Solo Grey Nomads

spida · spida

Found a lovely spot and very friendly neighbours at Lake Chaffey south of Tamworth. Was heading to Nundle but will drop the van off and stay a few days I have decided - only $2 per day. Toilet I gather - will go for a walk tomorrow o check it out. Wind and rain a bit today but a beautiful calm evening and the lak...

Esperian · Esperian

Looks like the damned "Murphy's Law" loves to strike at the least expected time. I was looking forward to go with my old caravan. But when I got finally seriously working with her, I found, the damned white-ants got to it. Most of the roof is literally eaten away inside. The van stood for some...

jimbo · jimbo

Back on the 5Th Sept whilst I was in Gladstone Qld I did the wrong thing and Parked in a Bike Area (Motor) I was fines $ 44.00 In which I paid 2 hours Later at the Office of Infringements...They withdrew the Monies on the 7Th Sept 2012 and Now they have sent me another one for the same fine...Now I am dealin...

dawa · dawa

The wind these last days has been really strong. Fortunatly I had bought more rope in town and had some large pegs that I purchased awhile ago. Tied and pegged and checked and re-checked and . . . . . going to buy a small sledge ? hammer. One of those heavier square ones Dawa

Duh · Duh

As the subject says, anyone heard or seen from Jonathon lately?

bill12 · bill12

Just spent the night on the foreshore at Redcliffe, Qld. Lovely place, the Council has down a treat with a salt water pool, many barbys, cold showers(couldn't find hot ones).The markets on Sunday morn were great, and lots of birdlife. Saw a pair of falcons, and top knot pidgeons, plus fed the local mag...

extreme potato · extreme potato

I need a break! Retirement can be so exhausting. I thought I'd head a short distance north of Brisbane for a fortnight or so, no further than bundaberg. Any suggestions for somewhere cheap to stay, grassy and cool? Free camping would be wonderful but sometmes there aren't many options. I don't want to...

Sheba · Sheba

Met Rockylizard today, and had a very enjoyable few hours of conversation. Great to meet people who share similar interests. Thank you so much John. Gave me a real lift to meet you. Cheers, Sheba.

such is life · such is life

Hi all, kind of new at this ( have travel to WA and Qld in my van ) Thinking about end of December , have check on the spirit of Tasmania price's. Now need to have Half a plan on what to do and where to go, I like fishing, golf, and I do archery, there is no time limit and I am on my own. I think free camping a must, but...

turbopete · turbopete

Had a very pleasant few days at Paradise Bch despite a couple of windy days,,,,,tho good to do not much till the sun came out for Sunday and Monday last,,,,,enormous seas no good for fishing,,but my B/C dog enjoyed the ball on the beach,,,, am planning to take off for parts as yet unknown in Feb 13...

Loki · Loki

I am in the Snowy Mountains, working my way from Tumut through to Jindabilly, then heading south for the remainder. There are some really good camps along the way from Tumut, but the first one, #775 (all numbers from the Camps6 Book) Log Bridge Creek Camp was a bit steep and not quite as flat as the photo...

jules47 · jules47

Many thanks to Helen (Esmeralda) who came and picked us up today, for a drive to Portsea and Sorrento - the weather was not good, cold and rain - but ce's la vie - scenery was spectacular - and our chauffer driven trip was great. Thanks again, Helen, - see you next time!!

bill12 · bill12

Am at 1770 at the moment . Decided to take two weeks off as thing are quiet on Magnetic island. Been a reasonable trip expept for aminor bingle with a servo awning, and headwinds all the way down. Had look at Boynedale bush camp. Grat except no phone or broadband. Looks greta for fishing, but didn,t bring...

dawa · dawa

I am camping by a channel and the weather is hot. sitting with my swollen feet in the channel in the evenings. Dawa

billeeeeeee · billeeeeeee

Salutation ,excited Nomads,,,,,,,one more week,, then off to Tassie,,,,,,,,Any more excited ,and ill pee my pants,,,,,,,,Billeeeeeee

Solo Steve · Solo Steve

I got my Van back yesterday after the conversion. Quality is excellent and it was money well spent. I highly recommend Brett Cameron at Macron Campers at Ourimbah NSW who gladly did the custom job to my specs. Nothing was too difficult and they only took 5 weeks from scratch! The workmanship is excell...

