Author(s): Cindy & Jeremy Gough

Travel

The Big Lap around the country has become something of a rite of passage for older Australians. The statistics tell us there are more grey nomads out there than ever before, with some 60 per cent of new caravans being purchased by the over-55s. Researchers explain the trend by saying this generation of retirees is simply fitter, more financially secure, and more adventurous than ever before. But that doesn't begin to tell the whole story. The grey nomad revolution is really about an army of individuals. People who have worked long and hard