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Last bit of sunlight over the Marree Airstrip 2011

ok so i;m home from land sailing over the june long weekend at lake gilles about 2&1/2 hours west of Port Augusta and clocked up about 150'k in the land yacht going up and down the lake top speed only 58.3 which isn't my best but not bad all the same particularly when your arse is only a few cm off the gro...

hey anyone here in adelaide going to the boat show this weekend ??? it's at the Adelaide show grounds,, mite have to go and have a look at what i can't afford

While creating husbands, God promised women that good and ideal husbands would be found in all corners of the world. .... and then, made the earth round. That God, She's such a joker.........

THE MOST FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH WORD... Well, its ****... That's right, ****! **** may just be the most functional word in the English language. You can smoke ****, buy ****, sell ****, lose ****, find ****, forget ****, And tell others to eat ****. Some people know their ****, while others can't tell the...

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Hi all! I'm camped here at the weir with my friends, and it's a lovely spot. Tomorrow we'll go into Gayndah and have a look around. Lot's of oranges growing here. In fact, there's an orchard right next to where we're camped. Tempted to jump the fence, but it may be electric!

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my dad and i are thinking of flying to nz next year, can we hire a motor home and drive from one island to the next? this possible?

Three friends married women from different parts of the world. The first man married a British girl. He told her that she was to do the dishes and house cleaning. It took a couple of days, but on the third day, he came home to see a clean house and dishes washed and put away. The second man married a South Af...

Men Are Just Happier People -- What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a water p...

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Hi .. am new to Grey Noamds and would like to know where and how to meet up with happy travellers please ? Also , as a new member of the group .. any tips ? Thansk so much .. happy and safe travels to all :)

G'Day, Just been introduced to this site by the B.I.L. and thought we'd introduce oureselves. We are both retired, I worked in a number of Government agencies, been a truck driver both interstste and local,and worked as a building supervisor ( a fancy name foe a maintenance caretaker), a part time s...

Don't know if every-one knows this, [ I didn't 'till just a few minutes ago.] but you can now fill in your Census Form Online.http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/home/2011+census+fact+sheet:+ecensus -- Edited by Sheba on Wednes...

With only four, (whose counting) sleeps left to go, we will be on the ferry and over to the Northern Island for our trip away over winter. (and it's been [still is] very cold here) Last week, we started to pack the car ready to go after having it thoroughly checked and serviced. By the time we put in the a...

Hi all , looking forward to starting our new life on the road but trying to keep cost down , eventually we are hoping to free camp as much as possible , but for now will have to visit caravan parks often. We are about to buy a 33' bus and heard that showgrounds offer a discount for buses, does anyone know if t...

In about a month we plan to meet up with some Queensland friends in Byron Bay, can anyone suggest a 'dog friendly' caravan park in that area? thanks, Sue

I do love a stoush! About 10 days ago, a certain Perth dealer advertised a 2008 Ford Ranger automatic with canopy, 72,000-odd kms for $23,990. This is the vehicle I have been been looking for and it ticked all the right boxes. I thought this was a very good deal and got in touch with them, keen to buy. Oh...

We are heading into Kakadu in a few days and If you don't mind I would like to pick your brains. We are looking for a nice camping area within the park to take out caravan (which is definately not an off-road one) The sites on the net that I looked at don't mention if camp sites are accessible by caravan. It wo...