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Yep ,still in the land of the living & just waiting for things to return to normal, what ever that may be. The river is droping rapidly now & we should be back on the water next week, a couple of bigger boats have been out but still very quite. Till we check in again, be kind to each other. Cheers.

Construction of our van has finally started after a very long nine month wait. Hopefully it will be finished next week and we can take ownership the following week. Can't wait untill we can get out there and start touring, hope to get away for the Anzac weekend for a practice run. That's if we get it packe...

Hi All, Well we are now home from our trip nth. to 1770.It rained after we left Yamba until we arrived back at Ballina.Had 30 days of rain in QLD. but still got to see alaot except 1770 as we had to do a day trip from Bundy as the roads had been closed from flooding.Not have any luck travelling at this time of th...

How difficult is it to install a top loading washer in a van ensuite? We have been quoted $785 to have one installed whilst van being built yet they can be bought for $368 online.

Good Friday, left home nice and early to spend a few days at Macksville. We left our cul de sac and turned onto the main road, pulling over to re-adjust the mirrors on the straight. Unfortunately, Hubby got a little too close to an overhanging tree branch, and by the time I look in the mirror and yell sto...

I am having trouble charging my second battery(150 amp hr deep cycle) from my alternater. I , at the moment have a solinoid ystem in but not a lot seems to go to the second battery. I have been told that a marine battery switch(rotary, off -one battery or the other, both batteries) is the go.Do you have to...

The science teacher, Mrs. Parks, asked her class, 'Which human body part increases to ten times its size when stimulated?' No one answered until little Mary stood up and said, 'You should not be asking sixth graders a question like that! I'm going to tell my parents, and they will go and tell the P...

A little Poem for the Seniors... Another year has passed and we're all a little older. Last summer felt hotter and winter seems much colder. There was a time not long ago when life was quite a blast. Now I fully un...

Hello Gnome, Thanks for dropping in the Lake Bolac Caravan Park. I sincerely hope that you enjoyed the park. Sorry, I missed your departure this morning, I got a bit busy cleaning up after some work from yesterday. A caravan park managers work is NEVER done, (sigh). In any case, please do put in a repor...

first timers on the road to Darwin, have been as far as Alice before. any tips or advice on places to see would be much appreciated.

Copy of PM sent to Cindy.... Sorry to spoil your day Cindy but I draw your attention to another spam attempt under the topic "cheap bags" on the general forum kind regards, Jim (end quote) Strongly suggest that members and visitors not click on the link or otherwise respond, including addi...

Hi All, We are leaving at the end of May making our way along the Leichhardt Highway into Rockhampton and then onto Mackay and then Townsville, we have the bible, camps 5 but was wondering if anyone knows of any other free camps or low cost showgrounds on this route. We have to be careful where we park...

Hello GNs It's been so long since we've been on this site some senior members might have forgotten us. We arrived home from our around Oz caravan trip last August and thought to ourselves "We've stayed in a lot of C'van parks ... how hard could it be to work in one??!!" ............. We appli...

Has daily camping and caravanning news and hundreds informational and business links relating to camping and caravanning. Has a link to the Grey Nomads Forum and many others. Regards Mintrax

I spite of spending many hours squirting a lot of Sikaflex into the outer parts of my caravan, it's leaking. It's been raining for about 12 days now, and nothing has a chance to dry out. So the moisture is now seeping into soaking wet timber and panelling. MDF behaves like blotting paper and the water...

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Hi Have any of you fine people camped/stayed at Christies beach camp?If so yes/no.drive on by or what?Thanks.Ibbo.

Hello my Fellow GNer's! I had a wonderful time back in NZ with my Grandson and all is well there. I arrived back into Perth on 4 March, then hit the road to Kalgoorlie on the 7th. Within 7 days of arriving in Kal I was offered a nice cushy, lucrative contract for 6 weeks in a nickel mine. Just in the office actu...

Hi Everyone - Happy Easter! Not sure if you can contribute some quirky prose here or not, but this one that I wrote just has to be shared. To the best of my knowledge, every van has a fridge No kidding!!! that's ridgy didge You bung on the power, let it chill down The temp takes a dive - you beauty, no need for a...