SHORT AND SWEET

Accessing caravans to review has been a challenge over the last year because Victoria and Sydney’s lockdowns meant many yards were closed. So, when we finally escaped our southern New South Wales home to the North Coast, I was pleased to arrange a review of a couple of Jayco vans through Watsons Leisure Centre in Coffs Harbour.

However, it was a bit of a shock when I saw reports a day before our arrival of massive hailstorms hitting the town, and I wondered if there would be any vans left intact. But, I needn’t have worried — Jayco’s fibreglass clad vans meant minimal damage, and when I arrived, the yard was brimming with vans, campers, and motorhomes.

Established by Fay and Max Watson at Coffs in 1987, and now in the hands of their sons Adam and Kris, Watsons Leisure Centre has been a Jayco dealer for most of that time. Their vast site on