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Hi everyone I have just returned from a 5 day trip to the Falls Creek /Mt Hotham area in Victoria where a group of us walked from Falls to Hotham and back over 2 days -about 45 km round trip. This was my first trip to the high country in Summer and the area is absolutely beautiful with fantastic views and tran...

This may have been posted before, but if not, here it is - Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivate...

Any one camped here ,comments would be appreciated. We tend to stop there in Aug

What does everyone think is absolutely necessary, essential gear to make their nomadic life easier and more comfortable. Some of you have a home where you can store what you think you may need, and what you will really need. I have seen many collections of gadgets, enough to make a caravan show sales...

Hi all, Just a small querie if I may? I have been travelling the highways and byways for some time now, and have attempted to speak to a Van going the other way who has a UHF aerial attached to the veh. Also have come up behind a Van or been overtaken by a Van that has UHF 18 and the name of the people on the back o...

Good evening Solo G/N'S.I pen this to get off the number 48.Everytime I look at the Forums I see that the Solo posts have not changed.i would think that you guys/gals and pets could tell more tales than a bush poet.Cheers Ibbo.

Tell us O Great and Mystical One. Which is the hairiest side of a goat? And. What do dingo's have for breakfast?

Smythesdale Gardens,19K's south west from Ballarat off the Glenelg Highway. Turn onto Gardens rd for about 200m driveway on left. S37. 38370, E143.41170. $5pppn, power available, toilets and hot and cold showers. Plenty of level shady spots. Ring Dennis on 0418 503938 and he will come and collect...

I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed.. What a beauty of a bird feeder it was, as I filled it lovingly with seed. Within a week we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food. But then the birds started building nests in...

An escaped prisoner has been arrested in the US after guards caught him trying to sneak back into the jail. Harry Jackson, 25, was spotted trying to slip back into the prison with 14 packs of cigarettes allegedly stolen from a nearby shop, authorities said. Sheriff Tommy Gregory said Jackson had open...

GNs planning to traverse the Kimberley in WA should note that even more restrictions are about to apply to your ability to buy a little something for happy hour. As of March 30, sales of cask wine, long-neck beer (750ml bottles) and large bottles of spirits will be banned north of the 20th parallel. Odd...

When we were away a couple of weeks ago, I was booked for speeding...less than 15klms above the speed limit (50klms/hr). It happened to be 22/02/2009... the date of Jude's and mine 40th wedding anniversary. Have no problem with that, as I acknowledge was done fair and square...for speeding that is.....

Griffith doesn't seem to aware that the rest of the country is in the middle of a drought. Green grass everywhere, lawns,gardens, parks, ovals and road side lawn. Stage 2 water restrictions.................. can water gardens every second day. Lake Wayangan has recently been topped up to allow bo...

Ok I want to hear from anyone with "new Knees" before I agree to have 2 of mine replaced....

Just a few pics from here and there, how about the USA motorhome? Happy Travels Alan

Two businessmen in Florida were sitting down for a break in their soon-to-be new store. As yet, the store wasn't ready, with only a few shelves set up. One said to the other, 'I bet any minute now some senior is going to walk by, put his face to the window, and ask what we're selling.' No sooner were the...

Be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die! This is so priceless and so easy to see happening - customer service, being what it is today! A lady died this past January, and ANZ bank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and then added late fe...

A Lady who had been married for several years was growing more and more frustrated with her hubbys lack of sex interest. She wondered about ways to add some pizzaz to the relationship, and finally decided to purchase some crochless underwear she had seen in a lingerie shop. One evening when she was fee...

I've had some expressions of interest in my "Cruising Granny" pic. I had them made in Broome. A local printer did the graphic design, printed it on banner vinyl, and the local upholsterer sewed them on to ordinary wheel covers. The print has been exposed to the elements for almost 2 years,...

wALKED INTO A SHOP THE OTHER DAY TO BUY A MOVIE, AND ASKED IF HE HAD A CLEANER, ,I have several discs that are the worse for wear, hIS RESPONCE WAS , cERTAINLY sIR, WHAT SORT, WHEREAPON HE SHOWED ME SEVERAL AND EXPLAINED THE PROCESS TO ME Are you aware that the disc can be sanded down, by doing this the lase...