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2/6/2014 - 29/6/2014 Well here goes again, another month done and dusted here in tropical Queensland (Townsville). It's been a month since the last update, really? Yep. Shortly after the last update, time started to drag a little waiting for the Colorado to be in my hot little hands. Guess wha...

Hi all In the UK we laugh at the Americans who think they can "do" Britain in 3 days on their 3 week tour of Europe. Now I feel I may be doing the same in NSW. Wife and I are spending 19 days in a campervan this coming October. We will be visiting friends in Berkeley for 2 days so have 17 days to "d...

A friend recently had a water leak showing up in their Winnibago and put it in to get checked out... Fortunately this one got written off by the insurance company but lots that aren't properly insured get put on the market for unsuspecting buyers. This is what the previous owner posted.. "We put i...

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Gidday all, any assistance or Info appreciated, ?/ For Many years i have wanted to go to the Country and Western festival, And Now that i am 4 days away from retirement, I can finally Go ?? As January was always out of the question when i was working, So I know it gets Very, Very, busy, and you need to book wel...

Hi all, I'm looking for a resto project until I can sell up and set off for good. I know this won't get me very far but I think it would be fun for short trips. What I need to know is does anyone recognize it? (Long shot) Its up north in SA 5 hors from Adelaide. I think it's a 1978 Ford Transit ex ambulance. Woul...

Gday... 1834 - A public meeting is held in Exeter Hall, London, to discuss plans for the new colony of South Australia. Explorer Matthew Flinders was the first European to investigate the possibilities for settlement on South Australia's coast, doing so in 1802. The exploration of Charles S...

Found what would be the best free camp I have found so far, located near the Ferry at Cadell SA. Has wonderful clean toilets with lighting and power, at night spot lights light up the river Gums casting the shadows across the Murray onto the sheer cliff face opposite. Not shown in the current CAMPS Austr...

Hi all, here I am again with yet another question, It has been mentioned to me today that you might not be able to use WDH on a Holden Tow Bar for the Colorado. Does anyone out there in Colorado land use WDH or heard about it. No offence intended to the person that gave me the heads up, I appreciate it very much...

So here we are still at Home Hill and who drops in here but Yeoeleven and parks right in front of us .He is with Myvan and Chris I think ,we will catch uo tomorrow as I think they are staying a couple off days.

Hello everyone, Looking for some advice and help. We had a problem the amp meter on our van. The problem started when we run the battery flat with out the mains on ( inadvertently left the fridge running!). We hooked the mains up and the battery was charging at 25 amps, discovered smoke coming out of the b...

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Currently in Cowra, staying at the Cowra holiday park. Great little spot. The owners are lovely, cannot do enough for you, big sites, plenty of them. Bore water on tap, however rain water tank available for drinking water. Not filling up of vans though, you can do that in town. The amenities are a hoot,...

G'day everyone. and what a lovely day here on the sunshine coast, a little cool in the mornings and afternoons but so much warmer than the south this time of year. I'm leaving Caboolture wednesday 2/7, doing a slow trip north might make it to Mareeba by the end of July, I just thought I'd put my feelers o...

A socially active woman tells her plastic surgeon that she wanted some very personal surgery to a part of her body to tighten things up and improve the parts appearance. Out of embarrassment she insisted that the surgery be kept a secret and the surgeon agreed. Awakening from the anesthesia afte...

CONQUER THE SCOTS... Edward Longshanks (Edward I of England) comes to Scotland to conquer the Scots. He brings 4,000 men with him. As he nears the battlefield, there suddenly appears a solitary figure on the crest of the hill, a short, ginger-haired guy in a kilt. 'Hammer O the Scots?' yells the wee Sc...

Most of our generation was HOME SCHOOLED in many ways. 1. My mother taught me: TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning the house." 2. My mother taught me: RELIGION. "You better pray that stain will come out of the carpe...

Hello all We have only 3 more months to go before we sail over to the big island for our 2 month holiday. Have a few things left to organise but have plenty of time. Just need to ask a couple of questions though 1. What do you do with your fridge when on the spirit? Do you leave it off or run on 12v? 2. Toll pa...

Our aircon has a lo heat setting. I am trying to work out what the current draw would be using an inverter to run this lo heat setting, and if it would be possible? Aussie Paul.