routine of home life. | | | | now you are taking your kids camping and if they |
| Camping is a cheap holiday | | | | love camping then they will follow on. |
| If you have camping equipment the main cost is | | | | Quality Time with Family and Friends |
| the fuel and campsite if it's not a free site, when | | | | Camping is fun time to be with your family and |
| you are at home you buy food so thats no extra | | | | friends, be casual, don’t make too many |
| cost. Usuallly you may do some sort of activity | | | | plans, if someone wants to go fishing they can, or |
| that costs money when you are at home, when | | | | a walk or maybe have a sleep they can. Then |
| you are camping there is plenty to do like walks, | | | | get together and share a great meal around the |
| fishing, ball games, collecting wood for the fire, | | | | campfire. |
| relaxing, play cards or a board game, read a book | | | | Have your own Aussie Adventure |
| etc. for free. | | | | Wherever you are camping make it an adventure, |
| Watching the Stars at Night | | | | find a new walking track, a new place to fish, |
| There’s nothing better than sitting around the | | | | when you are driving find new roads to go on, go |
| campfire looking up and spotting a satellite | | | | somewhere you have not been before. |
| whizzing by or finding the ‘Southern | | | | Thrifty Camping at Expensive Holiday Places |
| Cross’ and other constellations and stars. This | | | | Camping doen't have to be all about seeing nature |
| makes for an extra special night when you’re | | | | and its wonders, we have camped at the Gold |
| in the outback and the sky is a light show. | | | | Coast to keep the cost down and went to the |
| Sunrise and Sunsets | | | | Theme Parks etc. We did the same at Noosa, we |
| The mornings and evenings can be an absolutely | | | | saw all the sights without paying thousands a |
| amazing sight, the colours change from yellows to | | | | week for a unit. You must book well ahead to get |
| pinks, oranges and sometimes an amazing glow | | | | into popular Holiday Parks. |
| everywhere. Some incredible photos can be taken | | | | Australia is an amazing country so see as much |
| at sunset and sunrise, it’s worth getting up | | | | as you can. My family went on our first ‘Big |
| early at once on your trip. | | | | Trip’ in 2000. After a lot of planning and |
| Breathe in the Fresh Air | | | | preparation we left Victoria, went to Central |
| If you live in a city you will be amazed at how | | | | Australia, to Darwin, Kakadu and back down |
| fresh the air is. | | | | through Outback Queensland and NSW. |
| Forests and Animals in their Natural Habitat Seeing | | | | On the very first night of our trip we stayed in a |
| the forest or the bush all lush and green, | | | | cabin and the TV showed an ad for the Charlieville |
| especially Rainforests is a great sight. Watching | | | | Camel races in QLD, they were on about a |
| wildlife like birds, kangaroos, possums, lizards etc | | | | month later, so we timed our stay in Charlieville |
| doing their own thing. | | | | so we could go to the Camel Races and Rodeo. |
| Campfires | | | | One Amazing Day!! This trip took 6 weeks, about |
| Having a campfire always add to a camping trip, | | | | 10,000kms, cost about $1000 per week. |
| whether it’s for keeping warm, cooking and | | | | |