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After reading the greatly deserved "Pats on the back" (or should it be "Rubs on the belly"....er no I won't go there ) earlier today for our own now Knighted Wombat. I had a doctors appointment to go to. While sitting in the Doctors waiting room I had picked up a local free communit...

Think I might get me one of these

Have parked up about 50 ks out of Broome with a lot of action happening in the next few days. Monday new windscreen and Wednesday 100,000 service on van. All going good, having a great time and have to pinch myself to make sure it's me so far up north and so far away from all the family. We've had some great ex...

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[spoiler] Wife and I are debating what we should be able to see on our "Tow Mirrors" when we are hitched to our van. She feels she needs to see the cars behind .... If so, how far back behind the 'van should we be able to see a following vehicle ... In single file .... ass...

G,day Just passing a few comments on from another site about grey nomads "'reserving free camp spots '' and even instances of people roping off areas in free camps because there friends are coming later hence turning other travellers away from a public area because it is FULL what are your opi...

Twin sisters in a Newfoundland Nursing Home were turning one hundred years old. The editor of the local newspaper told a photographer to get over there and take pictures of the two 100 year old twins. One of the twins was hard of hearing and the other could hear quite well. Once the photographer arrived...

Medical examination.......... While examining his lady patient, the doctor tells her: "Your heart, lungs, pulse & BP are fine. Now let me see that little thing which gets you ladies into all kinds of trouble." The lady started taking off her panties..... Doctor, stopping her: &...

TELSTRA needed to hire a team of telephone pole installers for the Stuart Highway,and McMurray and the boss had to choose between a team of two guys from Port Pirie and a team of two Irish guys. So the boss met both teams and said "Here's what we'll do. Each team will be installing poles out on the new...

In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a government. John Adams If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. Mark Twain Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a memb...

Hi all, we will be in Townsville either Friday or Sat, does anyone know of free camp IN Townsville for a night or two, we would like to have a look around town but only have the bikes, so we don't Want to be based far out. Also is anyone around that would like to catch up.

For some years now we have been hearing that the only travellers that Cairns is interesting in is the back packers. Called in there a couple of days back for some supplies, one business we entered I was greated by an older female on the check out who instantly had an agressive, rude attitude. I had two gas...

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What are some thoughts about taking your dog out to the Uluru area? Has anyone done it? If so any advice on places to stay that are pet friendly that are close to the Rock?

it may not be a stupid question for safety reasons and the law, would you need a fire proof bunker for it & generator in MH

Gday... 1810 - Governor Macquarie opens Australia's first post office. In 1809, Lieutenant Colonel Lachlan Macquarie arrived in Sydney to take up the position of Governor of the New South Wales colony, which he held from 1810 to 1821. With his military training and vision for organisation an...

Hi all we have a 12 volt ONLY (no gas) 2 door Vitrifigo DP150 fridge in the van, 7 years old, has always runs in relatively short bursts, ie cycles on for say 3-5 mins and stops. Has worked well, but last year in QLD it seemed to be cycling more (I say more as we have been in 42 deg days and 30 deg days with high hu...

Just planning my next trip home to the Philippines in September and came across this photo. Nine people on this bike !!! Note the baby in a bucket !!!