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Hi there.New to Grey Nomads.Hail from Yorke Peninsula,South Australia,& looking forward to joining the Travelling "Wilbury's" (Lol),and others,as we explore this vast country we call home!! -- Edited by Percnellie on Tuesday 29th of September 2015 09:43:33 AM

Hi Everyone , have done a "tour " of The Grey Nomads web site / forum, amazing to see the help ,chat, communication, the right and wrongs - suggestions --advice --you name it --it is here -- My name is Ken & my wife Marianne, hope to be in Victoria by end of year -- from Tasmania, at present i...

Hello, my name is Mal and the wife is Leslea, both retired because doctor has forced me into retirement so I,m not sitting around waiting around to die, have got a jeep commander { love it } and 18' Compas, wish we had a shower in it, oh well, got to stick with her, have just joined and hope to find out about a l...

Hi We have spent many hours reading all the interesting topics and finally decided to join the forum. Great to read all the techie stuff and love the photos of different campsites. We have a 1979 Viscount which needs some work but we just love camping so never get around to doing much other than being on...

Hi everybody Barry and Carol looking forward to seeing some of our great country. Will be posting lots of questions on different forums and researching your valued experience. Have just purchased our first van. A New Age Manta Ray which will be delivered in December ( all being well ) . See you in th...

We are now into our 4 month in Tasmania. Weathered the cold winter not in the van though, working a B&B which was really busy and heaps of fun. We are house sitting at the moment at Clarence Point over looking the water which is beautiful. 6 weeks stint. Inbetween we have been free camping and their ar...

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Can anyone tell me how you find the Foxtel satellite when using a Foxtel sat receiver and dish.

Hi all; Just thought i would pass on a little gem of a place to stop off while traveling around. We often travel further south ( normally Melbourne ) and while traveling down the Calder highway from Mildura, we travel through a little town called Sea Lake. Anyway this town has in the main stre...

As the doctor began his examination of an elderly slightly deaf patient he placed his stethoscope on her chest he instructed "big breaths " "yes they us to be" she remorsfully replied

Gday... Cheers - John

Hope some body can help .We need to get solar on the roof of the van I think probably about 450 watts but I will leave it to the experts .What we are asking can anybody recommend a company to supply and instal everything .We are near Gympie Qld at the moment

This arvo we had the pleasure of the company of Plendo for a couple of hours; made a several kl detour from his trip to share time with us. Thank you Plendo. JC.

Hi Everyone, Eril and I had a lovely 10 days away in and around the Yarra Valley just north of Melbourne. Eril has wanted to visit the area during the Spring flower time of the year for some time. After a bit of a hectic week we got away on Thursday the 10th late in the arvo. I had planned to get to a freedom camp...

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Gday... Cheers - John

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Just bought a new product from my Vet. NexGard - an anti flea and tick pill for dogs. Couey does not get fleas, but I worry about ticks when we travel to some places. Her double, mostly black coat, is so thick it would be hard to find a tick on her. On our last trips, used Advantix, plus a collar. But that was su...

Walking through a supermarket, a young man noticed an old lady following him around. He ignored her for a while, but when he got to the checkout line, she got in front of him. Pardon me, she said. Im sorry if Ive been staring, but you look just like my son who died recently. Im sorry for your loss, the...