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FAR HORIZONS

One of the benefits of being the boss of your own company, say Horizon Motorhomes, is you have a considerable amount of influence if you want to build your product for personal use. Such is the case with the Waratah motorhome owned by Horizon's proprietor, Clayton Kearney.

The Waratah is based on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van conversion which, unlike most Sprinters, has the added bonus of Benz’s four-wheel-drive system. This is very useful when exploring the outback roads of Australia.

It’s slightly less of a challenge but it’s also good for exploring some of the back roads around the hinterland area of Ballina. I took a little drive up to the Nightcap National Park because I have not seen much of that area before and the Waratah

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