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First trip in this van & I forgot the tripod. Not much fun trying to prop up the dish on a post & rail fence & make it work. This first trip was a shakedown to discover what we forgot to pack. The first thing (no second actually) missing was notebook & pen!

No matter how much planning you do something always seems to crop up to get in the way. Therefore we are NOT going to Dickabram Bridge today. As we are leaving on a cruise next Sat. from Sydney too much still needs to be done to allow us to go & play nomads this week. The hoohaw after our accident &am...

New Version of the Three Bears Story . A far more accurate account of the events of that fateful morning.... Baby bear goes downstairs, sits in his small chair at the table. He looks into his small bowl. It is empty. 'Who's been eating my porridge?' he squeaks. Daddy Bear arrives at the big table and sit...

G'Day, on our recent trip to Townsville (where we met Dougwe!), we had some problems in the van with water leaking from the connection at the sink tap - a mixer type. I removed the connectors but found no "O" rings which may well be stuck inside the tap. So what I did was coat the fittings with t...

Hi all could anyone tell me is it possible to go to Cooktown from Cairns via the ferry with a van in tow? is the road suitable or is the Mulligan Hwy the only way to go? thanks Bill

I had a lovely catchup with the delightful Brandt and Lorraine yesterday along with a few of their friends and work colleagues here in Darwin. It was so nice to finally meet folk I have seen post in this site. Thank you both for the effort you went to, much appreciated. If there are any more nomads arou...

I hope someone out there can give us some advice. My husband & I have just got a new paramount van, we are starting to travel in a few months time, we are trying to find out if anyone knows whether or not you can get Foxtel or Austar in a caravan when you are travelling. We have been told we can get a sate...

Looking to purchase a small petrol generator for my recently acquired RV. Would a 800 to 1000 w generator be sufficient to run my battery charger and a few small non heating appliances???? Regards Allan W.

A friend sent this link to a video on Youtube showing footage from various dash cams fitted to Russian cars. Hold on to your seat!

A mate from Florida sent this link when I mentioned I needed a hose for the camper. What a great idea!

Hi there, I'm looking at traveling between Cooktown & Weipa August/September. Would anyone know what the road is like from Cooktown to Weipa. I drive 4wd ute and tow 17f pop top van. Cheers SueB.

Mating call Two Red Indians and an Irishman were walking through the woods. All of a sudden one of the Indians ran up a hill to the mouth of a small cave. 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' he called into the cave and listened closely until he heard an answering, 'Wooooo! Wooooo! Woooooo! He then tore off hi...

We're planning on getting a Mazda BT 50 tug but after watching a telemarketing program on the tube about the latest Garmin GPS/SatNav system. I checked out the system supplied with the BT 50 and was very disappointed. The maps appear to be about 3 years old, they use whereis, no updates are currently av...

600 k north of Sydney, Moree is the place to sit in the hot artesian water and easy away the aches. Best place to stay is the Gwyder Caravan Park, 3k south of town which has four clean pools, free for resident use. A good place to go to decide where to go next! Brian

I know its been mentioned somewhere on here before, but can't find it. Heading over to Shepp next week and want to look into getting some bits and pieces done to Myrtle. I know other grey nomad members who stayed at Greens Lake, went over there to get work done. It was through town and down one of the side st...

Just spent 2 weeks with my sister, she lives on Mitchells Island and has done for 10years. This road is a death trap. Initially it was 100k's most of the way. At least they have reduced it to 70 in places. After the recent rain the road had deteriorated considerably. I hope they fix it before more people ar...

Have a marvellous time on your cruise Glassies. Hope they spoil you rotten on board. It will do you the world of good. Cruising is soooo good for you. This is from someone who just loves cruising & does it often. Cheers. Alice

We made it to Emerald after a fairly quick trip. Now staying at Higher Ground Campground just out of Emerald. Will be moving to Sapphire for a more extended stay on Monday I think. Just going to do some fossicking for a couple of weeks and generally laze around. If you happen to be in the area PM us for a cup...

Hi all, wel here I am in a motorhome with free wifi at KOA Cedar city Utah caravan pk in our Winnebago left las vegas this morning has been 47c each day for the 7 we were there. Sooooo hot, here is much cooler and a pretty solid breeze which is so nice. There is no pc to up load pics as yet. $50 per night we are here...