Hosting Atkinsons Dam in November for us in the last couple of years has been the end of a journey and a wind down time from travelling on the road. 2025 saw us doing a 56 day journey via the National meet at Ariah Park and 4730 kilometres. 2024 was a 5 month 17,000 plus journey via Western Australia and a few states in between.

We arrived nice and early on the Wednesday for our week stay along with Kevin and Kath as we stayed the night before at their new home which is a short distance from Atkinsons.

The grounds were a pleasure to camp on once again and the dam being at 93 percent full gave us such an amazing view from anywhere camped on the grounds. The bird life on the dam was amazing, we have never seen so many pelicans.

We welcomed three lots of day visitors on the Friday, Peter and Karyn who are waiting to move to new accommodation and living in their van, Ian and Dianne who not long had come home from Japan and Greg and Lisa who arrived home from overseas the day before. Thank you all for coming to the morning come afternoon tea and dinner a day earlier than normal as Lindsay and I had to leave everyone to look after themselves on the Saturday so that I, Robyn could go and enjoy special family time to celebrate my Aunts 100th birthday. Something not to be missed.

A very warm welcome to first timers, Greg with a custom trailer and Ruth with a Cub forward fold trailer the only members with canvas although they knew the group was full of knowledge as all previously coming from canvas life. It was also great to catch up with long time full travellers in the group Gary and May who had their new van to try out. Lindsay and I have caught up with these members on our travels in Vic, NT and Outback Qld and just missed seeing them in WA in 2024.

On behalf of Lindsay and I, we would like to thank Rick and Carol, Mike and Robyn, Chig and Kathryn, Greg and Kerry, Alister and Lynette and camping members previously mentioned for coming along to join us at one of our favourite spots to camp that is close to home and we wonder where we will be coming from in 2026 to do it all again.

Cheers to being outdoors in whatever you wish to camp in.

Lindsay and Robyn

 

photos from Robyn & Kathleen