Can any body on here please tell me if there are any caravan parks( reasonably priced and with vacancies ) in or very close to Darwin. I have just had word that my mother in Brisbane is dying and I have to fly back. I am leaving hubby behind and he will need to stay close to Darwin as I don't know when I will be back.
I have tried looking in recommendations etc. on here but just to much to go through at present
jules47 said
07:23 PM Jul 5, 2015
Robbie robins reserve, polo grounds on the Stuart highway, at Berrimah, Stratco are on the corner. Next to a prison.
Cheapest in Darwin area, 16k out of the city.
-- Edited by jules47 on Sunday 5th of July 2015 07:27:55 PM
NeilandRaine said
07:54 PM Jul 5, 2015
Other than Robbie Robins there is no such thing as a cheap CP in Darwin
jules47 said
09:22 PM Jul 5, 2015
How true,NeilandRaine, very expensive place.
Hope JackieP has read the posts.
JackieP said
01:58 AM Jul 6, 2015
Thanx Jules I will look that one up. I know Darwin isn't 'cheap' and it wasn't going to be on our itinerary as have flown there a few times but have no choice
jules47 said
06:36 PM Jul 6, 2015
It's not a bad place, green grass showers etc, and washing machine. Think it is in Camps 7.
The Doo crew said
07:48 PM Jul 6, 2015
Give me a ring, not a caravan park but we have 5 acres in Humpty Doo.
Mike 0412863804
Aus-Kiwi said
10:09 PM Jul 6, 2015
Good on you T D C ...
jules47 said
08:53 AM Jul 7, 2015
Good on you DCrew- offering help to a fellow Grey Nomad is what this forum is about!
The Doo crew said
07:51 PM Jul 7, 2015
Just had some visitors leave for the second time, bought there motorhome all the way from the UK been traveling the world & stayed a couple of days with us after catching up with us on the CMCA site with plans to "Do Kakadu" while in the NT.
Fridge micro-processor packed it in while they were away & could only run on 240v. Long story short is parts only available UK & Germany, caravan parks too bloody expensive & crowded so we parked them up while replacements arrived.
Jury rigged a switch & relay into the system so they could run on 12v & gas for a couple of days exploring until we could get the parts.
They took the wife & I out to dinner at a restaurant we have been meaning to go to for a couple of years as we refused any payment for their stay, they were very grateful for the site with power, water, shade & dump point & it was freely offered as we would to most fellow travellers.
We just hope that if were ever in strife on our travels we find like minded people, we are big believers in "paying it forward" & still have the ethos of lending a hand to others in need, something I fear we are losing as a nation.
jules47 said
10:44 AM Jul 8, 2015
What a nice gesture on your part, Doo Crew! Well done.
Can any body on here please tell me if there are any caravan parks( reasonably priced and with vacancies ) in or very close to Darwin. I have just had word that my mother in Brisbane is dying and I have to fly back. I am leaving hubby behind and he will need to stay close to Darwin as I don't know when I will be back.
I have tried looking in recommendations etc. on here but just to much to go through at present
Robbie robins reserve, polo grounds on the Stuart highway, at Berrimah, Stratco are on the corner. Next to a prison.
Cheapest in Darwin area, 16k out of the city.
-- Edited by jules47 on Sunday 5th of July 2015 07:27:55 PM
Hope JackieP has read the posts.
Mike 0412863804
Fridge micro-processor packed it in while they were away & could only run on 240v. Long story short is parts only available UK & Germany, caravan parks too bloody expensive & crowded so we parked them up while replacements arrived.
Jury rigged a switch & relay into the system so they could run on 12v & gas for a couple of days exploring until we could get the parts.
They took the wife & I out to dinner at a restaurant we have been meaning to go to for a couple of years as we refused any payment for their stay, they were very grateful for the site with power, water, shade & dump point & it was freely offered as we would to most fellow travellers.
We just hope that if were ever in strife on our travels we find like minded people, we are big believers in "paying it forward" & still have the ethos of lending a hand to others in need, something I fear we are losing as a nation.