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The sun came up a little different every day..beautiful freecamp at Mildura.

Can anyone one tell me what a good roof hatch is for a motorhome/campervan with a fixed roof (ie; not a pop top). Is it best to get one with a fan (12V or 240V ???), a small fixed one or a big one with an opening vent, close for travelling etc? I would want this to act as a means for cooking fumes to escape prefe...

First view of the Flinders

These bones are very near a midden on the way to the top of the Walls of China. They are said to be ancient wombat bones.

Well, electrics are not my long suit. Thing is I can get a good price on a 200watt 24v mono panel. Question is; if I use this panel do I need a 24v battery coupled with a step down 24v to 12v invertor or can a couple of 12v batteries be wired (how?) to achieve a 12volt output. Or would I be better off to use a 12v...

This is my favourite picture from Mungo - where the sheep waited to be shorn at the Zanci woolshed - you could almost here the sheep bleating in the dusty, sandy yards.

A salt water Croc has been sighted in the Diamantina rive, at Birdsville, 1Km from town. Simpson Desert Park Ranger Don Rowlands it was sighted by most of the population living there,after it was first reported by a tourist.He went on to say they are not sure how it got there, but suspect it was put in...

Has anyone had anything to do with this problem? The power from my plug, will no longer supply power to my van fridge or inside lights. Has anyone had this problem? The plug I use worked ok for a couple of times, but for some reason it has stopped working now. I note I had the same problem with my other vehic...

Fanny Green An Irish man went to confession in St. Patrick's Catholic Church. 'Father', he confessed, 'it has been one month since my last confession... I had sex with Fanny Green twice last month.' The priest told the sinner, 'You are forgiven. Go out and say three Hail M...

I've spoken about the Gatton-Clifton Road before, but I thought I'd make it a topic. It's a much easier route if you want to come to the eastern side of the range, without using the Pacific Hwy etc. There's also the Esk-Hampton Road, but I haven't been that way for along time, and not with the van, so I ca...

Good morning everyone and especially to Dougwe who is currently in my home town! I am looking for a reasonably priced auto electrician in the Newcastle region to install electric brakes on my Kia Sportage. I have been quoted around $400 and wonder if that is a fair price. Can anyone answer my question,...

Well we move out of our rented apartment on 20th June!! Wow...that went fast! Will be moving into caravan which is residing at a friends house. Will live in van for about 5 weeks before we finish our jobs and head to NZ for a visit and then we are off!! God knows where at this stage!!! Selling stuff as we can o...

Hello to all the solo travellers and campers I am near to being retired and am looking forward to seeing all there is to see in Australia I have a 13 ft ccaravan which , for one person it is ok ( a shower gets attached to the side) I do prefer to see as much of the bush and outback as I can I am wondring i...

Hi everyone long time no see, I thought it was time I got back on here and caught up on what everyone is up to and I discovered that Rocket and Strop are having a catch up at 'Scoopy's" on Bribie this coming Wednesday (29th) at 10am. I have just moved to Bribie Island from Victoria after a lot of soul...

Erosion is a huge problem in wide open spaces and where the soil is sand the wind blows it around and the rain washes it into new formations. -- Edited by Esmeralda on Tuesday 28th of May 2013 03:10:54 PM

firstly thanks to everyone for your good wishes. support, even though just nice words on the computer screen do help, especially from friends. and yes we are sore this morning, i'm walking around like an old lady - lol oh I forget I am one. the policeman who attended said we were lucky to be in a Suzuki...

Hi Everyone, Still looking for a Toyota campervan found one on the net exactly what we wanted and wouldn't you know it, it had already been sold, to top it off I now have a chest infection so that has halted things for a while never mind we will get there with it and be back on the road soon hopefully. Ha...