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Hi folks, during a trip earlier in the year, my wife got diarrhoea (the runs, may have the spelling wrong). We were in a very small town council caravan park (no after hours staff on site) and everything was closed at night except for a servo, luckily a lovely young UK backpacker working there had s...

Thank you all for helping us when we arrived at the dam 3 weeks ago I was not able to put a peg in the ground Many thanks to you Darrel & Sandra and Yeoeleven for digging the hole for the wheel of the van,and put the pegs into the ground sorry if I forgot some one's name we had a marvelous time there and even...

Well maybe not old in age but old as in been a forumite for a lo-o-o-ong time. Caught up with Vic41 and Carol in Perth, and the conversation went non-stop! Thank you Vic and Carol, we enjoyed our time with you

Aldi's April 19 catalogue has a fire extinguisher ($15), fire blanket ($8), and a Honeywell fire resistant and waterproof case ($45). There are also LED bulbs, spotlights and floodlights (with sensor). BTW, I don't work for Aldi.

Wondering if Mazda BT 50 owners are having trouble with their driver seats going down, loosing height on its own? We pump ours up several times a day and it continues to loose height. Mazda Australia have said they haven't had other complaints about this but on our travels we have already met other ow...

If someone bakes a cake Judie and I might drop in... lol I haven't been to Greens for years and have to visit family in nearby Rochester Easter Sat so if the planets all line up will call in.

http://www.startsatsixty.com.au/grey-nomads/how-to-handle-truckies-caravaning-made-easy

As mostly i stay in free camping area's and bush camps. At present in a show grounds in the Flinders ranges due to needing power for my air/con at present till tomorrow, in 5 months being here not 1 Nomad has ever gone around asking other Nomads if they need anything in town, like Port Augusta 65 km's away...

Duplicated Post - Cancelled... -- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 10th of April 2014 04:34:59 PM

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Hi all, heading to Karumba in May 2014 and wondered if any one has recently (last 12months) been to Karumba and which CP did they stay in. Pro's and Cons. We are only staying one night, not into fishing but want to buy some barra for the freezer while there for the rest of our trip. Any comments about the con...

Had the pleasure to meet over coffee with Ray & Elle ( wizardofoz ) today and is great to put faces to the names on the forum I was the first he has met from the forum, but I am sure there will be many other meetings over the travels Keep travelling safely Ken

Can anyone point me to a web site that details on-going charges at these places? Short of speaking to an agent ( no thanks) I need a heads up so Judie and I can look at our downsize options. The place we have is far too big for us now and we are considering a village in Mildura. I figure some on this forum may ha...

Hi All, Yea! I've finally made it to Greens but the weather is absolutely awful. The wind is howling and it's raining, grey & dismal and everyone is caccooned in their rigs. Won't be staying though as I've been having power issues & with no sun I could be in trouble and definitely don't want to...

The Western Hwy is closed today between Ararat and Beaufort all traffic is being converted to Avoca and the same from Ballarat due to a truck roll over,they say it will be closed all day Regards Glendadon

We just bought a 2002 Coromal Seka and are preparing it for our first trip. It will be a short 400Km to our daughters place in Perenjori WA

Murphy's' old lady had been pregnant for some time and now the time had come. He brought her to the doctor and the doctor began to deliver the baby. She had a little boy, and the doctor looked over at Murphy and said.'Hey, Murphy! You just had you a son,! 'Ain't dat grand, !!'Murphy got excited by this, b...

hey all just a few tips or great places we have stayed this week , were heading to wollongong to see our son from bendigo the around the hume hwy as much as possible , stayed on the murray at tocumwal ,beautifull ,travelled the newell hwy ,and stopped a the grong grong pub , free sites out the back , good clea...

As a follow on from my "cot quilt" post, a number of men replied telling us of their interesting crafty skills. Do we have any other men on the Forum who sew, knit, embroider etc? Do any women do what we traditionally think of as "men's crafts"? Would love to see photos of your work....

Just to make sure we haven't missed anyone and getting so many new members now, a warm welcome to all of you. Keep your eye on meet ups in the various states and also get togethers from time to time, see the details and pic's of previous ones in the GTG section lower down in the forum.