The Grey Nomads - General

Loffty · Loffty

Good evening to all. I would like to know about over 70s travel insuance, who might be the better one to go through for the olds. They're planning a cruise, so would be interested in personal expience with any company that handle that age group. Thanks in advance every one :)

ozi2 · ozi2

Hi everyone, I was surfing this afternoon as one does when I came across a website called outbackcrossing.com.au and found it very interesting. It covers 4wd vehicles, what to look for, pro's and cons, touring, camping........all very informative and instructive. Hope you find something of inte...

Ole_Grizzly · Ole_Grizzly

Jumped into that saddle last Monday morning after a weary many months of medical ailments etc. Headed north from the south east, went past Adelaide. But the second night out my old ailment hit me hard and GP's told me to go home. Back home Thursday evening and feeling somewhat disenchanted with life an...

bill12 · bill12

Curiousity, NASA Mars landed sucessfully touched down at aprox 3.30pm est after 7 minute decent. Saw it on ABC. I hope the martians don,t mind.........Bill

Beth54 · Beth54

This info came from ABC Western Qld. State Government Announcement: Cameron Corner has just been nominated for heritage listing (along with Haddon and Poeppel Corners). Do you think heritage listing there would be a good thing?

Rongela · Rongela

Another attempt to close free/low cost camping is taking place in Victoria. Lake Batyo Catyo between St.Arnaud and Donald is under threat and fighting to keep it going the local caretaker is offering free powered camping for a limited time in an effort to prove its' viability by way of showing as m...

jules47 · jules47

Congratulations on one year of the GN Times - a great read every time. Keep up the good work!!!

blaze · blaze

Just replaced my laptop keyboard. Took all of about 3 minutes. Checked out a vidio of how and thought I would flip the top panel off to have a look in veiw of doing the job tomorrow. Found the 2 screws, turned the lappy off, remove screws, flip out keyboard, remove ribbon cable and the reverse previous. Mo...

Kiwi-as · Kiwi-as

Left Mareeba Rodeo Grounds this morning, heading for Darwin . Air Lockers all fixed. Took two return trips to garage to fix a bad leak in air line to air bags, should not have happened. All it takes is a little soapy water to test.:

: Really enjoyed the two weeks at Rifle Creek an...

Duh · Duh

Anyone wanting to see the wildflowers of WA in September without travelling hundreds of kms, a visit to Kings Park in September is well worth it. Also for other things, the War Memorial (try the whispering wall near the remembrance flame) and terrific photo views of Perth city, the Swan River, South...

fridaydog · fridaydog

Hi All Does anybody know of a good guide to Australian plant identification? We have the Cronin's key guides for Australian mammals, and for reptiles and frogs already, as well as the Slater field guide for birds in our van, and my MD is interested in finding out about the plants too. The most likely c...

AmandaJayne · AmandaJayne

I thought I would pop it in here, there are a lot more photos added to our travel blog for those interested in having a look..... there are many critter shots tho as I can't seem to help myself when it comes to them hehehehehe... some free camping spots too :)

cazza · cazza

Earlier this month I posted on this site regarding whether or not to hire a Campervan. Well we did. One of your members was very generous in ringing me and giving a few pointers that were very helpful. First of all we went for a Four Berth rather than a Three or Two. I think for this reason the marriage i...

Loki · Loki

New to me, maybe not to many of you BUT if you are looking for audio books to help wile away the km, go to www.booksshouldbefree.com and see if anything excites you. There is plenty of choice but mainly of older books I.e. a noticeable absence of current best sellers. They can be downloaded in MP3 form...

brickies · brickies

This a place not to be missed, Put the Prado on the Barge in Townsville $160.20 Return to Nelly Bay , Have seen the Island Warts and all , Drove the 8 KLM from Picnic Bay to West Point , Horseshoe Bay to Radical Bay , Florence Bay and Arthur Bay. All the rest can be done by local bus service , but was worth having...

barina · barina

Hi all Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere, apparently A Current Affair has a story on Grey Nomads, tonight Friday 6.30 Melbourne time.

