Gday ,We have just finished a run from Echuca up the to Cobar ,Cunamulla,Roma,Emerald,T/ville over to Winton,L/reach ,I/frcmbe ,Ch/ville and Bourke till the heavens opened up in a big way so we bolted home .We met up with Chris and Joy ,two fellow nomads at happy hour at Ilfracombe [what a great park and nice town ].
We found all parks very happy to see us and we only booked 1 day ahead to each park with the exception of Townsville [now that's a lovely city !] .Its funny you know ,very few vanners had heard of this forum at all.Mind you when in Qld most folk had heard of Echuca but none quite knew where it was ! so go figure ! Our day on Magnetic Island was wonderful and very cheap for seniors $ 16 boat trip and $ 1.50 for all day on the bus ! The chinese feed at the Bourke bowling club was outstanding.
No park stood out and some need a bit of TLC ,however all were clean and we had never had an ensuite before so Townsville park was nice for that $ 45 a night though. 99% of all vanners waved as we journeyed along and we took note of some good free camps for another time. Cheapest fuel was at Clermont Caltex $ 1.25c and a very nice bloke too. 6500 kays in 3 short weeks ,but always fun and no problems. John. PS.someone should tell the Longreach mob to keep their jets off the bloody roads though !
How's the ''white line fever'' going? Did you manage to see anything along the way? A 3 month trip if we were doing it. Fuel companies look like a good investment.
Woody n Sue said
08:18 PM Sep 8, 2015
Wow that wasn't what I were thinking when I read the subject heading
Bloody heck how far could you go of you weren't just having a "quickie " trip
Way to far in that timeframe for me but each to his or her own
moamajohn said
08:35 PM Sep 8, 2015
We have an ailing daughter in Melb so we grab what we can and run with it ,as it was she was in hospital when we returned but didn,t tell us ! Bloody kids eh .
dishlicker said
09:57 PM Sep 8, 2015
Well done guys im exausted just reading it that is quick trip lucky you weren't in a truck all the best keep going
Dougwe said
07:11 AM Sep 9, 2015
Sounds a good trip with a lot of ground covered . Sorry we missed each other in Townsville though John.
When next at Greens I will make contact and maybe we could catch up in your home town one day.
Wizardofoz said
08:02 AM Sep 9, 2015
On the flip side of the topic....one benefit of getting older is a 'quickie' takes about half an hour!
DMaxer said
10:03 AM Sep 9, 2015
There are lots of reasons why people do a lot of kilometres in a short period of time. Sometimes it is a short break from work or only spare time available. The main point is ...you did it! Please do not feel under any obligation to do it a different way just because someone else informs you that is how they do it!
ken thomas said
06:58 PM Sep 9, 2015
Wizardofoz wrote:
On the flip side of the topic....one benefit of getting older is a 'quickie' takes about half an hour!
Half an hour??? you must be looking at the stayers on the porn sites
Ken
ken thomas said
07:00 PM Sep 9, 2015
That's what kids do to these days.
make sure the weather gets better in Echuca before I get home
Here at Kings point Ulladulla and weather is nice and sunny and should be all week
Ken
justcruisin01 said
07:06 PM Sep 9, 2015
Wizardofoz wrote:
On the flip side of the topic....one benefit of getting older is a 'quickie' takes about half an hour!
More like it takes all night to do what you used to do all night.
Then again, not as good as I once was, but as good once, as I once was.
Gday ,We have just finished a run from Echuca up the to Cobar ,Cunamulla,Roma,Emerald,T/ville over to Winton,L/reach ,I/frcmbe ,Ch/ville and Bourke till the heavens opened up in a big way so we bolted home .We met up with Chris and Joy ,two fellow nomads at happy hour at Ilfracombe [what a great park and nice town ].
We found all parks very happy to see us and we only booked 1 day ahead to each park with the exception of Townsville [now that's a lovely city !] .Its funny you know ,very few vanners had heard of this forum at all.Mind you when in Qld most folk had heard of Echuca but none quite knew where it was ! so go figure ! Our day on Magnetic Island was wonderful and very cheap for seniors $ 16 boat trip and $ 1.50 for all day on the bus ! The chinese feed at the Bourke bowling club was outstanding.
No park stood out and some need a bit of TLC ,however all were clean and we had never had an ensuite before so Townsville park was nice for that $ 45 a night though. 99% of all vanners waved as we journeyed along and we took note of some good free camps for another time. Cheapest fuel was at Clermont Caltex $ 1.25c and a very nice bloke too. 6500 kays in 3 short weeks ,but always fun and no problems. John. PS.someone should tell the Longreach mob to keep their jets off the bloody roads though !
How's the ''white line fever'' going?
Did you manage to see anything along the way? 
A 3 month trip if we were doing it. 
Fuel companies look like a good investment.
Bloody heck how far could you go of you weren't just having a "quickie " trip
Way to far in that timeframe for me but each to his or her own
Well done guys im exausted just reading it that is quick trip lucky you weren't in a truck all the best keep going
When next at Greens I will make contact and maybe we could catch up in your home town one day.
On the flip side of the topic....one benefit of getting older is a 'quickie' takes about half an hour!
There are lots of reasons why people do a lot of kilometres in a short period of time. Sometimes it is a short break from work or only spare time available. The main point is ...you did it! Please do not feel under any obligation to do it a different way just because someone else informs you that is how they do it!
Half an hour??? you must be looking at the stayers on the porn sites
Ken
make sure the weather gets better in Echuca before I get home
Here at Kings point Ulladulla and weather is nice and sunny and should be all week
Ken
More like it takes all night to do what you used to do all night.
Then again, not as good as I once was, but as good once, as I once was.
JC
ken