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Would like to here from previous nomads who have worked the harvest.

An elderly couple, who were both widowed, had been going out with each other for a long time. Urged on by their friends, they decided it was finally time to get married. Before the wedding, they went out to dinner and had a long conversation regarding how their marriage might work. They discuss...

Hi All I am off to Condobolin on 11th Aug for a month. It is the start of the Western Show Circuit for dogs. The park will be booked out for most of that time and will have approx 400 dogs camped there. The dogs are all kept under control and are generally quiet, the park and town do really well for the time th...

TO ALL;;; If any one is passing through the mid north coast during the next few weeks & need a coffee break it would be good to catch up. We will be around home for a while now , taking thr B.I.L. for his ckeck ups etc, one will be in sydney mid sept ,so advise us if you are coming through. Hope to see some one...

Hi all, Has anyone driven the road to Newnes lately? Last time we tried it we encountered really bad corrugations which gave our little van a hard time. I understand that part of the road up to the new resort has been fixed, but I am wondering about the rest. Any help greatly appreciated.

At the Saturday night tent revival the preacher announces, "Anyone with 'needs' to be prayed over, come forward, to the front at the altar." Leroy gets in line, and when it's his turn, the preacher asks: "Leroy, what do you want me to pray about for you?" Leroy replies: "Pr...

I wonder how many of us solo >>>>>male and female <<<< are out on road or working on going in next year or two ...... and why are we doing it solo ????..would be intresting to see the answers .... For myself it my dad in me ..he was a nomad before it was even a word l...

Hi We're presently in Alice and thinking of heading for the peninsular for a few weeks. Can anyone let us know how wet/cold it is at present. We'd like to be able to do some fishing. Here at Alice the days are warm and sunny but the nights are pretty chilly. Beautiful and green countryside against the...

I am always so amazed at how much better I feel when I start using dandelion in the spring! All that stagnated liver/kidney/stomach energy lifts and I feel renewed!This craving for bitter flavors always has me out searching for those young green dandelion leaves popping up everywhere about now. I ea...

Probably didn't spell that right but you get the meaning I would think. Yes, it is with regret that we are saying OoRoo to Doug tomorrow morning. I would like to publicly thank him for his time, generosity and knowledge, not to mention this wonderful little patch of paradise. Whilst this may not be ever...

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Hi Just wondering if anyone has been to the Lake Eyre region recently. We're thinking of going over from Perth to check it out while there's so much water about. Any advice re camping grounds/sight seeing flights/what else to see/current weather conditions would be greatly appreciated.

Would like to ask other nomads if anyone out there is travelling with a Rav 4 V6 motor and towing a Jayco eagle or Hawk on road model. If so we would love to know the fuel ecomony as we are thinking about changing our van. Only new to the travelling so we would also like to hear any pro's and Cons travelling wit...

We arrived home from the G/Coast last night & picked up thr B.I.L. from the local hospital today & all is going well , he is staying with us for a while.

Four friends spend weeks planning the perfect backwoods camping and fishing trip. Two days before the group is to leave, David's wife puts her foot down and tells him he isn't going. Davids's friends are very upset that hecan't go, but what can they do. Two days later the three get to the camping site...

Hi everyone. I am getting rather excited now. We are less than 3 weeks away from starting our big trip, or our new lifestyle perhaps I should say. We have sold up EVERY THING, property etc so no ties left. Are picking up our new van tomorrow so almost ready to hit the road. Looking forward to seeing new plac...

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A few shots I took on the way back from Cairns earlier this year. Didn't stay there, just had a couple of hours rest, but it's a definite next time I'm up that way. Cheers, xina. -- Edited by xina on Monday 14th of December 2009 01:18:08 AM

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Early morning photo