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Well, after about 18 months of pondering and planning, re-planning and re-pondering, I've taken the first step to nomadhood with the purchase of a 1990 Hino Rainbow. Now the fun bit starts with deciding on the layout, power, solar, water, etc with the aim of being ready to hit the road towards the end o...

Gday... She was certainly an incredible athlete - starting with a 42metre handicap ... it took 40 secs to catch the field ... and then 10 seconds to pass them all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUQLV4gnWNY Cheers - John

Gday... 1770 - Lieutenant Cook and his crew first sight the eastern coast of Australia. 1984 - Australia adopts Green and Gold as its national colours. 1984 - Australia adopts 'Advance Australia Fair' as its national anthem. Cheers - John

Sitting on the side of the highway, waiting to catch speeding drivers, a Police Officer sees a car puttering along at 22 KPH. Says he to himself: "This driver is just as dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his lights and pulls the driver over. Approaching the car, he notices th...

Gday... If you would like to read about some fantastic, tough and dedicated nurses in the NSW Outback in the 1940s this will suit you. http://angelsofaugustus.com.au/ Cheers - John

I watched this for the first time on TV last night on ABC1. It is also available on DVD. It was based on a book by Rod Miller called "The Lost Women Of Rabaul" Sisters of War is based on a remarkable WW2 true story of courage and survival and well worth watching, see; http://en.wikipedia.o...

hi guys, i know some maybe on cable or lucky to have nbnb but for those of us still on adsl can you post up your speed please? you can check via http://www.speedtest.net/ Im getting on a good day 2.26 down -- Edited by milo on Friday 18th of April 2014 05:04:26 PM

Gday... There is no better way of life in the world than that of the Australian. I firmly believe this. The grumbling, growling, cursing, profane, laughing, beer drinking, abusive, loyal-to-his-mates Australian is one of the few free men left on this earth. He fears no one, crawls to no one, bludges...

Beautiful sunset last night here and an excellent sunrise this morning. So Greenie I see your sunrise and raise the stakes at Lake Boga -- Edited by shekon on Monday 14th of April 2014 09:06:21 AM

I reckon most Aussie families have a pub in them somewhere. Either some relative owned one, or there's a family story about one. Where was the pub in your family?

Is there a setting in my profile that must be set that counts the number of posts that I make, as it never appears to increase, as my present count is the same as a year and looking back on my recent posts the count never seems to update. Looking at this post, it has updated by one so does that mean you only it is...

Good to see the discounts they give solo's at this park for both powered and unpowered sites. Prices for two people are good too considering the close proximity to Perth and the Airport. See; http://crystalbrookcaravanpark.com.au/tarrifs/ The park has new managers and has been upgraded to how...

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Hi All Just wondering if anyone is attending the CMCA Rally at Robinvale in March.

Abe and Esther are flying to Australia for a two-weekvacation to celebrate their 50th anniversary.Suddenly, over the public address system, the Captainannounces: Ladies and Gentlemen, I am afraid I havesome very bad news.Our engines have ceased functioning and we willattempt an emergency lan...

I was given this today by a heart specialist to help me lose weight. I am going to do my best to follow this advice. Please note this is not saying don't exercise, just that you can lose weight without it, would be especially handy for those who can't exercise because of physical problems. The specia...

As a group of concerned or like minded individuals I assume that we have some pull as a lobby group. We have just come across from Keith, Vic and joined up along the Princes Highway. The lack of public facilities along the road is disappointing and consequently, the human waste at the various viewing si...

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all Grey Nomads new or old members, Travellers and Non Travellers alike ,a safe and happy Easter.

Spending so much time on the road with very little to do between wee stops the mind turns to the unusual questions in life. Sometimes you end up light years away & miss the last 100kms or so. Try mulling over this one. Let's see what we can come up with? "What IS the speed of dark?"