GORV - Digital Magazine Issue #25 | Page 39

RV TRAVEL I'd visited Hamilton, Vic, before on a flying visit with my Probus Club but hadn't realised what a dynamic town it was until I returned for a weekend muster with the Gippsland Gypsies Branch of the Australian Caravan Club. The park has a selection of well-equipped cabins. With beautiful botanical gardens, thriving wineries an easy drive away, the Ansett Museum, an art gallery, an interesting motor museum, and plenty of shops, cafes and hotels, Hamilton has lots to offer. We stayed at the lovely Lake Hamilton Motor Village and Caravan Park – a slight misnomer, really, as the lake is on the other side of the highway – but it's near enough that it's in walking distance. FLORAL DISPLAY The park has a different floral display every month. Lake Hamilton Motor Village and Caravan Park owners Barry and Tania Traynor have been at the park for 14 years and during that time have made many improvements, including planting lots of trees and shrubs. “We have a different floral display every month,” Barry told me. “It starts with the pear trees and continues throughout the year.” Besides powered caravan sites they have a selection of well-equipped cabins. A recent innovation are the sprinklers fitted on top of the taps – so much better that dragging hoses around. The park's well-kept swimming pool is no-doubt popular. With two fully-equipped barbecues and a spacious functions room complete with easy chairs and a television besides plenty of chairs and tables, the park is attractive for groups like ours. A sparkling swimming pool is right next to the recreation room. The ablution block is modern and spotless, and there are two unisex toilets behind one barbecue and camp kitchen. The park has a convenient dump point near the amenities block. / 39