Esperian · Esperian

I'm new at this forum, so it looks like I'm gonna have some catching up to do, with so many things are going on here. I love this forum, so far I just looked through some posts and I got strong impression it looks like it is precisely what I looked for, and found it. I am in the last stage of my preparations to th...

Loki · Loki

This morning Doug came over with his book on eucalypts - we determined that the trees here (Broke NSW) are Eucalyptus perniculata. He just wanted to get that worked out before he left: He was preceded by Jonathan and Colleen, with whom we had Happy Hour the evening before, all single grey nomads. D...

yeoeleven · yeoeleven

Only one night at Narrandera and off towards Green Lake stopping overnight at Dead River Beach Camps6 #304. Not a positive name but a lovely location with a sandy beach on a bend in the river. There is a drop toilet but nothing else here but the spectacular views. Rod, Heather and Norma arrived just afte...

tcp99 · tcp99

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ79AWaLF6g&list=UU_xRpAdQPZrU04WUO-5U-Hg&index=3&feature=plcp-- Edi...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Lake Chaffey NSW (Preview) Found a lovely spot and very friendly neighbours at Lake Chaffey south of Tamworth. Was heading to Nundle but will drop the van off and stay a few days I have decided - only $2 per day. Toilet I gather - will go for a walk tomorrow o check it out. Wind and rain a bit today but a beautiful calm evening and the lak...	spida	3	830	07:13 PM Nov 11, 2012 by spida
	Murphy's Law... (Preview) Looks like the damned "Murphy's Law" loves to strike at the least expected time. I was looking forward to go with my old caravan. But when I got finally seriously working with her, I found, the damned white-ants got to it. Most of the roof is literally eaten away inside. The van stood for some...	Esperian	5	997	03:58 AM Nov 11, 2012 by jules47
	Infringment Notice (Preview) Back on the 5Th Sept whilst I was in Gladstone Qld I did the wrong thing and Parked in a Bike Area (Motor) I was fines $ 44.00 In which I paid 2 hours Later at the Office of Infringements...They withdrew the Monies on the 7Th Sept 2012 and Now they have sent me another one for the same fine...Now I am dealin...	jimbo	19	1617	09:46 PM Nov 10, 2012 by 03_troopy
	wind ( 1 2 ) (Preview) The wind these last days has been really strong. Fortunatly I had bought more rope in town and had some large pegs that I purchased awhile ago. Tied and pegged and checked and re-checked and . . . . . going to buy a small sledge ? hammer. One of those heavier square ones Dawa	dawa	32	2960	03:45 AM Nov 7, 2012 by oldboar
	Jonathon ? Anyone seen or heard from him lately? (Preview) As the subject says, anyone heard or seen from Jonathon lately?	Duh	10	896	08:57 PM Nov 6, 2012 by Duh
	Redcliffe,Qld (Preview) Just spent the night on the foreshore at Redcliffe, Qld. Lovely place, the Council has down a treat with a salt water pool, many barbys, cold showers(couldn't find hot ones).The markets on Sunday morn were great, and lots of birdlife. Saw a pair of falcons, and top knot pidgeons, plus fed the local mag...	bill12	10	2130	03:21 AM Nov 6, 2012 by Jack Mac
	Running away (Preview) I need a break! Retirement can be so exhausting. I thought I'd head a short distance north of Brisbane for a fortnight or so, no further than bundaberg. Any suggestions for somewhere cheap to stay, grassy and cool? Free camping would be wonderful but sometmes there aren't many options. I don't want to...	extreme potato	9	1514	05:38 PM Nov 5, 2012 by the rocket
	Met another GN today. (Preview) Met Rockylizard today, and had a very enjoyable few hours of conversation. Great to meet people who share similar interests. Thank you so much John. Gave me a real lift to meet you. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	1	775	06:02 AM Nov 5, 2012 by rockylizard
