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Well finally bit the bullet and have been on the road for 5 months now. Travelled fromAdelaide to Darwin with a fellow female friend of 30 slowly slowly years and what an adventure it had been met so many wonderful characters along the way and loving every minute of it. Currently in the top end working fo...

Headed to Lake Tinaroo today from Ingham - Bruce HWY. Followed the navman and turned at Gordonvale as instructed. WOW- what a road. 2nd gear most of the way up to the top, heaps of stops for road works which meant hand brake starts on slopes.... Unless you love stress in your life do not take a caravan ove...

For anyone wanting a really good laugh tonight, you gotta watch Mrs Brown's Boys. Its got to be the funniest series I have seen on TV in a long while. Channel 7 @ 9pm up here.

... The Pope and Australia's prime minister Julia Gillard are on the same stage at the MCG in front of a huge crowd. The Pope leans towards Ms Gillard and said, "Do you know that with one little wave of my hand I can make every person in this crowd go wild with joy? This joy will not be a momentary displa...

Can anyone suggest a suitable 12 volt water pump, that we can use to pump up water from streams, dams etc for non-drinking water usage. I have seen the Gall Boys (Kedron Caravans) using a pump to pump up water from streams on the Cape but could not get a good look at the configuration etc on the video. Any...

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I had a lovely day sightseeing today. Although we had never met before Gypsy Rover (Chris) picked me and my little dog up this morning and took us for a lovely tour of Townsville. Drove up to Castle Hill which overlooks the city. A bit cloudy but lovely views over the bay. Visited the botanic gardens...

We went to dump point in Charters Towers on Wed. The rain was coming down so hard that us plus 5 caravans & 4 other M/Hs dcided to just stay there. Yesterday dawned fine so off we went heading north towards Emerald (our trip to Fletchers Creek has to be postponed as daughter at Westwood west of Rocky...

Hi everyone, Well finally as the title said we got our van and it will be delivered personally to us next week by a beautiful pensioner couple who had never been to Inverell in their travels and wanted to take their girl out for one more ride. . . .isn't that gorgeous!!! I found it on ebay and it had not been u...

What was your favourite car of your younger days? Ours was an EH Holden. My ex's father had bought it new and was the sort of man who wouldn't take it out if it was raining or whatever. He looked after it so well, it was like brand new when he updated to a Mazda in '72, and gave us the precious EH. We were rapt! Th...

Yep it's just like being at school again (we are in a big play ground I spose) when around other Grey Nomads or maybe not so grey as well. Sort of anyway but only much much better. I was talking to my neighbour while in Mildura at the CV Park and he noticed a grill on my Avan at the back of my fridge. He asked...

Hi i live between Bellenden Ker and Deeral in NQ my dog disappeared yesterday 11-2pm bruce highway looks like a jack russell with longer legs he is a tenntifield terrier and its possible he may have jumped into someones car black head distinctive circular spot about two inches diameter in front of ta...

With the cold weather i am having trouble with condensation. I air all my bedding on sunny days.......wipe the window rubbers with vinegar to help stop mouls spores. Is there anything else I can do? Dawa

Nomads heading into the north of WA have been warned to expect delays on the roads as the resources boom keeps going. This report from The West Australian newspaper today: Highway delays as big trucks carry boom A senior policeman has warned that the number of big trucks carrying mining equipm...

We have a recurring problem with our water pressure when connected to mains Pressure. All is okay then for some reason we have little pressure, just a dribble, although no reason, then an hour later all is okay. This seems to reacurring more frequently. Any ideas glenda

Brown and White Jack Russell found at Reid River Rest Stop - approx 50km SW of Townsville on the highway to Charters Towers on Sunday 8th July. Being cared for in Charters Towers - If you have lost your little mate please give us a call on 07 47873302 or 0419756007. Can you all pass on through the grapev...

We are travelling from Vic to NSW wanting to know if there are any Quarantine check points around Albury.

Cheers KenM (Dusty)

Australian wild catch banana prawns, peeled, deveined and butterflied flat. rice flour and a generous amount of sea salt and white pepper mixed together. press the prawns into the mix and fry in EVO oil till crispy. drain on paper towel. enjoy

hi everyone, We are still sorting out a tow vehicle we like the look of the prado 3 door - does anyone have one if so how does it tow we have a 20 ft van and like the 3 door as its a smaller car when not towing and 3 ton capacity. We would appreciate your thoughts thanks Ed and Fran