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AT last have made a start . A, woke this morning to the sounds of an early morning tropical rain forest shower and the call of the bird life, BLOOD P. already down 20pts. regards W

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Wanting to travel to Broken Hill via Swan Hill , Lake Mungo , Pooncarie thru to Menindie can you tell us if the roads are OK to take our on road caravan thru? Thanks in anticipation. Brian and Lana

Robert, age 80, always wanted a pair of authentic Texas cowboy boots, so, seeing some on sale, he bought them and wore them home. Walking proudly, he sauntered into the kitchen and said to his wife, "Notice anything different about me?" Margaret, age 75, looked him over. "Nope.&quo...

Some info on Safety Beacons, also info on disposal or inadvertent activation of old beacons, see; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X8FJmdcmAI

A woman goes to her boyfriend's parents' house for dinner. This is her first time meeting the family and she is very nervous. They all sit down and begin eating a fine meal. The woman is beginning to feel a little discomfort, thanks to her nervousness and the broccoli casserole. The gas pains are almost...

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Poll on what members think of a The Grey Nomads Pennant for use when parked up on campervan/motorhome/car or caravan/5th Wheeler etc. Feel free to post also if you wish. Although we have GN stickers, they are not seen easily whereas a Pennant would be. If there is enough interest I will put it to Ci...

Stayed two days, beautiful spot, very relaxing, drop pit toilet and under cover picnic areas also has resident rooster. Lovely views plus we enjoyed plenty of walks around the hilly rock area. Told by some locals good fishing for Redfin and if you are lucky Murray Cod and Yellow Belly. Bessie.

Now that we have hit the road full-time this is our setup. We had a '89 Hilux with the Holden V6 & auto. It did a great job of towing the "van but the ride was like an old dray cart. This Commodore has the 5ltr V8 & auto. The fuel consumption,towing the 'van is just about the same as the Hilux and w...

Have a wireless camera on my van with the image being displayed in the rear vision mirror. My issue is that it works well with the car not running, but when connected and travelling the image often is not there or is breaking up with lots of lines thru it. I thought it might have something to do with the L...

Was told the other day that the Ninndigully Pub ( Between St.George and Goondiwindi ) will be celebrating 100 years of operation on the October long weekend. The people who told us said there were 30-odd 'vans there when they stayed. Heaven knows how big a shindig it will be for the centenary.

Well folks we have left Gary Kelly country but prior to that we took a visit to Iandra Castle just out of Young. Iandra was established in 1878 by George Greene, and consisted of 33,000 acres. In 1880the first double brick home was built and then in 1908, incorporated this building into a two story reinf...

Leyburn is between Millmeran & Toowoomba, off to the east a bit. We stayed a few days at the camp near town. 200 meter walk to the general store. Beside the Condamine river ( saw a few locals fishing ). Huge, open, level area. One toilet and showers next to the store for a gold coin donation. Lots of bir...

Who needs a dictionary when you have dads, A small boy has a school home work > question to answer, so He asks his father "Dad, what's the difference > between 'theoretically' and 'realistically'?" > His dad thinks and then says "Right-o son, go and ask your Mother if she'd &...

Have posted that we have had an excellent experience with LFP battery bank (9+ kW-hour) for 15 months. I have followed most of the fora in the US that are concerned with solar living with RV and home (on and off grid) but I have not found a thread in which folks share hands on experience with such battery b...

1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? 2. Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand? 3. If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? 4. If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? 5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? 6....

Is this where you and Mrs Wombat go, when you holiday away from the Wombat Hole?

CURRY CONTEST If you can read this whole story without laughing then there's absolutely no hope for you. Note: Please take time to read this slowly. For those of you who have lived in Natal , you know how typical this is. They actually have a Curry cook-off about June/July. It takes up a major portion of...

Well have made every change humanly possible to my car for the adventure, Have been advised with all the changes have made can do know more to be ready and capable of carrying a turtle on its back, thank you to all that gave me feed back and the benefit of there knowledge was very valuable.. See you on the ro...