My wife and I are thinking about doing a trip down to Melbourne via the coast road (never been that way) later this year after I get my shoulder surgery and we are planning to take the van and just stop at all the small towns and beaches and check them out. We would normally stay in motels, but the odd night in the van at a beach if necessary will be cool. Campfire, van, surfboard, towel, a couple of changes of clothes and just RELAX.