BEAUTIFUL BROADWATER

Years ago, my Dad and I fished the creeks and estuaries around Hinchinbrook Island on trips from Brisbane and Townsville. In fact, I caught my one and only barra in a tributary of the Herbert River on one such pre-Christmas trip. Mangrove Jack, salmon and trevally also fell victim to our angling talents.

So, whenever I hear the name Hinchinbrook, it brings back great memories of long days in the North Queensland sun, chasing a few fillets in the tinny with Dad. At the end of the day, we'd head back to Lucinda and have a couple of tinnies of a different sort at the Lucinda Point Hotel. Good times.

As a result, when asked to review the new Hinchinbrook from Broadwater Campers, I was already in a pretty positive mindset. However, in a world of camper trailers being named after epic Aussie 4WD locations, the name did intrigue me a little.

ALL HAIL THE HYBRID

Arriving at the Gold Coast Headquarters of Broadwater Campers, the reasoning behind the name quickly became apparent.