Many women in their retirement haven't lost their passion for travel but setting out on a caravan adventure on their own may seem like a lonely or daunting prospect. This is why Michelle Lang started an online support network for women on the road called 'rolling solo'.
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00:00 I'm an empty nester, I'm at home, I'm retired.
00:07 And meeting some amazing women.
00:08 It was just my ticket to freedom as far as I'm concerned.
00:12 It's a life that I never thought I'd want to do but now I've discovered it, it really
00:15 is pretty good.
00:17 It's kept me engaged with lots of different people but it's kept me being able to travel.
00:22 It's a week away from those domesticities of life, like a lot of the women are carers
00:27 for their children's children so letting go of those things and not having to wash the
00:32 dishes or not having to hang out in the washing or tend to somebody else's needs, it's all
00:37 about me time when they're here.
00:41 So with these events we try and incorporate activities and physical activities like belly
00:46 dancing and laughter yoga and things that perhaps they wouldn't necessarily go and try
00:51 out in the real world.
00:54 I started a Facebook group initially in December of 2015 and we got about 6,000 members in
01:02 a very short period of time.
01:05 Hubby loves to work so I've left Hubby home working because I love to travel.
01:09 Here's Wally, so Wally, we're ready to rock and roll.
01:15 I was diagnosed with lymphoma two years ago and because my desire to travel has been so
01:22 great I then realised that my superannuation was due so I blew the lot.
01:29 Easy, real easy.
01:32 Caravan park at Port Macquarie.
01:35 I've been waiting for this for so long.
01:39 Comradery, yeah, great friendships.
01:44 It's just the social side of it.
01:47 Relaxed enjoyment time with a whole heap of like-minded people.
01:53 Ones that want to get out there and have a go and not just shrivel up and think I'm old,
01:59 I'm past it.
02:00 Here we go, here we go.
02:01 Ready?
02:02 Get set.
02:03 It was forced at first and I know my laugh is a bit raucous but once you start and everybody
02:11 else starts, you can't stop.
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