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Christmas on the road
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On our 6 month trip, Well, we are now in Adelaide at the beautiful Brown Creek Caravan Park after leaving Perth in late October. We are loving our touring but want to know where would be a good place to bunker down for the school holidays, like Christmas through to end of Jan. Looking for place away from cr...
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Mobile Caravan Service for Jayco Swan
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Hi Grey Nomads, Our campervan is due a service, before our next trip away, and we are thinking a mobile repairer would be more cost effective than the last place we took our van too. It was our first service on a new Campervan and cost us $300!!! Can anyone recommend a mobile service/repairer? Thanks...
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South Australia Trip
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G'day All 'She who must be obeyed' and I are heading off for a run from Brisbane area through to South Australia for a few months departing early January 2017. (Woo Hoo....not long now ) We plan to go from Brisbane via Broken Hill, Port Augusta, Ceduna, down the Peninsula to Port Lincoln, Barossa V...
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Bridgetown Blues festival
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Bridgetown Blues festival was on this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 11th to 13th November 2016Neighbour over the road asked if I was goingI told him no, as I was not into blues music, and that I had heard it was somewhat expensive at about $250 per person for the three day event.He explained the situati...
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Perth to Broome and back......3 weeks
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Hi All, We have booked Broome for end July. Lucky got into CP for 13 nts. We are thinking of going up coast and stopping at Galena River rest stop 1 nt, Coral Bay 2 nts, then not sure where to stop over the next 1-2 nts. We want to stop overnight before it gets dark, and haven't been any further than Exmouth in p...
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Where to overnight NSW south coast
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Dear experienced Nomads, can you help budding Nomads out of a sticky situation? As part of our brief RV trip we (2 adults, 2 children) are travelling from Bega to Sydney from 26th - 30th December. Since we are roaming up the coast it has been next to impossible to find camping spots for 1-2 nights since a...
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Dentures
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Had to get a tooth replaced on upper plate recently - found this guy to be helpful, efficient and prompt service. ALL ABOUT DENTURES Dental Proshetist 07 3282 9018 3/125 Brisbane Road, Booval QLD (near Ipswich) www.allaboutdentures.com.au
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Road Conditions.
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Anyone have an up to date road report from Normanton to Camooweal via Burketown towing normal 18ft caravan? Conflicting advice from locals.
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Our trip to the outback
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Permalink Reply Quote Edit Post Just returned from N.S.W. and South QLD. outback, freezing at night cool days, but enjoyed it immensely. Stayed at a great caravan park at Charliville called Bush Caravan Park, no dogs or smokers allowed, (sorry smokers ) entertainment, free Damper, cooked o...
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Staircase to the moon in South West WA
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Last night I went to take a look at the moon rising over the Ocean.I have only recently heard of this place, and it is within 100 Kilometres of my home baseI am not sure if it is supposed to be a State secret, or perhaps I was just a bit slow in coming forward, as I have lived in WA for 51 yearsThe place I went to w...
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Ford Transit Parts
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I can highly recommend Mick at Ford Transit Parts (www.fordtransitparts.com.au 0420 927 633) which is based in Hervey Bay. I was looking for some suspension bushes for our Transit motorhome and all the ussual sources like Ford, Repco, Autobarn, and many others where out of stock and was looking li...
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Gas work and gas refills-Blackwater QLD
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Plumbworx - Littlefield Road, Blackwater. Friend had a gas problem, these guys were terrific, very thorough, checked everything. We left happy and safe that the gas supply to friends MH was all ok. They are also the only ones who refill gas bottles in Blackwater - $35.50 - 9kg and $17.50 4.5kg.
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Murwillumbah nsw cafe flamingoes
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Excellent australian coffee and homemade cakes and cheesecakes and soups. Yummy. Highly recomnend. -- Edited by the rocket on Saturday 23rd of July 2016 12:04:13 PM
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Mobile Welder Sunshine Coast
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I am a boilermaker myself but had to call in a mobile welder to weld news chains and a jockey wheel clamp to my tow frame. Use the bloke below who arrived on time and who was very efficient and knew his trade. Also half the cost of a local mobile welder. Shriek Welding. Craig mobile 0417 600 069 He is based at W...
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12v/Batteries/electrical Moree
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We highly recommend Power Master Battery shop, Anne Street, Moree. They were so helpful with inverter and 12V TV problems. They really went out of their way to help. Also the guys at Repco Moree who told us to try the Power Master Battery shop when they could not help us. We also recommend Scott at Jaycar...
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Caravan repairs tweed heads sth. Nsw
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the caravan clinic, 24minjungbal drive, tweed heads. nsw. highly recommend and did not rip us off. Job was done quickly and efficiently. We are so impressed we are going to get other work done next week and will be booking our van in for all servicing in the future. Family run company. So give them a go, w...
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Gas struts
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We were heading down the path of divorce or rv Airlifters. Due to a crook shoulder, pop top was getting too hard to put up. Got put on to this guy in the Logan area of S E Qld. Cass Weigmans Gas Strutt Recharge email hollfalls@hotmail.com Mob 0409131638 Can now put the top up on my own. The bed now stays up...
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Auto Sat Dish
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Just spent a full day repairing our auto Sat Dish . The arm with the LNB would not stay down and as we are due to leave Albany on Monday I was stressing out big time . So I rang Intelsat in Melboure spoke to Mandrell and Cameron and would like to recommend these two gentalmen and this company . I must have rang...
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Caravan Repair in Rockhampton
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In December 2015 I had the misfortune of the awning being blown over the top of the van and it was eventually repaired by Takalvans in Bundaberg on the corner of Isis Hwy and Enterprise Street. They did a very professional job and all in one week. You can read about my experiences at [url]http://wanderi...
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RV/Camping supplier
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We have just purchased an item from rvtek http://store.rvtek.com.au/ we made a mistake when ordering, so organised to swap for what we really wanted. Tina and Mike were excellent to deal with. Our order arrived the day after we ordered it. Can highly recommend.
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