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A beautiful camp
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Stayed at Sawpit picnic area near Portland. Lovely spot. Rain & a bit of sun for Sola, so carm no wind in the bush.Who needs TV when birds are a plenty & Walabys with babys to watch. Just up my ally. Portland has showers in the public toilets. Using the power to charge phone & go on the computer...
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Tagging ???
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Can someone please help me...what's tagging ? Obviously not about electrical tagging.
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Log Waterhole at Winton
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Left Porcupine Gorge and caught up with Jeff in the Hughenden Library, posted my internet stuff and set off the 220kms to Winton. A very hot drive with a huge headwind and even now it is still a hot wind blowing through the Long Waterhole Camps6 #361. I enquired at the Information Centre about the drive i...
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Finally a dream comes true.
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After a whirlwind week, completely out of the blue, I am about to hit the road full time. MuM very happily moved into aged care of her choice and Ohhh so happy, a different woman. Daughter very happy also. After a day of moving furniture and mother a call from a real estate agent wanting to know if I would re...
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Porcupine Gorge near Hughenden
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Left Campaspe River early around 7am there was 160kms to Hughenden and an early start gave me at least an hour before the day warmed up. So at my speed of around 80kph allows two hours driving to get to Hughenden. I had wanted to visit Porcupine Gorge but Camps6 #295 Pyramid Campsite indicates 30kms of di...
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Undara Lava Tubes
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Wednesday morning and I left Archer Creek driving to Mt. Garnett where I did get internet in 2012 and expected to do so again. Success and I was able to catch up with the blog and forum. After I drove to the Undara Lava Tubes and booked into a powered site and went on a conducted tour $70 all up. So now I am powe...
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Gold prospecting in Clermont
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Hi, I accidently posted on General forum this same posting, but it doesn't really matter, Here I am in Clermont intending to do some prospecting with my detector, I am travelling alone and would like some like minded person to help me with a bit of knowledge on detecting. Any one out there??? regards...
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Heading to Mt Magnet WA
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On the road again after a collapsed idler bearing, a ride in a tow truck and 2 very cool and windy nights at a CP in Geraldton. Ute all fixed now so off to meet up with my travel companions. Off to Mt Magnet then Leinster - Kalgoorlie and back to Perth. RAC insurance covers - EITHER tow truck OR accommodation...
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Campaspe River between Charters Towers and Hughenden.
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Left Fletcher Creek Friday morning with a couple of things to do before the weekend, the main one was to make sure that the MP3 player was received at Atherton and arrange for it to be transferred to a post office ahead of me in my travels. I have selected Longreach because if it isnt there I can wait it out i...
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Flat Tyer
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I have put this in the main forum as well. I was reading the letters in the Wanderer about flat tyres and the weight of your motorhome. I have a Sunliner Holiday and it is over 2 tone my question is can you get road assistance or what do you do I am sure I could not lift the tyre to change it . I am a member of ...
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Housesitter wanted
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Housesitter wanted in Echuca 15th-17th November 2013. I cant do it as I am housesitting another family menber same time.
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Fletcher Creek again
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http://yeoeleven.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/fletcher-creek-north-of-charters-towers.html I was here last year and enjoyed my stay even though I did have conjunctivitis which slowed me down somewhat. I set off from Undara at around 8am and after a boring long drive of around 350kms arr...
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I am in a pickle?
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Ok, I have now done the easy rooms, and into the kitchen cupboards. I keep looking at all my gadgets that I have accumulated over the years, I know that I do not use them often however when I do they are very handy. Things like my pie maker, the sandwich press, I will pack my mixmaster up and just take my lit...
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Archer Creek near Ravenshoe
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Archer Creek Rest Area Camps6 #236 is nominated as a 24 hour stop over but the sign on the site states 48 hours and my plan is the take up the 48 hour offer. There is no running water on tap but the creek looks good enough to drink, very swiftly moving and clear. Good flushing toilets and fire rings everywher...
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Waterfalls on the Atherton Tablelands
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Went to Atherton P.O. to pick up my player but it wasnt there so what to do? Hang around waiting or move on and handle a transfer when the unit arrives at Atherton. That is the best course of action, move on. Decided to do the waterfalls and found 5 to see and photograph, starting with Malanda Falls. Moving...
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Happy camping
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Have been in Mannum by the Murry River lovely spot. Does say FREE camp in book 7, there is a charge of $10 per car a night. In Francis down from Bordertown, this is a free camp at the Oval.
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Rocky Creek War Memorial Park between Atherton and Mareeba
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Rocky Creek War Memorial Park is on the Kennedy Highway between Atherton and Mareeba and offers the opportunity to camp in a huge open area to the side of the Memorial Park. No potable water but good flushing toilets are available. Gold coin donation box is provided, 72 hour maximum. The Memorial Park...
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Port Augusta to Katherine
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Hello Everyone, It has been a long time since I have posted. I have been busy travelling, no, not none stop, except for the Big One, that took a few months. I have been doing a month or so of travelling and then coming home and checking on my house, paying the bills and (groan) getting the garden back up to...
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Let the journeying begin
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Yesterday I drove home with Heidi, a 2000 Hiace commuter van with only 188,000 k's on the clock and plans to do many many more. I bought her via an advert on Gumtree My first outing will be this weekend going to Merredin for the WA Photographic Federation's weekend of fun and learning. Hopefully I'll be a...
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What is your travelling style and favourite place?
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After nearly seven wonderful relaxing months travelling with my little toy poodle (Oscar) around WA, across to Darwin then down the centre through Alice Springs, I am now on the last leg of my journey (currently at Lake Hart SA free camp north of Port Augusta), and will arrive home in Melbourne next Fr...
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