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It has been a while since our last contact but we have been in some very remote areas and e-mail connections are an unheard of thing! Last Friday we went out on the Great Barrier Reef and did some snorkling - great fun!! The trip out to the outer reef was just over two hours and a wee bit rough but the trip...

To see the difference between the two, Google Annona Atemoya ----- Custard Apple. Then Google Annona Muricata ------- Sour Sop. Cheers, xina.

Interesting though the diverse postings on this "Solo Grey Nomads" forum may be, many of them are hijacking a thread which was intended, I believe, to be the preserve of topics of particular interest to the 'lonesome traveler'. Yes, I'm being precious. Yes, I don't like my butter shortca...

The six man tent has been dusted off and aired, the sleeping bags as well. No luxury for us this weekend as we go off camping to Double Island Point. Mick is looking forward to it, as a few of the old army buddies and thier wives are also going. I have already organised a 'few" bottles of sparkling, jus...

Well after a lengthy passage of time, Mike has finally CLEANED THE WAGON!!!!!! 4 (yes thats right!!) vacuum empties later, it now looks like a well loved wagon, totally unrecognisable. On Mike's behalf I wish to apologise to all the GN's (Gayle and Jim, Dave and Jenny, John W and Anne, Gary and Kerry,...

The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 > feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. > Why was that gauge used? Because that's the way they built them in > England , and English expatriates built the US railroads. > Why did the English build them like that...

yesterday morning i put the crock pot on - chuck steak some season all & bit of water when it was falling to bits i added some bbq sauce & gravy . i just can't live without my crock pot the hole meal was home grown inc the spuds , choko , zukini & meat

THE LOVE DRESS A woman stopped by, unannounced, at her son's house. She knocked on the door then immediately walked in. She was shocked to see her daughter-in-law lying on the couch, totally naked. Soft music was playing, and the aroma of perfume filled the room. 'What are you doing?' she asked. '...

Hi everyone. I'm curious to know what the fuel prices are around the states at the moment. Queensland has done away with the 8.5 cent/litre fuel subsidy and upped the price by as much as 25c/litre. What are the other states doing? Cheers Chris

This is my own 'discovery'. Making a Boiled Fruit Cake one day [ on Cape York,] I used Sour-sops instead of Pineapple. Makes a very moreish cake. Lucky if it lasts a day. Cheers, xina. -- Edited by xina on Tuesday 7th of July 2009 06:56:32 PM

A pirate walked into a bar and the bartender said, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. What happened? You look terrible." "What do you mean?" said the pirate, "I feel fine." Bartender: "What about the wooden leg? You didn't have that before." Pirate: &qu...

Hi SGN's, made it into Darwin today. Crikey, the roads are absolutely chockkas with travellers. I estimate that at least 50% of the vehicles on the road from Daly Waters to Darwin have been Caravans, Motorhomes or Campers (and I'm probably being conservative). Just about all of the caravan parks in D...

Heading down the highway the other day and saw a classic example of good road manners, I was following a van and he flashed his right indicator for me to overtake , as soon as I pulled out he lifted his foot, (you could see his speed reduction) and then saw his h/lights flash in the offside mirror for me to...

i thought i would do a post on the e-mail address,of these three people my councillor darrenpower@logan.qld.gov.au. barbara stones address springwood@parliament.qld.gov.au. the minister for main roads mainroads@mi...

all the states transport minister's agree to work to a full fedral registration for trucks, by 2012. i never thought i would ever see this happen.

When I sold the house I was surprised at the "STUFF" I had accumalated over the years, I 've avvised other nomads that this is the most difficult part of becoming a full time Nomad, Now I've started again with a partner "WE" have accumalated again We went along to our local market...

Four married guys go golfing.While playing the 4th hole, the following conversation took place: 1st Guy: "You have no idea what I had to do to be able to come out golfing this weekend. I had to promise my wifethat I will paint every room in the house next weekend." 2nd Guy: "That's nothi...

Installed an Icom 440 UHF radio in the tug yesterday, but after reading the destruction manual had some inquires re the many functions that come as standard which enhance the reception and on road use At about 2300 last night sent an email off to the head office of ICOM in Melbourne on the off cha...

We are having a spell out of the van and are housesitting in Busselton for 6 weeks from mid august. we would appreciate a few hints about what we should see while we are there and also about any supposed attractions that we should give a miss.

Inner Peace If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you can understand when your loved on...