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Hi All, Camped at St. George QLD for a few days and were going South by Lightning Ridge etc. to Victoria. Change of heart has led to us heading in to Goondiwindi / Casino / Ballina and the South by the coastal route..... Can anyone let me know if the Bruxner H'way from Gundy to Casino is o.k. for a bus with tra...

4 Worms In ChurchFour worms and a lesson to be learned!!!! A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put into a container of alcohol. The second worm was put into a container of cigarette...

How quick a good set out plans can get thrown out the window, for no good reason other than you just change it.( if that makes sense ) We were going to start heading to Karumba,to do some serious fishing,but with the family weeding in two weeks back in Mission Beach, We had a round camp fire deep and meaning...

The ACCC is investigating the use of shopper dockets by Coles and Woolworths and I believe this is well overdue as they have both been ripping off the public for years and getting away with it. Just think are Woolworths or Coles going to sustain a loss on selling cheap fuel of course not, you are paying m...

I may have been off forum for a while for very very personal reasons but to come back and find that things have gone pear shaped because of that 2 percent that Dazren spoke of in his post that would never be welcome at my campfire either and I would certainly not want to be within a 10 mile radius of their camp...

We are thinking about exploring the Eyre Peninsula South Australia around September October. Our camper trailer is not set up for independent camping so we need to stay where there are showers and power to run our Engel. Does anyone know which caravan parks are good and whether we would need to preb...

Hi all out there i would like to ask the question for those of you who have a child/grandchild with autism for those who have there a couple of question i need help with please i hope i dont offend any one with this post but as we are all fellow travellers and most have family they leave behind when travell...

In ancient Israel , it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dorothy. Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com. And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost tho...

The hot water unit in the van does not seem to be working properly . The water is not getting as hot as it should . We don't need to use any cold at all in the shower . It is the same whether we are on 240volt power or gas . Anybody else come across this problem before ?

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For anyone that doesn't know the area Cleaverville is approximately 35 - 40km north of Karratha with the last 13km good gravel road. It is a council camp with caretaker charging $7 per night, $45 per 7 day week & (I think) $150 per month. There is a large central area (where the caretaker resides) bu...

Hi, I have just posted on general forum offering free accom for GN's. If you are in or are planning to be in Perth you may be interested.

Here I am practising reversing and hooking up the garage, only untill the van arrives. By the way we are still looking and researching for our perfect affordable van any suggestions on what would look good?

Haven't tried this yet .. no flies in Brissie in the winter. Maybe someone might like to give it a go & report. This idea came from an Email originating in the US I think. ...............................................................................................................

Just a to let you know we've arrived in Texas on the Queensland NSW border... I think we might stay a few days, this place looks great and we're not alone, there are many travellers here sitting next to the river :) Am very tired as I had a rough night.... blocked nose! not good when your on a cpap machine......

Yep, I had the great pleasure of meeting Mr and Mrs Cruising Cruze this afternnon and had a great chat for a couple of hours. Now these two people are so friendly they had arranged for me to meet their neighbour across the road. Yep as we were sitting chatting out the front over a cup of tea we heard this loud...

Good legal advice;

There's an old sea story about a ship's Captain Who inspected his sailors, and afterwards told The first mate that his men smelled bad... The Captain suggested perhaps it would Help if the sailors would change underw...

Hi all. I'm at a stage now in my life in early 60s and want to just go see Australia. I've just had enough and need this challenge. I am single with no ties and last year returned after being overseas for 10 years doing volunteer work. I live in Tasmania and would love to team up with someone who has toured or...