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Getting the van out for the week end and spending a couple days with the radio club.

Next Thursday hubby and I head off again. Living down on the Vict and NSW border its cold wet and miserable at the moment so can't wait to find somewhere more reasonable. Not doing a 'big' trip this time, just drifting up the mid coast to just before Brisbane. Plan to do a mixture of off-road & carav...

Reading the Mailbag on here - and seeing photo of the amount of water in Bonnie Doon, Lake Eildon, Vic - reminds me of some photos taken of Eildon in about 2007 -

Hi to everyone. My wife and i have just taken possesion of a new Owen A van. At a cost of $54,000 we are keen to hold onto it especially as it will be our home for quite a few years while we travel around Aussie (currently in Tassie).I have been reading up on a GPS tracking system that can be used to keep track of...

Man, what a trip through Victoria and into Melbourne yesterday!! Have had a great trip down the Newell from sunny, reasonably warm Qld, but of course the further south we got, the colder it got - couldn't work out why we were the only two vans heading south and every second vehicle heading north was a van...

A man was leaving a convenience store with his morning coffee when he noticed a most unusual funeral procession approaching the nearby cemetery. A black hearse was followed by a second black hearse about 50 Feet behind the first one. Behind the second hearse was a solitary man walking a dog on a leash....

Shh don't tell anyone... It's Wombat280's Birthday HAPPY BIRTHDAY have a great day Mate....

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Want to by pass the F3 freeway. Does anyone know an alternate route ? What's the old Pacific Highway like these days?

We are heading out of Perth going east next week. I have looked in my camps Oz book & there doesn't seem to be a rest area/camp spot closer than 56kms W of Coolgardie. Does anyone know of a free/inexpensive camp spot closer to either town

well, another one of my mums sisters gone now.. she was 82 i think, had dementia etc and some cancer which i reported a while ago.. ill be happy to make that age, got another 39 to go i think.. if im lucky.. My dad, he's still smoking at almost 88, even with the probs he's had hes still going strong, but like he...

Hi Guys finaly we are off after having the old skin cancer cut out of my face all is good so Monday morning its get those wheels rolling again first stop alice springs will be there for a couple of months ( will be working ) then we will be heading up to Darwin' while in Alice we will be in the gooday caraven par...

Hi Guys, I would like to thank you for the welcome to the forum, it has been a while since i have been on line but as they say better late than never. Packing the van this week and off to lincolin on the 8th of July to catch up with a mate who moved there 18months ago,don't care what the weather will be it will...

Wow, good to know we are not alone in our journey and thoughts. Will have to get off those silly facebook games and settle into some serious stuff like this Our plans at present :We were leaving around Decemeber to travel around our brilliant country but have decided to send the bike across to New Zeala...

I have had testing full time for the last 2 months 12 volt fridgemate fridge set at -5 degrees with no contents 190w 24v roof mounted sola panel (cost $1000) 12v plus tv on standby, 12 v gas detector, 12 volt digital clock 100 amp wet cell deep cycle battery (cost $300) This has been set up in my van for the l...

Any other solo travellers willing to share places which charge by the person, not two adults but one. As a solo traveller i have found most parks charge for two. But here are a few that don't. Blue Mtns katoomba or blackheath Most National parks (if not free) Ulladulla headland tourist park. (its not...

ADVICE FROM A RETIRED HUSBAND It is important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger. When you notice this, try not to yell at them. Some are oversensitive, and there's nothing worse than an over...

ALRIGHT, who's the wise ass that sent this to me? WHOEVER SENT IT, send it to SOMEONE that COULD benefit from it, OKAY!