City and Outback Australia

Im in the planning phase of a short trip to Orange in New South Wales Australia. I have to drop my daughter off near there so we were going to spend some time there. Firstly we are changing the brakes from hydraulic to electric. This is going to cost around $1100 and an additional $300 for the controller. We will be fitting 10 inch Electric brakes. When I bought the camper I was not sure of the condition of the brakes and bearings. We shopped around and due to the age of the van we are better of retrofitting electric brakes. The trip is around 5 hours from where I live in Lake Macquarie ( Near Newcastle ). We plan on staying at a caravan park and taking our two smallest children as we have 5. We will be travelling through the Blue Mountains so getting the brakes done was a must. We have a 14 ft Jayco Wind up camper. It was made in 1978 so we have some work to do on it though it is water tight.

Registering a Caravan NSW  Unfortunately, the camper I have just bought is due for registration and needs the NSW Pink slip roadworthy certificate. Im so stressed as I can’t really afford for it to fail. I need three new tyres as when I drove it home they did not feel the best even though they had plenty of tread. I spoke to the mechanic and he was of the belief I should change them also.  So tomorrow I find out if I dodged a bullet as I have never gone through this process on a caravan before. I really just want it over and done with. My saving grace is a normal pink slip mechanic can do the inspection due to the weight of the camper, Blessed.

Caves Beach - Newcastle - Australia  Caves beach is simply stunning. As the name suggests there are caves in the rock walls on the beach area. During the hotter months this is a patrolled beach with a small canteen for food and drink. Parking is limited so you may or may not get parking depending on the day.  The beach is very clean as is the water. Ive never had an issue with poorly behaved beach goers at any time that I have been. It really is a great place to spend the day and there is shade areas just back off the beach which are grassed so you can comfortably have a picnic. I feel this is one of the best beaches in NSW. It is certainly a must if your in the area.