looking for fellow solos that are travelling north around June?
hokianga said
03:09 AM Mar 10, 2013
Would love to find some like minded solos who are thinking of escaping melbournes winter? No great plan apart from visiting relations in Brisbane and Hervey Bay just want to get away from the cold for once. I travel with my two dogs and tend to only go into caravan parks every three days or so, and stick to sealed roads. If anyone else has plans and wouldn't mind some travel company (travelling in our respective vans ) let me know. I like to drive for max 4 hours a day. Look forward to hearing from someone. Heather
Happywanderer said
03:38 AM Mar 10, 2013
Hi Heather, There will be a huge amount of nomads heading north between April and June. Last year a group including me headed north and arranged to meet at a particular free camp each night. That way we weren't holding anyone up and we could travel at our own speed. Then if one wanted to head in a different direction they could for a while and meet again further up the state. It does work quite well. Others will come on here and say when they are ready to hit the road, but I will be going in the opposite direction this year. Having come up in February I have to return late June for the birth of a grandbaby in early July.
hokianga said
04:32 AM Mar 10, 2013
Thanks happywanderer for the info, hopefully I will hear from a few others, I think the idea of meeting at a particular campspot each night is a great idea.
yeoeleven said
05:26 AM Mar 10, 2013
hokianga wrote:
Would love to find some like minded solos who are thinking of escaping melbournes winter? No great plan apart from visiting relations in Brisbane and Hervey Bay just want to get away from the cold for once. I travel with my two dogs and tend to only go into caravan parks every three days or so, and stick to sealed roads. If anyone else has plans and wouldn't mind some travel company (travelling in our respective vans ) let me know. I like to drive for max 4 hours a day. Look forward to hearing from someone. Heather
Hi Heather,
we all have different ways of travelling and I have evolved after a couple of years to a more laid back approach, I will be heading north after the coaster is registered but intend to spend a week or so in different free camps at RV friendly towns enroute. I have been travelling since July on this trip and have not stayed at a caravan park yet. I post regularly and if I am in your general area would like to catch up but with our different approach we may not actually travel in tandem.
John
hokianga said
06:06 AM Mar 10, 2013
Thanks John I know we all have our different methods on how we travel, the length of my intended trip is only three months as I need to get back to Melbourne again and hopefully find a job.
Yuglamron said
10:31 PM Mar 10, 2013
Just noticed that John has used "The Studmobile" as his Avatar.
Happywanderer said
11:42 PM Mar 10, 2013
Just had a thought while reading this again in my tired sunday afternoon state. This could easily be in the General Forum. Not all heading north are solos, a good majority I have met have been couples. I love them all regardless.
hokianga said
03:17 AM Mar 11, 2013
Sorry but I prefer solo travellers, no offence to couples but I have found solo travellers to be more receptive to chatting to a fellow solo traveller, just my personal experience in the six months I have been travelling
biggles said
03:44 AM Mar 11, 2013
.. and I'm with you HW
.. I'm happy to call my friends a mixture of solos and couples and I wouldn't have it any other way.. one reason why I don't belong to any solo groups !
Jon
Happywanderer said
04:37 AM Mar 11, 2013
hokianga wrote:
Sorry but I prefer solo travellers, no offence to couples but I have found solo travellers to be more receptive to chatting to a fellow solo traveller, just my personal experience in the six months I have been travelling
Really! I'm shocked. I'm solo and a good majority of grey nomads I have met have been couples.
Happywanderer said
04:38 AM Mar 11, 2013
biggles wrote:
.. and I'm with you HW
.. I'm happy to call my friends a mixture of solos and couples and I wouldn't have it any other way.. one reason why I don't belong to any solo groups !
Jon
Totally agree Jon. We are all friends collectively on this forum.
jetj said
05:10 AM Mar 11, 2013
I do my own thing. I meet lovely people solo and otherwise. I must admit that some solos I have met have been a pain in the proverbial. No body from this site. I also met a couple of solos through a friend who were travelling together and one would not venture anywhere without the other.
biggles said
10:06 AM Mar 11, 2013
.. having said that .. we are all different and so must follow our own comfort zones which also can change as our attitude changes with experience ..
Jon
Happywanderer said
05:11 PM Mar 11, 2013
Well said Jon. As we grow with experience on the road we see different sides of the reality of life out there. Best to embrace all we can, you never know where you are going to find a special experience.
hokianga said
09:15 PM Mar 11, 2013
Shocked? yes that could be one way of describing my experience travelling so far, I have found it very isolating at times. Life travelling around since my husband died has been very different, quite "a shock" in fact,-- a lot of couples, especially the female side, are keen to keep a female solo traveller at arms length, and yes, I have met some lovely couples who were great company! But travelling as a solo has definitely been different to travelling as a couple, in the context of being accepted by couples. But, nothing wrong with sharing how my experiences have been, I am sure we have all had good and bad in our travels.
jetj said
12:48 AM Mar 12, 2013
I'm sorry to hear that you do feel isolated while travelling. I haven't really ventured far enough and for long enough to really guage what goes on. It must be difficult after travelling as a couple. I do think there are women particularly out there who prefer another vehicle, traveller for company so I hope you do meet up with a companion for the trip.
