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Cuppa · Cuppa

A new post from the same place. Snakes, frogs & sweat rash do paradise make! https://wp.me/p8PHoJ-E3

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

Every year we like to do a 3 week fly/hire car trip to a destination far away from our base in Melbourne. It makes a nice change from towing our caravan, camper trailer or boat around. The past 2 years we've flown up to Darwin & travelled through Kakadu/Adelaide River/Pine Creek/Katherine. This ye...

colmal · colmal

My partner and i had booked a powered site at the walkerville foreshore caravan park and due to a serious tyre blowout causing wheel and brake damage, we had to cancel at the last minute, telling the lovely lady there that if we could get a new wheel down in 2 days that we would make the last day,to no avail,...

rockylizard · rockylizard

Gday... Hope this is interesting to some. Cheers - John

Dougwe · Dougwe

Warn out! Howdy and welcome to my October update, sit back with a cuppa or something stronger and read away.October started with a move of camp. Garry and Roxanne were back from there trip overseas and had a great time. After chatting with them it was decided I would stay and catch up and continue enjoy...

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

On our way down the 265km stretch of the Silver City Hwy from Broken Hill down to Wentworth we saw the new pipeline adjacent to the road that provides water from the Murray River to Broken Hill. The line runs beside the Western side of the road all the way. Broken Hills water supply used to come from the Men...

Dougwe · Dougwe

Bucket List's. G'day and welcome to my September update. The month started with me departing the Holbrook NSW area that I talked about in my August Update. I hooked up the aluminium tent and headed slightly north again with Young NSW in my sights. After a mid-morning departure from Holbrook I heade...

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

After leaving Little Topar Rest Area we drove 74kms into Broken Hill, this was our 3rd visit though we haven't actually stayed in Broken Hill itself as we're not too keen on large cities. Previously we've stayed at places like nearby Silverton for almost a week & spent a day in town looking at all t...

New Member · GlobalTraveller

Hi everyone. We have just joined up and I thought I would share our blog site that we use for all our travels. We are looking forward to sharing and learning some new things from everyone. Blog: steveandmareeringrose.com Cheers Steve and Maree

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

After a very enjoyable stay at Warrawong on the Darling we travelled 95kms North to White Cliffs opal fields. Warrawong billabong. Pelican flotilla. Brown treecreeper. Striated Pardalote. The caravan park was good value at $20/nt powered site, as expected not one blade of grass just bare red e...

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

We were going to stay at Cobar CP for the usual 1 night but on the day we were supposed to leave high winds were forecast. It was a good decision to stay for an extra night as strong gusty winds caused huge dust storms over the whole area & driving visibility was low. There's now a new free camping opti...

Dougwe · Dougwe

"I hate meeses to pieces" Yet another Month has finished and soon 2019 will be here.Welcome to my August 2018 update.I will start with the weather. Plenty of it while on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne in Southern VIC. August started where July left off, cold wet and windy, very windy an...

Desert Dweller · Desert Dweller

. . We were very happy to escape Melbourne's cold windy Winter weather in mid-August. Travelling up the Northern Hwy via Heathcote, arriving in Echuca on the Murray River bathed in sunshine was a pleasant start to our 7 week trip. Crossing into NSW heading North along the Cobb Hw...

LLD · LLD

Trip stats starting June 1st (Start of Grey Nomad Season). Ballarat - Port Augusta - Katherine - Broome - Jurien Bay - Kalgoorlie - Port Augusta - Ballarat 73 days / 72 nights. Original plan was 100 days adding going via Albany & S/W from Jurien Bay to Kalgoorlie. Bad weather caused shortened tri...

coastalsnelling · coastalsnelling

We are travelling north and are looking to spend 3 to 4 days in that area Can anybody recomend a place? Cheers Bruce

Dougwe · Dougwe

Well battered!G'day and welcome to my July update.House sit continued in down town Wonthaggi.The month of July started with the two dogs I was looking after going off to visit their boy friends for a while. Willow headed off to her boy friend and Sandy to hers. Both dogs should be mums in the very near fu...

