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My must-do list for our journey included visiting the 'Whyalla' ship memorial, saved and placed on the hard by the City Council with quite a lot of difficulty, well away from the water in that town. Scratch number 1 off the list.. and well worth the stop-over! HMAS Whyalla was one of 60 Bathurst-class A...

We have park managers to look after our park but would like to find true pet lovers who may want a break from travelling for a few weeks, around 21st October to 10 November, just to keep an extra eye out for our elderly cat and our foster dog. We would prefer if you stayed in the house during the day and eveni...

An air traffic control tower suddenly lost communication with a small twin engine aircraft! A moment later the tower land line rang and was answered by one of the controllers. The passenger riding with the pilot who lost communications was on a cellular ph...

Ok, I know lots and lots of people suffer with the burning stinging feet caused by Peripheral Neuropathy as I do. I also know that it is a nerve pain so Opioids don't have any effect. But I will ask the dumb question:: Has anybody on this site had any joy at getting some relief from the never ending pain???

hi all i have just installed a new UHF radio in the tug and was wondering what sort range I can expect. I have used an 6.6dB antenna. What should etc of range/distance is everyone getting out of their set ups?

Hi We are totally Solar powered in our van but with the current heat and my health I have been investigating Generators. I know they are not user friendly but unless we either use caravan parks which we can't afford for more than a few nights or we give up trying to travel this beautiful country I see no oth...

Marion Caravan Park proved to be a handy base from which to check out a few of Adelaide's delights. We'd been told about a very good park near the coast a little further out of town. But Marion proved to be a quality spot near good shopping and public transport, a well appointed if somewhat higher-price...

We are considering revisiting the Tableland again, particularly to check out the WW2 historical areas. Can anyone recommend a good caravan park in the area?

A cowboy rides into town on his horse and heads straight to the saloon for a drink. A few hours and a bottle of whiskey later, he walks out of the saloon. After a minute, he runs back in. All right! he yells. Who took my horse? No one says a thing. Right, says the cowboy. Im gonna give yall to the count of three....

Kiwi-as and I arrived this afternoon. Phil's son asked us to advise all that the get together has been cancelled. All who are here have been politely asked us to all leave by tomorrow.

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Had the best rump steak cooked to perfection and 10 inch dia with a salad could not finish it took the rest in a doggy bag

We've just arrived back from a 3 week trip to Darwin & the Top End. We flew Virgin & hired an SUV to explore the area with. We did a similar trip at the same time last year. We stayed for 3 nights at the following locations: Darwin CBD ...

All vehicles welcome - NO TENTS! 289-291 Marine Terrace. Part of the carpark for boat owners using the port facilities. There is a fresh water tap, and a dump point, with good parking right there. The relevant sites are marked with YELLOW PAINT, for long vehicles in the carpark, and for smaller veh...

Hi all, Anyone done the road from Leonora to Uluru recently. About to drive it in the next few weeks. Any current info will be appreciated. I have the required permits BTW. Cheers, Bob -- Edited by Brownie2 on Wednesday 4th of October 2017 01:00:40 AM

Gooday , is there anyone out there that uses a 2011 Jeep Cherokee KK to tow their van ? Anyone been aroung Australia with it ? thanks MGB -- Edited by MGB on Tuesday 26th of September 2017 12:46:50 PM

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