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this was sent to me by a lovely lady, whom shall remain nameless, you know who you are, Bureau of meteorology, It was april and the aboriginals in a remote part of northern australia asked their new elder if the coming winter was going to be cold or mild. since he was an elder in a modern community he was ne...

what is the reason for the water at rosebary in tasmania to be of such low quality as to be not fit for human consumption, we were there in 2002 I think, and found it astonishing that there was so much beatifull and bountifull water and yet one could not drink a drop, we could not get an answer, hoping to have...

During the school holidays Sun 28/9 - Fri 10/9 I join a group of travellers on safari around NSW raising money for charity - this year the RFDS. We camp out, can buy meals in advance, have hoards of fun. Itinerary is Coonamble, Cobar, Ivanhoe, Silverton, Milparinka, Wanaaring, Willie station, Coonam...

I have a bit of a concern that perplexes me, whilst filling my car with fuel (that in itself is a perplexing pastime) I noticed with more than a passing interest a caravan that had to be 25-28 feet long if it was an inch, he too was filling his car, an ea falcon, he had the obligatory two 9 kg gas bottles, also...

Hi Mike, Thanks for the post. Yes, grey nomad stickers for vehicles and the like is something that has been on our minds. We are currently getting a logo and 'a look' worked out and hope to have something produced before too long. We'll keep you posted. Apologies to everybody for neglecting the site fo...

Hope all Dads out there had a nice day; how did you spend it? Out of interest how do you all rate the day itself (and Mothers Day), shouldn't every day we be appreciated as parents without a designated day?? It appears that the retail industry certainly "flog" it, i.e. how much to spend??? W...

G'day all, Tomorrow morning we are off for a trip from Perth to Kalbarrie, Can't wait to get on the road, unfortunately it is only a 2 - 3 week trip this time around but we will enjoy it anyhow. When we are away from home we don't have any internet access so will catch up with all the news when we return. Best Re...

Hi we are new members and have read alot about picking fruit and veg in the great book, The grey Nomads. We have been on the road and doing the harvest trail in NZ for the past four years, we now are heading to Australia (to be with our family) and want to continue. We have always worked in the packhouse, wher...

Just joined the grey nomads. May even stop dyeing the hair. Looking forward to meeting some of you in cyberspace or even on the road. I'm a solo traveller heading off From Victoria to the Flinders Ranges in October. Would welcome any suggestions of places to see and stay.

Yep..having one of those days. Just can't get myself motivated to do any simple task today. Fed the chickens, gathered the eggs, fed the dog, fed the cat,made breakfast, washed the dishes,did a load of laundry and hanging on the line,swept the floor,and now sitting here feeling quite dumb with not ha...

the dragon and I were sitting at a coffee shop at our local shopping centre when we observed a middle aged lady walking up the carpark row, turned and took a picture, she walked to the entrance and turned and took another picture, turned 90deg. and took another one, another 45deg and yep another, I said t...

G'day all, A short while ago I had a professional caravan repairer fit two new Tail Lights to my 1986 Jayco Songbird, had a pro do the job as the old ones were well and truly corroded and I wanted to make sure all was done right. I noticed he used about 3/4 inch self drilling screws to secure the backing plate...

Ok good question.... I am here simply because I like free stuff. I don't enjoy the fora where things are run by vested interests and the moderator jumps down your throat because he/she does not want you telling the truth about a product that may be deleterious on the advertisng $$ that they chase. I find...

Ok so it's not not a pretty landscape picture however, still a welcome sign at the end of the day.

Glad I found this site it has very interesting and diverse people with a great deal of knowledge and differing points of view . Just great I am concerned at the number of van/ camping parks on the Mid North Coast of NSW that have closed or in the process of closing to make way for highrise development of for...

I grew up having a roast every sunday and continue to do so today. Our van doesn't have an oven and I was a little concerned how I was going to keep the tradition going. Found this little beauty at Cash convertors for only $20, its a small 600W rotisorie, so far have cooked a small chook-35minutes and a smal...

I was just getting my daily fix of the nomads website and thought about back when i was a city dweller (many years ago) when going from one side of the city to get something on the other side was such a long way to go. How things change when you have spent time on the open road. Only 4 more weeks and we are off to t...

Sorry for not being here and assisting Basil'nDave lately, but my help was required in the Riverland. An elderly citrus block owner (chap has 2 artificial knees) was at a crisis stage due to the water restrictions etc; so me and another bloke spent a swag of days up there hedge trimming his trees (Navel...

Any Nomads in here going to the National Meet @ Peak Hill NSW ? Organised by the Aust Camper Trailers Group http://www.campertrailers.org A Bush camp in the showgrounds: official dates Monday 29th Sept--Fri 3rd October. Arrivals can begin noon 26th Sept & last depature 10am Sun 5th. I'm tryin...

It is a shame that you two guys have to prop up this site, and your efforts must be commended, and the info put forward. It maybe time to back off a little and see if it deserves to survive as unfortunately the Davo annd Basil show is a little boring. Not to be offensive, but a wake up call.