The Grey Nomads - General

jeffthewalker · jeffthewalker

Starting April 24, 2011, I will be walking across Australia to raise awareness and funds for NETS (Newborn and paediatric Emergency Transport Service). I have just turned 70 so can claim to be grey and such an adventure will cover the nomad side of it. We want touring 4WDing nomads to joins us for stage...

ENTERPRIZE · ENTERPRIZE

My previous post asked about Easter camping/caravaning planning I have to organise, failed misserably, I am now trying for - Camping/caravaning on private land in Victoria, preferably by a river. Willing to pay a fee. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Regards

jimricho · jimricho

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/queensland-open-for-caravanning/story-e6frfh4f-1226002278890-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 8th of February 2011 05:05:38 PM

ken thomas · ken thomas

hello all After the hassles I had with the quantum caravan in Echuca I have purchased the same van from the Manf in Epping Vic and got a real good deal. The salesman Scott is no longer with Echuca/Moama Caravans and he was instrumental in me getting this new van. He told me he would look after me and he did. H...

Profile · jimbo

How do I change my name from Welcome too my real name Jimbo....Sounds crazy..But I don't know how too do it

petengail · petengail

Our son and his girlfriend have informed us that they are going to move to Tasmania. We will be going down to visit them of course. Can anyone who has done the return ferry trip give us a rough price? Will be towing a 14 ft van... -- Edited by petengail on Tuesday 8th of February 2011 09:15:38 AM

glassies · glassies

----- Subject: FW: From Gary Briggs in Dalby There has been some amazing great story's come out of the floods. But there are also the ones that will never be told because in this country we tolerate idiots in government jobs and no one wants to point the finger in case it somehow blows up in their face. ...

jimmie44a · jimmie44a

Hi all. Just bought a 17.5ft. approx 1980Prattline.Towed about 500 kms. without incident but I note the whole roof(whole roof) is separated from whatever it was attached to. The roof is still in one piece,no rips or splits and has just completely liftedbut is still fully attached to the van and l...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... I gotta stop getting old ! I cannot remember the name of the Taxation Agents who specialise in travellers. Anyone know who they are ... and their web address. Cheers John

Dunmowin · Dunmowin

Have a final pick up date for our Kedron. "Dummowin" will be ready for pick up on 16th Feb!!!! We will go over for another look this week, then finaly pickup (and the handing over of the money next week. Taking a couple of days off work to get to know her and christen her. Have a bottle of Moet an...

Turtle · Turtle

Hi fellow travellers Does anyone have extra health cover over and above medicare and private health cover? Not only am I diabetic but I also have terminal cancer either could set me on my arse in a blink of an eye, at present Im OK so Im not keen to sit around and wait to drop off the perch. My wife has asma to b...

ENTERPRIZE · ENTERPRIZE

Hi everyone, I have been left with the arduous task of picking a place for easter for about 10 campers and caravaners. We went to sheepyard flat last year which was sooooo crowded, so I thought I might try some other sites from the CAMPS4 book. Would prefer a river. Anyone been to any of them ie Doct...

Sheba · Sheba

Lost one of my Kids a couple of hours ago. The little honey coloured one Wombat was having fun with a couple of weeks ago. Don't know if it was a snake, or a Heart attack. At least it was very quick. Still got Angel. I guess I'll survive. Cheers, Sheba.

glassies · glassies

well guys as ive mentioned before my hubby wont take a holiday due to our owning our own business and i understand that . however i do understand that we could be here today gone tomorrow so i took the libertyof booking a flight to cairns in december we leave on thursday guess we are lucky to be going cos i th...

Sheba · Sheba

In a previous thread, I made this comment. Regardless of the fact that the stock in hand has already been paid for , the price of fuel goes up straight away, [they've already paid for it at the old price]. According to Radio and TV reports, Banana Prices have already increased a lot, even though there is...

_wombat_ · _wombat_

Last week I went to our local post office to put in our redirection form, the lady at the counter said she cannot process the form without a phone number, I told her my phone number was unlisted and nobody gets it, she then asked another employee and she confirmed that no phone number they cannot process,...

petengail · petengail

http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html

lyn-n-ken · lyn-n-ken

hi was thinking of getting skype, have yahoo messenger which works resonably well video call is always a bit laggy. thought skype might be better. need to know if it is really free though, no hidden costs etc. any info would be great. lyn

Firefly · Firefly

http://media01.couriermail.com.au/multimedia/cycloneyasi/index.html

blaze · blaze

Well currently residing in Esperance for a couple of days after a pretty tough Nullabor crossing. cheers blaze

