Maybe that friendly wave exchanged between passing motorists on country roads isn't quite dead after all, at least not in some places. Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue After writing about the apparent demise of the "desert wave" , I've received a stream of correspondence from readers reporting that, at least in remote areas, the wave is alive and well.
"We recently did a trip from Canberra to Alice Springs, via Broken Hill, and back via the South Australian peninsulas," Marica Denman says. "We waved to everybody, and most waved back." Peter Longhurst, of Cooma, who has travelled "most of Australia over the past 17 years with a camper trailer on many dirt roads", confirms "the desert wave is still alive in all outback areas of the country".
"Travelling with a camper trailer for 15 years and now a caravan, the wave between these drivers still exists, along with ute drivers with swags," reports Peter, adding, "the only drivers that do not wave are generally motorhome drivers. ..
. I can only assume that they have rented their motorhomes and therefore think they are above the humble van and trailer travellers." Is the friendly desert wave still alive and well? Picture by Tim the Yowie Man Bruce White, of Bungendore, says.