The Grey Nomads - General

petengail · petengail

http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/satellite/ssec/australia/spacific-color-ir-sat2.html-- Edited by petengail on Tuesday 15th of February 2011 06:11:26 PM

pipes · pipes

Sorry about that. By being a Grumpalian, it meant that many of us can look back, and in my case, remember collecting, and taking soft drink bottles to the green grocer. Collecting beer bottles for the "bottle-o". Newspapers for the butcher, and horse s**t for the local gardners. Thinkin...

tezza · tezza

We have started our new career as park managers and are happy to offer members of this forum 10% of the daily rate for a powered site which would make it $18/night Unpowered are very cheap @ $7.50 per night and weekly rates are $100/powered and $37.50 unpowered. Looking forward to meeting you.

Cee · Cee

Hiya, Just wanted to say a great big thank you to the GN's at Port Vincent Foreshore Caravan Park for their help and support. I finally took my first short trip towing the van from Adelaide to Port Vincent and was feeling really really nervous about reverse parking the van onto the site and lining it up...

pipes · pipes

Kununurra is a beautiful town. Then there's the Bungles. However, when travelling between these two, take the time to go to Wyndam. It has a wonderful history. A great little museum, but best of all, the Five Rivers Lookout. If you are dragging a van, leave it in town. It is an easy drive for ordinary ca...

Us · Us

We are leaving on a 9 month trip to WA next month and wonder if it is worth taking the kayack on the top of the car, will we use it enough to warrent the added load.

jimbo · jimbo

Are there any comments on the Home pages Good neighbours letter......I would love for the Councils too help out a little bit more rather than Grab,Grab, and More grab

pipes · pipes

Many years as a tour driver, so here are a couple of clues. The horizontal waterfall in the Kimberley. When booking, ensure that the "falls" are "falling" Don't take, Maybe, Should be, No worries. Ask, that if there is no falls, do you get a refund. The people making the booking s...

pipes · pipes

I guess that I'm not the first one to throw my PC into a river. Anyway, pulled it out, put it in the spin dryer, and finally read the instructions a couple of you folks gave me. Richo and Gayle, your discs are on the way. No charge, and thanks for the info. The stories are about life in the roadtrains in the six...

Happywanderer · Happywanderer

This was in todays paper. I will type out the whole story, surprised me!! Residents are being encouraged to say Triple Zero instead of Triple O to avoid confusing young people. Nat Triple Zero group chair Mark Whybro said mis-dialling could occur in emergency situations when numbers were confused....

Pejay · Pejay

'Evening Everyone, Well, if I thought we would have a quiet start to our retirement, guess who got it R-E-A-L-L-Y wrong!!! First off, Pete retired 16 Dec - great!!! Daughter's (Katie) f-i-l (Brian) was diagnosed with throat cancer week before Christmas - not good. Christmas was great shared with...

pipes · pipes

I wasn' born in the NT, but did a lot of growing up there. I got my "C" class license to drive road trains at age 17, by just driving around the block in the family ute. That was a long time ago. Now I have written two books about my, and other young blokes life style, in those trucks, in the si...

blaze · blaze

We are currently parked up in Cystal Brook caravan park @ $148 for a week, nice park of mainly permanents but a few for the likes of us cheers blaze

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

Am I right in assuming that in areas where you dont have a mobile phone signal on Next G, you wont have any internet signal either?

First Timers · First Timers

Hi All. We are travelling around oz for a year or two in about 3 weeks time I'm looking for advice on how other long term travellers keep their personal items secure eg: Passports. You can PM on the topic if you want. First Timers

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

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

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

FnOzi · FnOzi

Hi Everyone, Iam currently converting a 1979 Volvo B58 bus and require a second window from the drivers side to place on the passenger side. I have removed both of the original folding entry doors and have located a new entry door just in front of the rear axle,to give it the motorhome look,and to accom...