Happywanderer said
01:19 AM Mar 12, 2013
Being a widow also and travelling solo I find there are all sorts out there. One experience I had just north of Jerilderie when I parked in an overnight spot. The hubby came out and started talking. He never came right over to my van but was still very chatty. The wife totally ignored me and turned the other way to walk past my van when going to the toilet. It stayed like that for the rest of the time we were both there. Mid afternoon till the next morning when we both left. I don't let it stop me saying hello to other travellers as you never know. Last year when I camped at North Star just south of Goondiwindi, 3 couple pulled in with their separate caravans etc. They called me over and we sat around in a circle having happy hour for a very enjoyable couple of hours. I too have had some lonely times on the road when I would love someone else to ooh and aah with over the view or what ever. There are many things I would love to venture off to look at and don't feel comfortable doing it on my own. But I still get out there and see what will happen. It's an interesting world.
hokianga said
04:22 PM Mar 12, 2013
Interesting happywanderer that this is the type of behaviour I have experienced many times, husband friendly and nasty wife. I hope to god that one day they are never in a position of being solo and i hope they only experience good things, then maybe they will look back at their behaviour and regret it.
Janno said
05:55 PM Mar 12, 2013
I have been a 'solo' since my youngest daughter was born nearly 37 years ago. What shocked and hurt me after my ex husband decided that life would be much more fun with his secretary, was the number of female married 'friends' who gradually distanced themselves from me.
Over the years, and since being on the road I have had the same experience as hokianga. It doesn't upset me - I just think to myself "another insecure female" and continue on.
Fortunately, there are lots of friendly females out there hokianga, so don't let a few unhappy ones put you off.
hokianga said
12:26 AM Mar 13, 2013
Hello Janno, what a shame you encountered that attitude from some of your friends, I have had that also. Thank you for sharing your onroad experiences too, I was beginning to wonder if I had some sort of sign tattooed on my forehead lol! I never prejudge people I meet but unfortunately have had probably about eighty percent negative encounters, I think the fact I travel with two dogs one very large can appear daunting to some people also.
jules47 said
01:00 AM Mar 13, 2013
Happywanderer wrote:
Being a widow also and travelling solo I find there are all sorts out there. One experience I had just north of Jerilderie when I parked in an overnight spot. The hubby came out and started talking. He never came right over to my van but was still very chatty. The wife totally ignored me and turned the other way to walk past my van when going to the toilet. It stayed like that for the rest of the time we were both there. Mid afternoon till the next morning when we both left. I don't let it stop me saying hello to other travellers as you never know. Last year when I camped at North Star just south of Goondiwindi, 3 couple pulled in with their separate caravans etc. They called me over and we sat around in a circle having happy hour for a very enjoyable couple of hours. I too have had some lonely times on the road when I would love someone else to ooh and aah with over the view or what ever. There are many things I would love to venture off to look at and don't feel comfortable doing it on my own. But I still get out there and see what will happen. It's an interesting world.
Marj - you know we love you!!!!!
jules47 said
01:01 AM Mar 13, 2013
Janno wrote:
I have been a 'solo' since my youngest daughter was born nearly 37 years ago. What shocked and hurt me after my ex husband decided that life would be much more fun with his secretary, was the number of female married 'friends' who gradually distanced themselves from me.
Over the years, and since being on the road I have had the same experience as hokianga. It doesn't upset me - I just think to myself "another insecure female" and continue on.
Fortunately, there are lots of friendly females out there hokianga, so don't let a few unhappy ones put you off.
Hi Janno - hope you consider me a friend, and not an "insecure female" - are you still waiting for Chris to catch you up?
Happywanderer said
02:08 AM Mar 13, 2013
Love you too, Jules. Oh and Billeeeee lol
jules47 said
04:06 AM Mar 13, 2013
Will probably get up your way asometime in May, when we are back in the sunshine state - though there is plenty of sunshine down here - still 30 degrees!!!!!
Janno said
04:17 AM Mar 13, 2013
Hi Jules,
No one could ever call you insecure!!
I've been following your adventures with Billeee and John over the past few months. Sounds like you were getting up to a bit of mischief - especially John!!
Yes, I'm still waiting for Chris to catch up. She is leaving this week, so hopefully we will be on our way towards the end of next week.
jules47 said
04:21 AM Mar 13, 2013
Have a great time - hows Oscar? And I see he will have a little travel companion - too cute!!!!!
See you around somewhere, I am sure.
Janno said
05:04 PM Mar 13, 2013
Oscar is great. Looking forward to meeting Rolly. Lol
valnrob said
05:41 PM Mar 13, 2013
Why is the type so small on this post??? uh oh........ posted twice
-- Edited by valnrob on Wednesday 13th of March 2013 05:42:25 PM
jetj said
07:37 PM Mar 13, 2013
hokianga wrote:
Interesting happywanderer that this is the type of behaviour I have experienced many times, husband friendly and nasty wife. I hope to god that one day they are never in a position of being solo and i hope they only experience good things, then maybe they will look back at their behaviour and regret it.