	thinking of going to Tasmania (Preview) Hi all, kind of new at this ( have travel to WA and Qld in my van ) Thinking about end of December , have check on the spirit of Tasmania price's. Now need to have Half a plan on what to do and where to go, I like fishing, golf, and I do archery, there is no time limit and I am on my own. I think free camping a must, but...	such is life	14	1038	02:04 AM Nov 5, 2012 by jules47
	Paradise Beach (Preview) Had a very pleasant few days at Paradise Bch despite a couple of windy days,,,,,tho good to do not much till the sun came out for Sunday and Monday last,,,,,enormous seas no good for fishing,,but my B/C dog enjoyed the ball on the beach,,,, am planning to take off for parts as yet unknown in Feb 13...	turbopete	0	606	01:53 PM Nov 2, 2012 by turbopete
	Snowy Mountains (Preview) I am in the Snowy Mountains, working my way from Tumut through to Jindabilly, then heading south for the remainder. There are some really good camps along the way from Tumut, but the first one, #775 (all numbers from the Camps6 Book) Log Bridge Creek Camp was a bit steep and not quite as flat as the photo...	Loki	4	1021	09:33 PM Nov 1, 2012 by QueenKombi
	A GN Good Friend (Preview) Many thanks to Helen (Esmeralda) who came and picked us up today, for a drive to Portsea and Sorrento - the weather was not good, cold and rain - but ce's la vie - scenery was spectacular - and our chauffer driven trip was great. Thanks again, Helen, - see you next time!!	jules47	14	1055	05:49 PM Oct 31, 2012 by jules47
	1770 Agnes Waters (Preview) Am at 1770 at the moment . Decided to take two weeks off as thing are quiet on Magnetic island. Been a reasonable trip expept for aminor bingle with a servo awning, and headwinds all the way down. Had look at Boynedale bush camp. Grat except no phone or broadband. Looks greta for fishing, but didn,t bring...	bill12	1	723	05:42 PM Oct 31, 2012 by blaze
	by a channel (Preview) I am camping by a channel and the weather is hot. sitting with my swollen feet in the channel in the evenings. Dawa	dawa	4	735	12:26 AM Oct 31, 2012 by dawa
	one more week,,,,,,,,,,,,, (Preview) Salutation ,excited Nomads,,,,,,,one more week,, then off to Tassie,,,,,,,,Any more excited ,and ill pee my pants,,,,,,,,Billeeeeeee	billeeeeeee	25	1384	12:15 AM Oct 31, 2012 by billeeeeeee
	My new Van conversion is finished! (Preview) I got my Van back yesterday after the conversion. Quality is excellent and it was money well spent. I highly recommend Brett Cameron at Macron Campers at Ourimbah NSW who gladly did the custom job to my specs. Nothing was too difficult and they only took 5 weeks from scratch! The workmanship is excell...	Solo Steve	18	1894	09:54 PM Oct 30, 2012 by gypsy rover
	Hallo to all! (Preview) I'm new at this forum, so it looks like I'm gonna have some catching up to do, with so many things are going on here. I love this forum, so far I just looked through some posts and I got strong impression it looks like it is precisely what I looked for, and found it. I am in the last stage of my preparations to th...	Esperian	17	1502	09:01 PM Oct 30, 2012 by gypsy rover
	Some days are diamonds... (Preview) This morning Doug came over with his book on eucalypts - we determined that the trees here (Broke NSW) are Eucalyptus perniculata. He just wanted to get that worked out before he left: He was preceded by Jonathan and Colleen, with whom we had Happy Hour the evening before, all single grey nomads. D...	Loki	7	901	10:59 PM Oct 29, 2012 by pawsoz
	Dead River Beach north of Cobram (Preview) Only one night at Narrandera and off towards Green Lake stopping overnight at Dead River Beach Camps6 #304. Not a positive name but a lovely location with a sandy beach on a bend in the river. There is a drop toilet but nothing else here but the spectacular views. Rod, Heather and Norma arrived just afte...	yeoeleven	7	2821	06:43 PM Oct 25, 2012 by jimbo
	Van Dwelling Woman (Preview) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ79AWaLF6g&list=UU_xRpAdQPZrU04WUO-5U-Hg&index=3&feature=plcp-- Edi...	tcp99	8	3242	01:44 AM Oct 25, 2012 by milo
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