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Anybody attended a one day course? Prices seem steep $450 - $500 but as a novice probably a good idea.
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Now Travelling Solo
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Its happened, at 3.45 today Syl boarded a plane back home. Got a call Thursday evening and her dad has taken a turn for the worst. Her mum is spinning out big time. Syl was quite upset and when she went for a walk alone, I got online and had selected a flight back home for her. When she got back I just sa...
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woodford folk festival - Woodford QLD.
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Hello Everyone, We are off to the Woodford Folk Festival. It is held from the 27th Dec to 1st Jan. You can arrive Christmas day if you like and can camp on site or you can free camp at Cruice Park number 509 in camps 5 or you can stay at the woodford showgrounds for a cheap rate. Last year $95 for a week or $15 per...
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who has put 12 volt fans on van fridges
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who has put 12 volt fans on van fridges to assist with cooling. Our fridge is struggling ATM in broome. IT is a gas/240v running on 240v. The ice box is freezing but the frigde section isnt getting anywhere cool enough. cheers blaze
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Whale watching
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Does anyone know of pet friendly caravan parks along the coast that during the winter months whales can be seen from the land? My mum said she has seen them from Woolgoolga but not a lot? Time is not a problem any state will do?
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TRAIN TICKETS;
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Three Australians and three Maoris are travelling by train to a Rugby match at the World Cup in England. At the station, the three Aussies each buy a ticket and watch as the three Maoris buy just one ticket between them. "How are the three of you going to travel on only one ticket?" asks one of t...
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Grong Grong NSW
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Lovely little town that has a park for travelers. Nice grass area with clean toilets, covered seating and a free BBQue. The school children have a project where they are seeking people from the same latitude around the world and have messages pegged around the enclosure and ecourage us as travellers...
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townsville
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leaving sunshine coast wednesday heading for townsviile staying at the lakes caravan park near castletown anyone wanna catch up we would luv to will be there prob fri or sat for abt a week cheers and merry xmas eveyone!(0421005011)
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Good timing!
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Loffty, myself and family arrived home on a late flight last night from Fiji. Spent a wonderful 10 days there holidaying and enjoying a family wedding. We were booked to come home yesterday anyway - but what great timing with this cyclone battering Fiji at the moment. I hope the damage isn't too gre...
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INNER PEACE;
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> This morning, I read about a doctor who says the way to achieve inner > peace is to finish all the things you have started. So I looked around > my house to see things I'd started and hadn't finished. > > Since then, I have managed to finish off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle > of Chardonna...
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UPSET WIFE;
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UPSET WIFE She came home early and found her husband in their bedroom making love to a very attractive young woman. The wife was VERY upset! 'You are a disrespectful pig!' she cried. 'How dare you do this to me a faithful wife, the mother of your children! I'm leaving you. I want a divorce straight aw...
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Campania 30kms north east of Hobart
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After posting at Huonville I took off for Campania a free camp some 30kms north east of Hobart via Richmond. Why Campania? Billeee & Jules have the van booked in for service tomorrow in Hobart and will be camping at the showgrounds for $17 per night then going into Hobart for the day whilst the van ge...
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Hooking up solar panels to battery.
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Hi, I'm trying to hook up my Rich solar panel to my battery. I'm including a picture of the connection and there are 2 sets of + and _ aligator clips, one on a longer cable than the other. Could anyone offer me some advice please of what I connect those aligator clips to. -- Edited by jetj on Friday 17th of...
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Crutch Sniffers,,,,,,,
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Howdyeeeee all U excited pet lovers, firstly, I like dogs, not so keen on cats. Sooooooo what do you do, when a dog comes around and starts to sniff your crutch, is there a Protocol here,???????? do we ignore the dog,??? or pull it away,,???? Myself, I get embarassed, if I leave it there ,or shoo it aw...
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Lost Hot Dog
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Hot day today so I left my carport roller door open after Christmas shopping and shortly after I heard a huge splash in the fish pond out the back yard. Looking out, I see the biggest, blackest, wettest Saint Bernard in the pond, standing on hind legs, up to his shoulders in the water, his paws were tryin...
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We're as slow as a Turtle on Prozac..But we'll get 'there'..we just dont know where 'there' is...yet!
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G'day, Hello to all. First poster..been reading/lurking for a long time and learning plenty from your great Forum however havn't posted to date.... Across the back of our Jayco Caravan we have the words... 'Without Going, You Get No Where'....with my wife Julie and little person/pooch Pepe, we l...
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It doesn't always come in 3s.
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We left our home behind us about 6 weeks ago. A time for the two of us to start enjoying our retirement. Currently in Qld catching up with our second eldest son who we haven't seen for about 5 years and our grand daughter. Since we left we have been bombarded with phone calls from family members which h...
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Facebook Scam
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The scammers are still out there, no doubt looking for christmas present funds. I was on Facebook yesterday when a Chat window popped up from a Friend of mine, short conversation followed "how you doing, what's happening" etc. He then went on to explain that he'd had to make a quick trip t...
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Freedom camping
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Hi folks can we please get some information regarding traveling on a tight budget (pensions). We are used to freedom camping in NZ and would like to know if it is possible to live without going on Camp Sites eg; paying parks. We will be using a caravan and tow vehicle and mostly want to start off in SA. Any h...
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FOLDING PLASTIC CLOTHES BASKET
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I'm looking for a fold up plastic clothes basket to replace my present one. (10 years old). The one which all four sides fold in (type of thing). It folds up flat. Can anybody point me in the right direction. My wife just told me we brought the original one at BBC Tuggerah. I have checked other places lik...
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