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	Another cyclone in the North (Preview) http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/satellite/ssec/australia/spacific-color-ir-sat2.html-- Edited by petengail on Tuesday 15th of February 2011 06:11:26 PM	petengail	2	1097	06:31 PM Feb 16, 2011 by Happywanderer
	Grumpalians. It was only meant as a joke (Preview) Sorry about that. By being a Grumpalian, it meant that many of us can look back, and in my case, remember collecting, and taking soft drink bottles to the green grocer. Collecting beer bottles for the "bottle-o". Newspapers for the butcher, and horse s**t for the local gardners. Thinkin...	pipes	15	1215	06:28 PM Feb 16, 2011 by Ma
	mukinbudin caravan park (Preview) We have started our new career as park managers and are happy to offer members of this forum 10% of the daily rate for a powered site which would make it $18/night Unpowered are very cheap @ $7.50 per night and weekly rates are $100/powered and $37.50 unpowered. Looking forward to meeting you.	tezza	12	1609	09:51 AM Feb 16, 2011 by Gerty Dancer
	Gotta say thanks to GN's at Port Vincent Foreshore Caravan Park (Preview) Hiya, Just wanted to say a great big thank you to the GN's at Port Vincent Foreshore Caravan Park for their help and support. I finally took my first short trip towing the van from Adelaide to Port Vincent and was feeling really really nervous about reverse parking the van onto the site and lining it up...	Cee	11	1632	09:59 PM Feb 15, 2011 by jimricho
	Another great spot to visit in the top of WA (Preview) Kununurra is a beautiful town. Then there's the Bungles. However, when travelling between these two, take the time to go to Wyndam. It has a wonderful history. A great little museum, but best of all, the Five Rivers Lookout. If you are dragging a van, leave it in town. It is an easy drive for ordinary ca...	pipes	6	1088	07:46 PM Feb 15, 2011 by BushbabyandGumnut
	kyack (Preview) We are leaving on a 9 month trip to WA next month and wonder if it is worth taking the kayack on the top of the car, will we use it enough to warrent the added load.	Us	12	1838	07:19 PM Feb 15, 2011 by BushbabyandGumnut
	Good Neighbours (Preview) Are there any comments on the Home pages Good neighbours letter......I would love for the Councils too help out a little bit more rather than Grab,Grab, and More grab	jimbo	3	1102	02:28 PM Feb 15, 2011 by jimbo
	tourist attractions WA (Preview) Many years as a tour driver, so here are a couple of clues. The horizontal waterfall in the Kimberley. When booking, ensure that the "falls" are "falling" Don't take, Maybe, Should be, No worries. Ask, that if there is no falls, do you get a refund. The people making the booking s...	pipes	10	1198	12:11 PM Feb 15, 2011 by Firefly
	Me and my PC (Preview) I guess that I'm not the first one to throw my PC into a river. Anyway, pulled it out, put it in the spin dryer, and finally read the instructions a couple of you folks gave me. Richo and Gayle, your discs are on the way. No charge, and thanks for the info. The stories are about life in the roadtrains in the six...	pipes	2	791	07:06 PM Feb 14, 2011 by Popeye
	112 is NOT the emergency call number from mobiles. ( 1 2 ) (Preview) This was in todays paper. I will type out the whole story, surprised me!! Residents are being encouraged to say Triple Zero instead of Triple O to avoid confusing young people. Nat Triple Zero group chair Mark Whybro said mis-dialling could occur in emergency situations when numbers were confused....	Happywanderer	32	3245	05:32 AM Feb 14, 2011 by NeilandRaine
	Back on Line (Preview) 'Evening Everyone, Well, if I thought we would have a quiet start to our retirement, guess who got it R-E-A-L-L-Y wrong!!! First off, Pete retired 16 Dec - great!!! Daughter's (Katie) f-i-l (Brian) was diagnosed with throat cancer week before Christmas - not good. Christmas was great shared with...	Pejay	8	1336	08:31 PM Feb 13, 2011 by Pejay
	selling on GN forum (Preview) I wasn' born in the NT, but did a lot of growing up there. I got my "C" class license to drive road trains at age 17, by just driving around the block in the family ute. That was a long time ago. Now I have written two books about my, and other young blokes life style, in those trucks, in the si...	pipes	11	1853	11:22 AM Feb 13, 2011 by pipes
	Current place of obode (Preview) We are currently parked up in Cystal Brook caravan park @ $148 for a week, nice park of mainly permanents but a few for the likes of us cheers blaze	blaze	6	1518	10:09 AM Feb 13, 2011 by blaze
	Mobile phone signal/ internet signal? (Preview) Am I right in assuming that in areas where you dont have a mobile phone signal on Next G, you wont have any internet signal either?	Gerty Dancer	10	2060	09:22 AM Feb 13, 2011 by GrumpyOne
	Security of Personal Itemssimilar (Preview) Hi All. We are travelling around oz for a year or two in about 3 weeks time I'm looking for advice on how other long term travellers keep their personal items secure eg: Passports. You can PM on the topic if you want. First Timers	First Timers	8	1163	10:03 PM Feb 12, 2011 by Happywanderer
	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	2705	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	6293	01:10 AM Feb 12, 2011 by GrumpyOne
	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	1003	11:02 AM Feb 11, 2011 by Happywanderer
	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	1743	07:41 AM Feb 11, 2011 by jimricho
	WANTED - B58 drivers side sliding window. (Preview) Hi Everyone, Iam currently converting a 1979 Volvo B58 bus and require a second window from the drivers side to place on the passenger side. I have removed both of the original folding entry doors and have located a new entry door just in front of the rear axle,to give it the motorhome look,and to accom...	FnOzi	0	861	12:37 AM Feb 11, 2011 by FnOzi
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