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I have just updated the blog with photos and posts, unfortunately since I was so far behind it has taken so long that I now lack the time to duplicate the posts here. For those interested in my progress there are several new posts that can be accessed from my signature link. I am now in Broome and hope to kee...

We recently stayed in this lovely little quiet town which has only one CP and is managed by Gail....p&w sites are $16pn for 2AD`s, amenties were spotless and a gentle walk to town if required. Friends were there last year and highly recommneded to place and after experiancing a first class carol s...

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The best laid plans sometimes go astray, I commented previously about the van boiling in Coral Bay whilst reversing in the back tracks well it was running hot on the way to Exmouth so I took it in to be checked out the radiator and the rest of the cooling system seemed not to have a problem but the radiator c...

Lulu's almost ready for her maiden trip!

Even though she only has to go an hour down the road to Cobb & Co from her home at Tin Can Bay, it'll be a good trial run. After much discussion and research by both b-i-l and myself, we both bought solar panels from ebay. Mine is an 80watt and was $179. I a...

Help, can anyone help with our air-con please. We are in Karratha,which is very hot, and the conditioner isn't working, we don't know if we can get it fixed here, we are using a table fan which is a help. What we want to know, can we use a 12volt fan plugged into our 12volt TV socket, while we are offroad ca...

I've been wondering what to do about internet for my lap top on the road. Last week I bought a new phone with WiFi hotspot (it has Android - whatever that is!) and voila! It has worked. I can now use it as my modem and I'm back 'on line' wherever I go (I hope). It has to have 3G Blue tick capabilities. Phone only...

Anyone coming to Steamfest in Maitland this weekend? We are planning a ride on one of the steam trains this year. I'm a sucker for steam trains- I remember as a little girl, my mother would load us onto the Glen Innes Mail for an annual trip to Sydney. All the way she tried to keep our little girls' white soc...

I met up with gillyb today and spent a lovely couple of hours chatting, thanks gilly. Don't forget to call into Avan at Pakenham. Oh, The Telstra shop was busy, so gave it a miss, I will check on-line. I have come home to some pretty rugged weather here in down town Wonthaggi too, strong winds and heavy rai...

I was at the Caboolture markets at the showgrounds this morning and noticed that there were no caravans there. There was a sign there that said the showgrounds were closed to camping from 24 April until 29 June. Redcliffe showgrounds which are fairly close by are still open for camping.

I s anyone going to be at Penrose Park between the 20th and 22nd may ? Iwill be there and love to meet up with you. cheers phil

Setting off early to get to Denham around 150kms in good time to make a booking at one of the 4 campsites at Shark Bay where you can stay one night free, we looked at the sites and decided that Eagle Bluff was the pick with its sandy beach and easy access. Before arriving in Denham we looked at Shelley Beach w...

does anyone know any good vegetarian meals. vegie bakes, something with chick peas, a mild curry. maybe.rocket n strop

Hi my name is Chris (Christine) and I am hoping to hit the road in a couple of months as a solo traveller. I have a 1998 Winnebago Freeway and have almost finished bringing her up to date with all the latest techo stuff. It has been 2 years since she was on the road and it has been a long and frustrating wait,...

I know this is short notice but for family history buffs ancestry has opened up their military records for free until Sunday night. well worth a browse.

Hey all I found a wombat on page 11 in todays herald sun His name is Yogi and need a carer after his mother was killed, maybe our Wombat needs a companion Ken

got our Aussie Traveller pull out awning up today, which is great, we have had the van for 18 months but on the couple of trips we did in it, it was not worth putting it up but now we are parked up for awhile we decided it was time to put it up.............no go, had no idea how it went so we rang the number on the s...

Just saw this on another Forum. Frank BOWER Missing Albany man - Frank BOWERby Western Australia Police on Monday, 5 March 2012 at 17:03 · WA Police has concerns for a missing 78 year old man who was last seen about 7:30am on Wednesday 15...

Hi All We will be heading to Port Hughes on 4th May for 12 days. Any one be around that area? Cheers Glenda -- Edited by golivers travels on Saturday 28th of April 2012 11:54:15 AM

Problem A, tank wont fit under bus, so what did I do I dug a four feet deep hole and rolled the tank under the bus, Problem B exhaust pipe and some angle brackets were fouling things up so I just chopped the out the way, now I have a clear cavity for the 200 litre tank, will strap it up during the week and run the p...