Another story.

5 years ago, when we purchased the Caboose (our current residence), there were several considerations, it had to be off road, light, secure, & be locally manufactured from quality materials. So after a process of visiting different manufacturers of camper trailers, the decision was made to go with Outback trailers, model "the Canning". A wise decision.

Other manufactures build the trailers, then use a top manufactured in the people's republic of China. Nice place, lots of people, can manufacture product that looks like what we produce here. A poor choice.

On our recent visit to the Daly River, after we had finished our first Barramundi dinner for the week, all was well in camp Wooliana. Late that night we were to have an interaction with an animal, guess which one.

1. Was it a croc from the river 150 feet away?
2. Was it the frog in the toilet?
3. Was it the possum in the palms?
4. Was it to be the python in the rafters of the toilet?

At approximately 2.15am we are in that deep sleep, probably having a R.E.M moment, high up in the palms above us, maybe just by accident, the possum dislodges a large coconut, as this husked projectile moved toward terminal velocity the only thing between my Annie's face & the direct path of large nut was about .2 of a millimeter of high quality, Australian made cotton canvas, needless to say the deflection of projectile was successful, a rude awakening was the upshot.

Had we opted for the unit from the people's republic of China, I suspect that Annie may have at the very least been in royal Darwin Hospital having a little reconstructive surgery, or worst case heading home under a layer of frangapnie flowers.

I am sure those clever individuals are saying, who would camp under a 70 foot coconut Palm? Well after spending a considerable period of my life in the Solomon Islands, I am fully aware of the dangers of the coconut, I did ask the question, the answer was, we remove all the nuts by cherry picker. All bar 1.