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What a great reception, decided that we had enough driving for the day and pulled into Iron Knob to see if there was a van park. Dropped into the pub to get some local info and a cool ale. No caravan park. The owner of the Iron Knob told us he had a 15 amp socket on a light pole that we could plug into for the night...

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.....

GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BAN BULLBARS The most important modification you can make to your 4WD is a bullbar. Not only does it allow you to run a winch, lights and gives you a mounting place for your UHF aerial, most importantly it protects your vehicle and the people inside it against animal strikes. Hidden...

my god how big is that cyclone hope all our nomads friends and there familys are doing ok up there ... must be very frightening to be in it path .... wish you all well up there nomads and everyone else .. dont think Q.L.D need any more devesteration ..

Is there one mobile satellite dish that can cover both satellite tv and the internet for 2 computers? Thank you for your replies.

I have just made a list of all Australian school holidays state by state with a view to being aware of potential times when booking ahead or avoiding totally may be advised. For example where I currently live on the Gold Coast in Queensland the next school holidays will be from 1st Term 2011 16 April - 25...

She / he is a big one. If you have Google Earth on your computer , in the LH column under the title layers, you may need to click on the little arrow head beside the word layers, put a tick in the box for weather. This will add satellite imagery of clouds to the globe. Have a look to the east and check out Yasi.If...

After much talking and research we have made the decision ( 6 months ago) to become full time travellers and sell business and house..plan is in 18 months. So have started on the decluttering of the house. l started to notice small things happening around the house... didn't take much notice just p...

The Indian With One TesticleThere once was an Indian who had only one testicleand whose given name was 'Onestone'. He hated thatname and asked everyone not to call him Onestone.After years and years of torment, Onestone finallycracked and said,' If anyone calls me Onestoneagain I will kill them...

well just about to hook up, fill the water tanks and start heading west. Hoping for cooler weather. best of luck to all in north queensland, stay safe cheers blaze

If at all possible, try to get copy of the book, "The Nullabor Story." If heading West to East, it takes you from Perth to Pt. Augusta. There is some fasinating history out there. I wrote to the SA and WA governments re. the Eucla telegraph station, saying that it was a dreadful shame that it w...

Donald Duck and Daisy Duck were spending the night together in a hotel room and Donald wanted to have sex with Daisy. The first thing Daisy asked was, "Do you have a condom?" Donald frowned and said, "No." Daisy told Donald that if he didn't get a condom, they could not have sex. &q...

Blonde joke ! Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family ranch. Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble.. In order to keep the bank from repossessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull so that they can breed their own stock. Upon l...

God was missing for six days. Eventually, Michael, the archangel, found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired, Where have you been God smiled deeply and proudly pointed downwards through the clouds, Look, Michael. Look what I've made. Archangel Michael looked puzzled, and said, "...

hi, just recieved this in an email, could be a GN prayer. Something To Think About! Imagine that you had won the following prize in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for your use. However, this prize has rules, just as any game has certain rules. The fir...

G'day everyone, hope this finds you all in a safe place if up North and out of harms way. My post concerns the disgraceful behaviour of our 2 major food/fuel retailers with their predatory pricing tactics..........ie, offering cheap milk and bread at the checkout and having you pay for it at the fuel...

Has anyone had any experience with portable satellite TV equipment? I bougth a setup and am trying to set it all up for my next trip.

Have add a link on the bottom of all my ost to the wife's travel blog, now you cant believe all you read of course. I notice on there yesterday she was being plain nasty about the aircon in my disco, now I ask you whats wrong with undoing the windows . cheers blaze

Had a fellow Grey Nomad visitor last night. He popped in for a cuppa, so much for the cuppa, however we drank home brew on the back deck and talked about our travels. Mostly his, and the amazing places he had been. He camped in his camper on the road outside. He had caught some flathead and a couple o...

well yesterday with the high temps my aircon didnt quite work as well as it should, went for a drive around Nurioopta in the Barrossa today. Mitsubishi dealer in nuri rung their sevice centre in todunda to see if it was possible, not able to fit it in until next week, he then pointed us in the way of the ford...