Cuppa · Cuppa

Two new posts http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2018/07/12/off-we-go-again/ http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2018/07/12/red-dune-country/ We are now at Hermannsberg, (& have reception), about to head west along the Gary Junction Rd after a visit to Palm Valley for tonight. (Uncertain when we wi...

robo24 · robo24

Any info re worth a visit

Dougwe · Dougwe

Bloody computers! Gday and welcome to my June update. Sit back with a coffee or something stronger and read away. It won't take long this month, really.The month started with very cold mornings, like 0c-2c yep, cold, Brrrrrrr. Well for me anyway cos at this time of the year I am normally in the tropics a...

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	STICKY: Travel Blogs by members (Preview) Do you have a blog you'd like to share? Please include links to your blogs (or new posts) in this string. Disclaimer: please note that the Grey Nomads forum does not have any input or control over the content of remotely hosted blogs.	Webmaster	15	5115	02:02 PM Jan 17, 2018 by Gregnsue
	Cuppa & MrsTea's Blog - To the Kimberley via the 'back roads'. (Preview) A new post from the same place. Snakes, frogs & sweat rash do paradise make! https://wp.me/p8PHoJ-E3	Cuppa	0	1	06:01 PM Nov 19, 2018 by Cuppa
	Cairns/Atherton Tableland Trip - October/November 2018 (Preview) Every year we like to do a 3 week fly/hire car trip to a destination far away from our base in Melbourne. It makes a nice change from towing our caravan, camper trailer or boat around. The past 2 years we've flown up to Darwin & travelled through Kakadu/Adelaide River/Pine Creek/Katherine. This ye...	Desert Dweller	4	216	11:13 AM Nov 19, 2018 by Possum3
	walkerville foreshore camping reserve (Preview) My partner and i had booked a powered site at the walkerville foreshore caravan park and due to a serious tyre blowout causing wheel and brake damage, we had to cancel at the last minute, telling the lovely lady there that if we could get a new wheel down in 2 days that we would make the last day,to no avail,...	colmal	3	198	08:00 AM Nov 17, 2018 by Desert Dweller
	Recalling my visit to Ravenswood 2018 (Preview) Gday... Hope this is interesting to some. Cheers - John	rockylizard	2	244	06:55 AM Nov 3, 2018 by Dougwe
	OCTOBER 2018 UPDATE (Preview) Warn out! Howdy and welcome to my October update, sit back with a cuppa or something stronger and read away.October started with a move of camp. Garry and Roxanne were back from there trip overseas and had a great time. After chatting with them it was decided I would stay and catch up and continue enjoy...	Dougwe	14	581	05:54 PM Nov 10, 2018 by Felicia
	Outback NSW Trip - Part 5 (final) (Preview) On our way down the 265km stretch of the Silver City Hwy from Broken Hill down to Wentworth we saw the new pipeline adjacent to the road that provides water from the Murray River to Broken Hill. The line runs beside the Western side of the road all the way. Broken Hills water supply used to come from the Men...	Desert Dweller	10	685	09:05 AM Nov 12, 2018 by BennytheBall1958
	SEPTEMBER 2018 UPDATE (Preview) Bucket List's. G'day and welcome to my September update. The month started with me departing the Holbrook NSW area that I talked about in my August Update. I hooked up the aluminium tent and headed slightly north again with Young NSW in my sights. After a mid-morning departure from Holbrook I heade...	Dougwe	14	920	01:18 AM Oct 9, 2018 by palaceboy
	Outback NSW Trip - Part 4 (Preview) After leaving Little Topar Rest Area we drove 74kms into Broken Hill, this was our 3rd visit though we haven't actually stayed in Broken Hill itself as we're not too keen on large cities. Previously we've stayed at places like nearby Silverton for almost a week & spent a day in town looking at all t...	Desert Dweller	9	618	07:59 PM Oct 4, 2018 by Plain Truth