Vic · Vic

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/have-you-seen-my-husband-2...

glassies · glassies

As you all know hubby and i have everything up for sale so we are in a sticky situation if the Business sells first then we have to delve into the money as self funded retirees and pay off 750 a week repayments ,we are worried this will of course deplete our money till the home is sold I am told if we had no mo...

briche · briche

Cheryl and I have had the pleasure of being part of the gathering at the rodeo grounds in Mareeba. It gave us so much pleasure to be part of this event that actually had its start at Rifle creek where we shared together before we headed off to Cooktown. On our return we booked into the Rodeo grounds only to f...

Big Gorilla · Big Gorilla

Please find attached a copy of the final Statewide Directions Paper Review of Council Recreational Vehicle Overnight Camping Serviceshttp://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/163105/Statewide_Directions_Paper_-_Revi...

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	Travel Insurance???? (Preview) Good evening to all. I would like to know about over 70s travel insuance, who might be the better one to go through for the olds. They're planning a cruise, so would be interested in personal expience with any company that handle that age group. Thanks in advance every one :)	Loffty	11	1954	02:58 AM Aug 8, 2012 by Romy5152
	Interesting Australian travel site (Preview) Hi everyone, I was surfing this afternoon as one does when I came across a website called outbackcrossing.com.au and found it very interesting. It covers 4wd vehicles, what to look for, pro's and cons, touring, camping........all very informative and instructive. Hope you find something of inte...	ozi2	7	1636	01:28 AM Aug 8, 2012 by EilsnAlby
	Curse Swear & Blaspheme. (Preview) Jumped into that saddle last Monday morning after a weary many months of medical ailments etc. Headed north from the south east, went past Adelaide. But the second night out my old ailment hit me hard and GP's told me to go home. Back home Thursday evening and feeling somewhat disenchanted with life an...	Ole_Grizzly	17	1438	12:37 AM Aug 8, 2012 by Esmeralda
	Curiosity has landed! (Preview) Curiousity, NASA Mars landed sucessfully touched down at aprox 3.30pm est after 7 minute decent. Saw it on ABC. I hope the martians don,t mind.........Bill	bill12	13	1144	06:16 PM Aug 7, 2012 by Gerty Dancer
	Camerons Corner News. (Preview) This info came from ABC Western Qld. State Government Announcement: Cameron Corner has just been nominated for heritage listing (along with Haddon and Poeppel Corners). Do you think heritage listing there would be a good thing?	Beth54	6	911	07:12 AM Aug 7, 2012 by Duh
	Help Save Lake Batyo Catyo. (Preview) Another attempt to close free/low cost camping is taking place in Victoria. Lake Batyo Catyo between St.Arnaud and Donald is under threat and fighting to keep it going the local caretaker is offering free powered camping for a limited time in an effort to prove its' viability by way of showing as m...	Rongela	2	1820	06:07 AM Aug 7, 2012 by Cruising Granny
	Birthday greetings - GN Times (Preview) Congratulations on one year of the GN Times - a great read every time. Keep up the good work!!!	jules47	10	1226	07:34 PM Aug 6, 2012 by Nicholstones
	Toshiba keyboard (Preview) Just replaced my laptop keyboard. Took all of about 3 minutes. Checked out a vidio of how and thought I would flip the top panel off to have a look in veiw of doing the job tomorrow. Found the 2 screws, turned the lappy off, remove screws, flip out keyboard, remove ribbon cable and the reverse previous. Mo...	blaze	14	1418	02:09 AM Aug 7, 2012 by _wombat_
	Kiwis have moved on. (Preview) Left Mareeba Rodeo Grounds this morning, heading for Darwin . Air Lockers all fixed. Took two return trips to garage to fix a bad leak in air line to air bags, should not have happened. All it takes is a little soapy water to test.:: Really enjoyed the two weeks at Rifle Creek an...	Kiwi-as	11	1391	01:55 AM Aug 7, 2012 by Beth54
