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Hi my name is Ian and my wife is Rowena. we started in March 2016 at St Helens Tas and we are driving around Aus . At present we are in Cloncurry. Clockwise. This is our second trip. We are driving a 1990 Landcruiser FJ80 towing a new 6x4 tradesman trailer. I have built a frame on the trailer and transfered ro...

Hello everyone, As we generally know where we are going - generally to see family in the cooler states & generally in winter(??), I guess we're not really "Nomads". We're "Travellers", grey yes & don't feel that we're old (yet). I'm 69, Pat is 73 so as you see we're just older teenagers! I joine...

After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, British scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 200 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 150 years ago.Not to be outdone by the British, in the weeks that followed, an American arch...

Hi Folks, I am putting my caravan back together. The friend helping me is long gone and I am not waiting for their return...lol. long story. ha. Anyway... I am only seeking to weather proof the caravan until I can paint it properly. Until then I am wanting to know what glue or sealant is good for under the...

Shut the front gate! What a day! I spose you could call this a 'Claytons' Update....the update you get when its not an update.It all started by calling into the golden arches to have breaky, a couple of muffins and jam with a nice skinny hot chocolate. The skinny bit makes it healthy. That don...

All the fisho's out there know just how frustrating it can be fishing at night or trying to find that just right hook and tie the bugger on or if you are a beach waker as I am and leave the gear on the beach then struggle to relocate it in the dark or warn others that my gear is there before they drive over it ,...

i am planning to travel through Windorah in a month oR so. Is this town a good place to visit and any recommendations for caravan park or free camp? Has anyone travelled to Judah via Thomson Development Road?

We got a letter today. It was from the Dept Recovery Office. Good news Out fine has been reviewed Re: Park across our own driveway. On submission received from our own Council , our infringement has been revoked. Yes Sir Not Guilty. =.........$106 Bunch of %*@# Heads. Sorry about that folks = $106.0...

Hello my name is Steve and my missus is Nicole. Although we have been on many adventures around Australia, we recently decided to ditch the airports and pack up our recently modified soft floor camper trailer and head bush in a few weeks. Plan is to leave Brissy and head to the big rock in the middle, via b...

God's plan for ageing . . . . .. Most seniors never get enough exercise. In His wisdom God decreed that seniors become forgetful so they would have to search for their glasses, keys and other things thus doing more walking. And God looked down and saw that it was good. Then God saw there was another n...

Two blondes are filling up at a petrol station and the first blonde says to the second, "I bet these awful fuel prices are going to go even higher." The second blonde replies, "Won't affect me, I always put in just $10 worth."

The tax system explained using a beer analogy:Suppose that once a week, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100.If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this..The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth woul...

Here at home base I have unlimited Internet and have been watching Grey Nomad and camping movies. I know we have a photo section but have many of you been making movies for YouTube? One couple have a few GoPro cameras for the tug, handheld and of all things one of those 4 armed helicopters things. I tell...

Gday... Travellers and residents in the far north of SA are reminded to keep a close eye on outback road conditions, with closures and restrictions in place due to a large amount of rain. The Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure's outback road report can be found online here: http:/...

Called into the Prairie Hotel today at Parachilna and said HI to LeeStevo. Without realising it, Mr leestevo was up at Angorichna this morning (before lunchtime) as we fuelled up.

For those who have a need for a chainsaw I saw a Battery powered Stihl being used by a tree lopper the other day. Very impressed I know they have been around a while and I expect some already have one, however, for my two bobs worth why would you carry a petrol chainsaw. http://www.stihl.com.au/STIHL-Pr...