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Hi everyone..It has been a long time since i posted so long in fact that when i last visited there was no solo forum...so i thought i would like to introduce myself a little better. I became solo when my husband passed away in 07...We had plans of travelling around oz with a 2nd hand van he got for us just one...

Carnarvon has been receiving a bit of negative press of late, so we thought wed circulate a bit of positive press, after all there are so many more positive aspects to Carnarvon thats why we love living here. Consider this: o THE CLIMATE keep an eye on the weather report each night youll see we are con...

Walked out the door of work for the last time today, I'm finally retired (sort of). We got a short term job up at Willow Springs Station in the Flinders starting 28March. leaving on Sunday, so we have 4 weeks to get there, will wander around York penninsular before heading there.

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two days ago Jessica passed the cape of good hope!!!!! she's on her way home!!! JESSICA PASSES CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND INTO INDIAN OCEAN24-Feb-2010Jessica has just marked another milestone and passed South Africa's Cape of Good Hope and sailed out of the Atlantic Ocean and into the Indian Ocean. The I...

In 1992, 29000 rubber ducks fell of a Chinese freight ship in the Pacific ocean. Thousands of them washed up on the shores of eastern Asia and Australia. Some even made it as far as the western shores of Noth & South America. But some have travelled even further; After a few years at sea they floated n...

I have read an article in the Owner/Driver truckers' paper about "Grey Power Taking Aim At Newell", as told to Brad Gardner by motorhome owner, Raymond Moore. A "trucker" responded by placing a Post on The Grey Nomad website Forum last night in a very aggresive, offensive ma...

Hi...have posted in general forum - I have 30 acre prop in Midway Point (near Sorell, Hobart airport - on way to Port Arthur). While travelling around Tassie, you are most welcome to stay for few days. It is only paddock accommodation for your car/van but the scenery is wonderful. cheers Rainey

Hi everyone, I'm a new member - will be going to the rally at Carrick - hopefully the Solos meeting at George Town too - hope to meet lots of new people and learn all about this wonderful (so everyone tells me!!!) lifestyle I'm embarking on. I am issuing an invitation to anyone who would like to stay a few...

Found this Bigpond warning when I was checking my usage and maintenance pages. I do hope no GN's have fallen victim to these vile miscreants. Warning: Hoax email attempting to capture customer billing information and credit card details. This most recent hoax email is known to have the subject l...

Can I leave my Bulls Head on my car when I am not towing my van for a couple of months ..or how long can I leave it on .. being a solo atraveller I find it very hard to undo and do up but I am concerned that it might get rusty between the tongue and the bulls head ..also by leaving it on I think it makes for a quick...

Hi to all you folks that like to wet a line. As a keen fisherman, while travelling, I do like to challenge myself and try and find my own fishing spots and try my luck. However , when time is short, you can not beat local knowledge. Does anyone know of any websites that offer accurate and up-to-date fishin...

this has been placed in the C.M.C.A. magazine quite a few times now and I am sure the C.M.C.A. wont mind me reproducing it here this is a warning to all tall vehicle owners, including caravans, of a bridge that is a wee bit low

Have been waiting on public health list for QEII Hospital for about 20 months for operation. Wouldn't you know it- we retire officially on 11th August this year and heading off around Oz as no doubt some of you would have seen my other posts. I got notice my op is happening on March 10th. Now I presently wo...

> Subject: Irish joke>>>> Two Irish friends leave the pub. One says to other, 'I can't be bothered>> to walk all the way home.'>>>> 'I know, me too but we've no money for a cab and we've missed the last>> bus home.'>>>> 'We could steal a bus from...

Well only one more sleep and we get to head off again. Hope we've covered everything on the 'to do' list. And if we haven't somebody else will have to do it. Housesitter moves in tomorrow. CAN'T WAIT!!!

Hi Folks, We are new to this lark and our first trip is aimed at getting us from Sydney to The Flinders and back in 16 days with a few days in Broken Hill. We have a sedan and caravan and would be most interested in any suggestions as to must do's, must avoid's, free camping and special spots along the way. We...

Well for a long while now i have been looking forward to going to this show. My first carvan show attendance. For me it will be about finally pinning down the van or vehicle which best suits. First on the list will be to have a look at a Brushtracker, not that its necessarily my type van but makes for a great c...

I pinched these recipes off of Bob Ives, (thanks Bob, please dont sue me!) I've tried a couple of them and they work so I thought I would share them here Glorious Grilled Trout Place some aluminum foil on the grate of a gas or charcoal grill and punch several small holes in it so the smoke can come through f...

I hope i dont scare any one but sometimes i can post some weird stuff.. Its kind of funny how life is, or isn't , i always said if I ever get to 40, ill be happy,im one month away...scary I grew up on a farm, well, hobby farm, 2 achers , loved it there, had animals most of our time there, I thought when i wa...