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G'day you disgraceful lot . . . . I need some help please. Having purchased a delightful vehicle and looking at towing a caravan, I find my towing capacity is a measley 1500 kgs. (yeah, I can hear you all saying "serve yourself right" but I'm old and am prone to the odd mistake or two). So, th...

Yep after leaving Lakes Entrance this morning I found myself halfway by 11.30am so decided to keep going and here I am now in Canberra till 24/10. I had a great run all the way along the Monaro Highway. I'm outside and watching a lovely sunset. I will have to wait till Monday to see Julia and give her a few id...

Hi all Looking for some advise from those experienced in the Grey Nomad lifestyle.. I am torn between setting up a trailer behind the motor home so I can carry a small car, two Hobie Kayaks and two pushbikes or Simply going for flat towing a Suzi GV 3 door and selling the toys. In 2010 we spent 5 months in a ca...

One of those rivers that has always made my imagination to run wild, the Murrumbidgee, and I am camping alongside it now. The actual location is the Narrandera Boat Ramp Rest Area Camps6 #836. I had set off earlier than Rod, Heather and Norma who will be catching up here later. Michael had business to at...

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Global Warming Christine Thiel22.09.2012 The panic is on, the globe is warming,Scientists and greenies are repeating the warningReduce carbon, theres a hole in the ozone!But seriously folks, what have we done? Weve been reducing emissions in Australia for years,Yet the greenies and scient...

Hi all! Sorry it's been a few days since I posted but I've been busy! While still in Bendigo, we had dinner with some rellies we hardly know! Two Aunties..one of whom was visiting from Perth, so that was a surprise bonus...an Uncle, and 3 cousins. What a great night we had! The 2 Aunties are Dad's sisters,...

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I just received an email from BogPond saying they could not access my credit card info would I please resupply, it has to be a scam cos I don't have a bigpond account. The email has a attachment so DO NOT OPEN IT.

WOW! WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS. I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW. 1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day,just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium a...

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This would be good for say a single with a vehicle suitable with fold down seats and enough length for a mattress etc. A US product, see; http://www.eatel.net/~dacinc/DAC/suvbig.html This is a similar product from BCF, and has the advantage of being able to sit under it (and cheaper) also back flap...

The following is by Douglas Adams of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" fame. Australia is a very confusing place, taking up a large amount of the bottom half of the planet. It is recognizable from orbit because of many unusual features, including what at first looks like an enormous bite...

This Austrian guy skydived from 24 miles up and broke the speed of sound while freefalling. I can't help thinking though that had he been a New Zealander he wouldn't have used a parachute, he would have used a bloody long bungee cord! Andy

I recently discoverd this document, it is a bit old, but the sentiments expressed in the document are just as valid today as they were in 2009. The discussion around the value of the Grey Nomad trade to the state, and in particular the regional communities of the state is explored, and while the author r...

Well we travelled the long distance from Gulargambone and arrived relatively early at Mendooran camp, it seems a nice place, grass has been cut but like everywhere very dry. There would be including us ten vans, a hot day so some of the vans are running generators. I have run across another chap, ex-ar...

Gday... Grey Nomads are certainly the talk of the town in Cairns at the moment. There was an interview with "someone" (I did not catch his name) who is lobbying for (or is part of an organisation lobbying for) a "ferry" to take Grey Nomads from Weipa to Darwin. Apparently, Cape Yo...

Some of us are returning to Greens Lake again this year (summer in vic) any ideas about dates?anytime between nov and jan. -- Edited by shadyandme on Saturday 11th of August 2012 10:17:30 AM

Called into the famous Bendigo Pottery, and as usual Rip walked the dogs and I shopped, then we swapped. One of the staff noticed and said "we are dog friendly, just bring them in an a lead," The dogs can't go into the cafe, though, but she said they moved a table yesterday so a woman could h...

The first day out on our last trip, we had a problem with the transformer for our lights. This had happened some years previously but had corrected itself after a few days of angst. This time, we had Google! 8am the next morning, we rang Tow World, explained the problem and that we were on the road north. &...