RV FEATURE
At the end of all this, plus being told that a mini cyclone( no, not Cyclone Alfred) had ripped through the area causing a corridor of destruction, I put it down to the fact that we were just unlucky. Nothing more and nothing less could have been done to avoid the almost disastrous results of a squashed life partner, other than stay at home and watch the idiot box – and that’ s not going to happen!
I like to turn it around and say that we were both very lucky to escape with our lives and that the van is easily repairable.
THE AFTERMATH
Unfortunately, the van wasn’ t drivable on the open road due to the smashed windscreen and unknown damage, but we could move it to a safe place to spend the night before organising help the next day.
We decided to call our insurance company and have the Hiace loaded onto a flatbed towie to return to a smash repair joint near our hometown. Given that we were in a rural setting, not near a township, it took most of the following day to organise the transport of the van, the two dogs and us home.
The awning and tent survived the wind – incredible!
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