You know I have experienced that now that I think of it a couple of times. I never took any notice and assumed that wife just kept to herself. What I do find strange, is that they assume that being solo means you're a threat. Poor insecure buggers! lol
loam said
11:28 PM Mar 13, 2013
hi heather i am already in gin gin and eill be untill after the get to gether in april.
would love some company as i plan to go back to darwin then across to broom.
Would love to find some like minded solos who are thinking of escaping melbournes winter? No great plan apart from visiting relations in Brisbane and Hervey Bay just want to get away from the cold for once. I travel with my two dogs and tend to only go into caravan parks every three days or so, and stick to sealed roads. If anyone else has plans and wouldn't mind some travel company (travelling in our respective vans ) let me know. I like to drive for max 4 hours a day. Look forward to hearing from someone. Heather
It does work quite well. Others will come on here and say when they are ready to hit the road, but I will be going in the opposite direction this year.
Having come up in February I have to return late June for the birth of a grandbaby in early July.
Hi Heather,
we all have different ways of travelling and I have evolved after a couple of years to a more laid back approach, I will be heading north after the coaster is registered but intend to spend a week or so in different free camps at RV friendly towns enroute. I have been travelling since July on this trip and have not stayed at a caravan park yet. I post regularly and if I am in your general area would like to catch up but with our different approach we may not actually travel in tandem.
John
Just noticed that John has used "The Studmobile" as his Avatar.
.. and I'm with you HW
.. I'm happy to call my friends a mixture of solos and couples and I wouldn't have it any other way.. one reason why I don't belong to any solo groups !
Jon
Really! I'm shocked. I'm solo and a good majority of grey nomads I have met have been couples.
Totally agree Jon. We are all friends collectively on this forum.
I do my own thing. I meet lovely people solo and otherwise. I must admit that some solos I have met have been a pain in the proverbial. No body from this site. I also met a couple of solos through a friend who were travelling together and one would not venture anywhere without the other.
.. having said that .. we are all different and so must follow our own comfort zones which also can change as our attitude changes with experience ..
Jon
But, nothing wrong with sharing how my experiences have been, I am sure we have all had good and bad in our travels.
I'm sorry to hear that you do feel isolated while travelling. I haven't really ventured far enough and for long enough to really guage what goes on. It must be difficult after travelling as a couple. I do think there are women particularly out there who prefer another vehicle, traveller for company so I hope you do meet up with a companion for the trip.
It stayed like that for the rest of the time we were both there. Mid afternoon till the next morning when we both left.
I don't let it stop me saying hello to other travellers as you never know. Last year when I camped at North Star just south of Goondiwindi, 3 couple pulled in with their separate caravans etc. They called me over and we sat around in a circle having happy hour for a very enjoyable couple of hours.
I too have had some lonely times on the road when I would love someone else to ooh and aah with over the view or what ever. There are many things I would love to venture off to look at and don't feel comfortable doing it on my own.
But I still get out there and see what will happen. It's an interesting world.
Interesting happywanderer that this is the type of behaviour I have experienced many times, husband friendly and nasty wife. I hope to god that one day they are never in a position of being solo and i hope they only experience good things, then maybe they will look back at their behaviour and regret it.
I have been a 'solo' since my youngest daughter was born nearly 37 years ago. What shocked and hurt me after my ex husband decided that life would be much more fun with his secretary, was the number of female married 'friends' who gradually distanced themselves from me.
Over the years, and since being on the road I have had the same experience as hokianga. It doesn't upset me - I just think to myself "another insecure female" and continue on.
Fortunately, there are lots of friendly females out there hokianga, so don't let a few unhappy ones put you off.
Hello Janno, what a shame you encountered that attitude from some of your friends, I have had that also. Thank you for sharing your onroad experiences too, I was beginning to wonder if I had some sort of sign tattooed on my forehead lol! I never prejudge people I meet but unfortunately have had probably about eighty percent negative encounters, I think the fact I travel with two dogs one very large can appear daunting to some people also.
Marj - you know we love you!!!!!
Hi Janno - hope you consider me a friend, and not an "insecure female" - are you still waiting for Chris to catch you up?
Hi Jules,
No one could ever call you insecure!!
I've been following your adventures with Billeee and John over the past few months. Sounds like you were getting up to a bit of mischief - especially John!!
Yes, I'm still waiting for Chris to catch up. She is leaving this week, so hopefully we will be on our way towards the end of next week.
See you around somewhere, I am sure.
Oscar is great. Looking forward to meeting Rolly. Lol
Why is the type so small on this post??? uh oh........ posted twice
-- Edited by valnrob on Wednesday 13th of March 2013 05:42:25 PM
You know I have experienced that now that I think of it a couple of times. I never took any notice and assumed that wife just kept to herself. What I do find strange, is that they assume that being solo means you're a threat. Poor insecure buggers! lol
hi heather i am already in gin gin and eill be untill after the get to gether in april.
would love some company as i plan to go back to darwin then across to broom.
love to hear from you may be we can catch up
pam
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