	Kings Park (Mount Eliza) Perth - Wildflowers & Photo Views (Preview) Anyone wanting to see the wildflowers of WA in September without travelling hundreds of kms, a visit to Kings Park in September is well worth it. Also for other things, the War Memorial (try the whispering wall near the remembrance flame) and terrific photo views of Perth city, the Swan River, South...	Duh	4	987	11:31 PM Aug 6, 2012 by justcruisin01
	Australian Plant Identification (Preview) Hi All Does anybody know of a good guide to Australian plant identification? We have the Cronin's key guides for Australian mammals, and for reptiles and frogs already, as well as the Slater field guide for birds in our van, and my MD is interested in finding out about the plants too. The most likely c...	fridaydog	2	806	03:20 PM Aug 6, 2012 by ozi2
	Travel blog update (Preview) I thought I would pop it in here, there are a lot more photos added to our travel blog for those interested in having a look..... there are many critter shots tho as I can't seem to help myself when it comes to them hehehehehe... some free camping spots too :)	AmandaJayne	2	850	05:27 AM Aug 6, 2012 by AmandaJayne
	Following up on hiring a Britz Campervan for travelling around Kakadu/Katherine/Litchfield (Preview) Earlier this month I posted on this site regarding whether or not to hire a Campervan. Well we did. One of your members was very generous in ringing me and giving a few pointers that were very helpful. First of all we went for a Four Berth rather than a Three or Two. I think for this reason the marriage i...	cazza	4	925	04:37 AM Aug 6, 2012 by Colls
	Free Audio Books (Preview) New to me, maybe not to many of you BUT if you are looking for audio books to help wile away the km, go to www.booksshouldbefree.com and see if anything excites you. There is plenty of choice but mainly of older books I.e. a noticeable absence of current best sellers. They can be downloaded in MP3 form...	Loki	3	651	02:01 AM Aug 6, 2012 by jan-ed
	Magnetic Island (Preview) This a place not to be missed, Put the Prado on the Barge in Townsville $160.20 Return to Nelly Bay , Have seen the Island Warts and all , Drove the 8 KLM from Picnic Bay to West Point , Horseshoe Bay to Radical Bay , Florence Bay and Arthur Bay. All the rest can be done by local bus service , but was worth having...	brickies	15	1961	09:48 PM Aug 5, 2012 by bill12
	Grey Nomads on ACA tonight ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi all Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere, apparently A Current Affair has a story on Grey Nomads, tonight Friday 6.30 Melbourne time.	barina	39	3504	08:13 PM Aug 5, 2012 by BohemianGypsy
	Missing Chidlow WA Man - Rod Base (Preview) http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/have-you-seen-my-husband-2...	Vic	28	3820	08:56 AM Aug 5, 2012 by Duh
	What to do (Preview) As you all know hubby and i have everything up for sale so we are in a sticky situation if the Business sells first then we have to delve into the money as self funded retirees and pay off 750 a week repayments ,we are worried this will of course deplete our money till the home is sold I am told if we had no mo...	glassies	19	1546	08:22 PM Aug 4, 2012 by Colls
	Mareeba get together. (Preview) Cheryl and I have had the pleasure of being part of the gathering at the rodeo grounds in Mareeba. It gave us so much pleasure to be part of this event that actually had its start at Rifle creek where we shared together before we headed off to Cooktown. On our return we booked into the Rodeo grounds only to f...	briche	5	790	05:45 PM Aug 4, 2012 by Beth54
	Review of Council Recreational Vehicle Overnight Camping Services - Tasmania (Preview) Please find attached a copy of the final Statewide Directions Paper Review of Council Recreational Vehicle Overnight Camping Serviceshttp://www.dpac.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/163105/Statewide_Directions_Paper_-_Revi...	Big Gorilla	1	752	05:01 PM Aug 4, 2012 by briche
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