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Grey nomad (on foot!) venturing across Australia 4WD camping Anne Beadell (Preview) Starting April 24, 2011, I will be walking across Australia to raise awareness and funds for NETS (Newborn and paediatric Emergency Transport Service). I have just turned 70 so can claim to be grey and such an adventure will cover the nomad side of it. We want touring 4WDing nomads to joins us for stage...	jeffthewalker	26	2596	09:55 PM Feb 12, 2011 by Happywanderer
	CAMPING ON PRIVATE LAND IN VICTORIA. (Preview) My previous post asked about Easter camping/caravaning planning I have to organise, failed misserably, I am now trying for - Camping/caravaning on private land in Victoria, preferably by a river. Willing to pay a fee. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Regards	ENTERPRIZE	13	6012	01:10 AM Feb 12, 2011 by GrumpyOne
	Queensland open for caravanning (Preview) http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/queensland-open-for-caravanning/story-e6frfh4f-1226002278890-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 8th of February 2011 05:05:38 PM	jimricho	11	1655	07:41 AM Feb 11, 2011 by jimricho
	New Van on the way (Preview) hello all After the hassles I had with the quantum caravan in Echuca I have purchased the same van from the Manf in Epping Vic and got a real good deal. The salesman Scott is no longer with Echuca/Moama Caravans and he was instrumental in me getting this new van. He told me he would look after me and he did. H...	ken thomas	4	1094	06:28 PM Feb 8, 2011 by jimricho
	Profile (Preview) How do I change my name from Welcome too my real name Jimbo....Sounds crazy..But I don't know how too do it	jimbo	14	899	11:02 AM Feb 11, 2011 by Happywanderer
	Ferry cost to Tasmania - towing a 14ft van (Preview) Our son and his girlfriend have informed us that they are going to move to Tasmania. We will be going down to visit them of course. Can anyone who has done the return ferry trip give us a rough price? Will be towing a 14 ft van... -- Edited by petengail on Tuesday 8th of February 2011 09:15:38 AM	petengail	26	8078	10:23 AM Sep 28, 2011 by Pam
	A MUST READ (Preview) ----- Subject: FW: From Gary Briggs in Dalby There has been some amazing great story's come out of the floods. But there are also the ones that will never be told because in this country we tolerate idiots in government jobs and no one wants to point the finger in case it somehow blows up in their face. ...	glassies	12	2136	07:15 PM Feb 18, 2011 by Vic
	Roof Lifting Prattline (Preview) Hi all. Just bought a 17.5ft. approx 1980Prattline.Towed about 500 kms. without incident but I note the whole roof(*whole roof*) is separated from whatever it was attached to. The roof is still in one piece,no rips or splits and has just completely liftedbut is still fully attached to the van and l...	jimmie44a	1	1672	11:57 AM Feb 8, 2011 by Edco
	Taxation for travellers (Preview) Gday... I gotta stop getting old ! I cannot remember the name of the Taxation Agents who specialise in travellers. Anyone know who they are ... and their web address. Cheers John	rockylizard	3	917	07:48 PM Feb 8, 2011 by rockylizard
	Had to share our excitement (Preview) Have a final pick up date for our Kedron. "Dummowin" will be ready for pick up on 16th Feb!!!! We will go over for another look this week, then finaly pickup (and the handing over of the money next week. Taking a couple of days off work to get to know her and christen her. Have a bottle of Moet an...	Dunmowin	12	1687	10:00 PM Feb 9, 2011 by Cruising Granny
	travel insurance for us greys on the road (Preview) Hi fellow travellers Does anyone have extra health cover over and above medicare and private health cover? Not only am I diabetic but I also have terminal cancer either could set me on my arse in a blink of an eye, at present Im OK so Im not keen to sit around and wait to drop off the perch. My wife has asma to b...	Turtle	5	1086	08:13 AM Feb 10, 2011 by Turtle
	EASTER (Preview) Hi everyone, I have been left with the arduous task of picking a place for easter for about 10 campers and caravaners. We went to sheepyard flat last year which was sooooo crowded, so I thought I might try some other sites from the CAMPS4 book. Would prefer a river. Anyone been to any of them ie Doct...	ENTERPRIZE	2	1049	04:54 PM Feb 9, 2011 by Ron and Shirley
	Devil. (Preview) Lost one of my Kids a couple of hours ago. The little honey coloured one Wombat was having fun with a couple of weeks ago. Don't know if it was a snake, or a Heart attack. At least it was very quick. Still got Angel. I guess I'll survive. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	16	1791	11:10 AM Feb 9, 2011 by JRH
	HOLIDAY YIPEEEE (Preview) well guys as ive mentioned before my hubby wont take a holiday due to our owning our own business and i understand that . however i do understand that we could be here today gone tomorrow so i took the libertyof booking a flight to cairns in december we leave on thursday guess we are lucky to be going cos i th...	glassies	6	848	01:13 AM Feb 9, 2011 by DellieMay
	Apology to Woolies. (Preview) In a previous thread, I made this comment. Regardless of the fact that the stock in hand has already been paid for , the price of fuel goes up straight away, [they've already paid for it at the old price]. According to Radio and TV reports, Banana Prices have already increased a lot, even though there is...	Sheba	10	1057	08:58 AM Feb 8, 2011 by BobnBev
	Aussie Post $(&%(()%^#!%$&&* ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Last week I went to our local post office to put in our redirection form, the lady at the counter said she cannot process the form without a phone number, I told her my phone number was unlisted and nobody gets it, she then asked another employee and she confirmed that no phone number they cannot process,...	_wombat_	32	3381	01:48 PM Feb 10, 2011 by Happywanderer
	Another cyclone has formed out near Fiji (Preview) http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html	petengail	6	1304	08:02 PM Feb 7, 2011 by HeadnHome
	skype....good or bad ... is it really free...anyone got it. (Preview) hi was thinking of getting skype, have yahoo messenger which works resonably well video call is always a bit laggy. thought skype might be better. need to know if it is really free though, no hidden costs etc. any info would be great. lyn	lyn-n-ken	16	1875	12:04 PM Feb 10, 2011 by Happywanderer
	Yasi Interactive Link (Preview) http://media01.couriermail.com.au/multimedia/cycloneyasi/index.html	Firefly	2	656	06:46 PM Feb 7, 2011 by Firefly
	Currently in Esperance (Preview) Well currently residing in Esperance for a couple of days after a pretty tough Nullabor crossing. cheers blaze	blaze	4	850	06:11 AM Feb 7, 2011 by Helena
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