RV FEATURE
One of the things we really like about caravan parks is peace and quiet. When we travel with our grandkids, we want playgrounds, swimming pools, jumping pillows and anything else that entertains them. When we are on our own, we want the things that entertain us: peace and quiet!
Finding Five Ways Caravan Park in Dingley Village, Vic, isn’ t as easy to find as you would think. It doesn’ t have a website, but it does have a very good person-toperson recommendation system.
Peter heard about this park through other caravanners’ recommendations on WikiCamps and put the park on his list of‘ must stay’ places when we wanted to be in that area.
We booked in for a week and made our way there on a Tuesday morning. Once we were on Lower Dandenong Road, we began looking for a large‘ caravan park’ sign. Well, forget that: it’ s not big, and we learned very quickly to recognise the park by the visitors’ cars in the car park out front of the park – and the small sign.
MEETING MAL
We pulled into the park and went a long way in because the boom gate was up. The last thing you want is for it to come down on your car, van or you! Anyway, it didn’ t take long to realise that it’ s not in use and just stands up there like a post!
The office is a small building next to the large, very happy bird’ s aviary. We met Mal, the owner, who was welcoming and very happy to help. As ex-park owners ourselves, Peter and I always enjoy chatting with park owners.
He doesn’ t like lists of rules. His idea of rules is to use basic common sense. He uses that to help and support his clients, and hopes that his clients will do the same for him.
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