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'A SHOT OF WHISKEY' In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents, so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a "shot" of whiskey. THE WHOLE NINE YARDS American fighter planes i...

THE BACK NINE HOLES I first started reading this & was reading fast until I reached the third sentence. I stopped and started over reading slower and thinking about every word. This is very thought provoking. Makes you stop and think. Read slowly! AND THEN IT IS WINTER You know ... time has a...

I will most likely be spending a couple of nights at Greens in 2 weeks time, As i promised Dougwe another catch-up, Just realised something today ! and just wanted to let you know NOT TO PINCH MY NUMBER PLATES, they may have your name, ! But they are MINE ok,

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Heading off towards Loxton SA tomorrow and plan to make Lake Lascelles. It seems camping available either east or west sides. Any recommendations please? Aussie Paul.

We have just returned from just over 2 weeks in the Victorian High Country. We loved the free camping available in the State Forests and the fact that we could have our dogs. Even the caravan parks allowed us to have our dog. Beechworth was one of the best we have encountered. Pippa, our dog, had a won...

Hi guys, I haven't been on much lately,been real busy. any way were off to Tamworth tomorrow for the Tamworth country music festival.. unfortunately, my friend and signer Gordy, lost his brother last weekend . He was 64 and had a heart attack... so we got the funeral in the morning and then off to ta...

Hi all we will be in perth in a couple of weeks and we notice that the parks are not cheap DO they have showgrounds that will take vans and if so is there a web sight that shows which show grounds do please

Looks like W.A. is in for it's first Cyclone of the Season............BLUE Alert for people between Kuri Bay and Mardie in the Kimberley and PilbaraSunday 18 January 2015 - 10:13 AMA BLUE ALERT is current for people in or near the coastal and inland communities between Kuri Bay and Mardie in the Kimbe...

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We were in Wagga Wagga for 3 nights at the free campgrounds there, it was a little water logged , altho 2 nights we stayed on the higher ground, the morning we left we kinda floated the bus out to the road LOLOLOLOLOL I don't think I've seen so much wet ground ever! it's not real wet over in WA and we don't have...

Got up today had toast Vegemite cheese tomatoes on toast, rest, midday. Had a stir frie , rest. Happy hour one drink and a load of bull all around great fun, rest. Licorice hoop be back in a minute Allsorts for tea, rest. More Red the go to bed. Tomorrow no Licorice. Amen.

Saw this on another Forum I'm on. Looks like a good idea to me, if you don't always stick to the Bitumen. http://www.bogout.com/ Cheers, Sheba. -- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 17th of January 2015 07:59:09 PM

I am trying to get organized to do some tripping. I was wondering what the seasoned traveler was using for navigation especially for the free and low cost sites. There are soooo many books out there and other gizmos that I don't know which I should be buying. Money is not in abundance in our household. I w...

Billy C. has many youtube "hits", but there a particular one that hysterical, about a certain religion. It's quite old, been there for yonks, and over the years I've emailed it to my pals. I was only laughing at it last week, but today when I went searching, it's vanished into the unknown c...

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"HELP" G'day all, my old 89 Patrol has suddenly decided it can do 190kph sitting stationary in the driveway, "Yep" the flaming speedo has gone "Kaput" I have been told that it is a common problem with the Patrols, but no one seems to be able to say what to look for, or...

Rod and I aRe animal sitting in Tamworth and renovating our van. I was such a beautiful day so we headed into town to see what this Festival was all about.i am a blues,soul and jazz lover. It was fabulous and some much amazing talent out there.As you walk up the Main Street music everywhere,there is nothi...

Any GNs out there with personal experience of the Bigfoot hard floor camper trailer sold in Perth by a company in Midland? They look pretty good, (I know they come from China) but all comments welcome. If you don't want to be negative on the forum, please send me a PM. Thanks, TonyD

Hi all, hope everyone had a good Xmas and are enjoying the new year so far. We are in the process of planning a trip to Broome from early June to late July up through the centre. We are hoping to do as much free camping as possible, but after reading different articles on various sites it seems free ca...