	New Member (Preview) Hi everyone. We have just joined up and I thought I would share our blog site that we use for all our travels. We are looking forward to sharing and learning some new things from everyone. Blog: steveandmareeringrose.com Cheers Steve and Maree	GlobalTraveller	2	348	07:58 AM Nov 17, 2018 by MargaretYork
	Outback NSW Trip - Part 3 (Preview) After a very enjoyable stay at Warrawong on the Darling we travelled 95kms North to White Cliffs opal fields. Warrawong billabong. Pelican flotilla. Brown treecreeper. Striated Pardalote. The caravan park was good value at $20/nt powered site, as expected not one blade of grass just bare red e...	Desert Dweller	10	576	04:46 PM Sep 23, 2018 by Mez
	Outback NSW Trip - Part 2 (Preview) We were going to stay at Cobar CP for the usual 1 night but on the day we were supposed to leave high winds were forecast. It was a good decision to stay for an extra night as strong gusty winds caused huge dust storms over the whole area & driving visibility was low. There's now a new free camping opti...	Desert Dweller	3	577	06:02 PM Sep 8, 2018 by G n E
	AUGUST 2018 UPDATE (Preview) "I hate meeses to pieces" Yet another Month has finished and soon 2019 will be here.Welcome to my August 2018 update.I will start with the weather. Plenty of it while on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne in Southern VIC. August started where July left off, cold wet and windy, very windy an...	Dougwe	21	1261	02:03 PM Sep 28, 2018 by Tony Bev
	Outback NSW Trip - Part 1 (Preview) . . We were very happy to escape Melbourne's cold windy Winter weather in mid-August. Travelling up the Northern Hwy via Heathcote, arriving in Echuca on the Murray River bathed in sunshine was a pleasant start to our 7 week trip. Crossing into NSW heading North along the Cobb Hw...	Desert Dweller	9	738	02:27 PM Sep 3, 2018 by Gaylehere
	Round trip VIC-SA-NT-WA-SA-VIC (Preview) Trip stats starting June 1st (Start of Grey Nomad Season). Ballarat - Port Augusta - Katherine - Broome - Jurien Bay - Kalgoorlie - Port Augusta - Ballarat 73 days / 72 nights. Original plan was 100 days adding going via Albany & S/W from Jurien Bay to Kalgoorlie. Bad weather caused shortened tri...	LLD	6	541	08:57 AM Nov 5, 2018 by Whenarewethere
	Uncrowded cvan parks between Byron bay and kingscliff (Preview) We are travelling north and are looking to spend 3 to 4 days in that area Can anybody recomend a place? Cheers Bruce	coastalsnelling	1	627	12:37 PM Aug 30, 2018 by LLD
	JULY 2018 UPDATE (Preview) Well battered!G'day and welcome to my July update.House sit continued in down town Wonthaggi.The month of July started with the two dogs I was looking after going off to visit their boy friends for a while. Willow headed off to her boy friend and Sandy to hers. Both dogs should be mums in the very near fu...	Dougwe	17	1425	07:47 AM Aug 27, 2018 by JayDee
	Cuppa & MrsTea's Blog - To the Kimberley via the 'back roads'. (Preview) Two new posts http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2018/07/12/off-we-go-again/ http://cuppa500.com/Blog/2018/07/12/red-dune-country/ We are now at Hermannsberg, (& have reception), about to head west along the Gary Junction Rd after a visit to Palm Valley for tonight. (Uncertain when we wi...	Cuppa	27	1972	10:09 PM Nov 1, 2018 by Tony Bev
	White cliffs and lightning ridge (Preview) Any info re worth a visit	robo24	9	1115	10:08 PM Sep 1, 2018 by Warren-Pat_01
	JUNE 2018 UPDATE (Preview) Bloody computers! Gday and welcome to my June update. Sit back with a coffee or something stronger and read away. It won't take long this month, really.The month started with very cold mornings, like 0c-2c yep, cold, Brrrrrrr. Well for me anyway cos at this time of the year I am normally in the tropics a...	Dougwe	13	1449	07:08 PM Jul 27, 2018 by Tony Bev
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