New to Grey Nomads

Shazza5 · Member

New to Grey Nomads

Happywanderer · The Master

Hi Shazza and welcome to the forum. Keep reading all you can on this forum, you will learn all you need. Keep asking questions, someone here will always have an answer.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Welcome Shazza5 from me too, enjoy.

Shazza5 · Member

Thank you for that, I have been reading everything on here and it has been very helpful.

yeoeleven · Guru

Hi Shazza.

Welcome to the forum.

There is a huge amount of experience collected in this forum. It was invaluable to me when I was just starting out looking for a van and subsequently setting it up for travel.

Now along with others I put back into the forum my experiences to help our newer members gain as we have done.

Which state are you in and what direction will you travel?

John

Cruising Granny · Guru

Hi and welcome Shazza. We all had to start somewhere. None of us were born nomads, although sometimes I think I was.
Never be afraid to ask questions. That's how we learn, and we are all learning all the time.
I hope you enjoy your stay on Grey Nomads.

Shazza5 · Member

Thank you so much for welcoming me to this site. I am finding a lot of very good advice here. I am looking forward to getting out there and meet some of you.

I am from Ulladulla NSW and I will beheading south for my first trip. John

Shazza

-- Edited by Shazza5 on Thursday 9th of February 2012 12:52:25 PM

Lynnie · Senior Member

Welcome Shazza.
You will be glad that you have joined this Forum, just as I am.
If you cannot find the information you requre from the site, all you have to do is ask and you will receive several very helpful and cheerful responses, giving you more information on which to base your planning.
At the end of the day, you need to make sure that you make your decision/s for your own reasons and based on your own circumstances.
Best wishes
Lyn

lilly31 · Guru

Welcome Shazza .... best site this one lots of information to be had here .....

fireheart · Senior Member

Welcome Shazza, I have found this to be the best site for information, friendship and encouragement of a new lifestyle. I too am just starting my journey of travelling solo and looking forward to a completely new way of life. The questions asked are always greeted with good solid advice and stories from those who have travelled before us, and most of them are usually good for a giggle somewhere along the answer trail also.

Sharon.

shadyandme · Senior Member

Welcome from me to Shazza I am also a solo lady grey nomad, there will be a few of us up at greens lake over the next week or so, so if you have time call in and chat see how some of us travel, full time part time whatever check out some vehicles get heaps of info, you will be most welcome, I will be there from next thursday night,you cannot miss the big yellow bus, hope to see more of you all out there before we start heading north, Norma and shady(dog)

shadyandme · Senior Member

Sorry shazza I just saw where you are from but I am sure there will be a small gathering closer to you just keep checking get together site or put on one yourself, Norma

Ma · Guru

Blue and I are from Ulladulla too Shazz

Esmeralda · Guru

Hi Shazza, welcome to the Forum. I hope you enjoy your time with us and learn as much as you want.

peacewalker · Veteran Member

hi shazza, welcome to this forum, and what a place to get advice and encouragement. I am new and trying to sell house so I can join
up with all these wonderful nomads, you get the truth too. So whatever you need to ask how silly you think it is,they all jump on
and give you advice.In this day and age what a way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!! even my questions sound silly even down to my dog and
they all answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so make the most of it, hope we all meet up on our travels.

Shogun · Senior Member

Hey Shazza as someone who has just started out travelling alone and I LOVE IT :)

Lots of advice on here so ask plenty of questions and do your research and you will love it.

Brett

Ma · Guru

Hi Brett, where are you at the moment. Bob from Florinhill just dropped by and thought he saw you in the Deloraine area and was hoping to catch up with you and thought you might have been here in the van park.

milo · Guru

Hi There I live shazza, im from nowra a couple of hrs north of you ..
welcome to the site

Shogun · Senior Member

Hi Ma I am in penguin tonight, came across from Georgetown today, went to axemans hall of fame and then out to Penguin. Where u heading Ma?

Ma · Guru

Deloraine Van Park Brett, down along the river. Will be here till at least nexte Wednesday and maybe longer.

blaze · Guru

Ma wrote:
Deloraine Van Park Brett, down along the river. Will be here till at least nexte Wednesday and maybe longer.

Hi Ma And Blue

Wife just reminded me of the trains, are they still travellingf past in the wee hours of the morning?

cheers

blaze

Ma · Guru

One around 9.30 and one about 11 blaze. Doesn't worry us too much as we are seldome in bed much before 11 anyway.

Ma · Guru

-- Edited by Ma on Saturday 18th of February 2012 06:44:16 AM

PeterS · Senior Member

Shazza, I like you am a solo about to embark on the nomad life style. I lost my wife of 40yrs a couple of years ago and have been wandering in circles eversince. I have just upgraded my HiAce camper to a full on camper with the lot and am currently preparing my house to hit the market begining of April, getting rid of my business and just going. It is a masive decision but I can tell you now I feel so much better about life now that I have made that decision and now have some excitement and adventure to look forward to for the first time in a long time. I still will take a couple of months to hit the road full time but I can see that its right for me already. When buying a rig just remember it will be your HOME so think , canI live in this day in day out. From what I have read on this forum and on CMA forum you are only as alone as you want to be when traveling. JUST DO IT!

PeterS · Senior Member

PS: I am in Adelaide and hope to be heading towards Darwin around the begining of June. Anyone else heading that way around that time would love to hear from you

Peter & rufus

blaze · Guru

PeterS wrote:
PS: I am in Adelaide and hope to be heading towards Darwin around the begining of June. Anyone else heading that way around that time would love to hear from you

Peter & rufus

At this stage we are heading toward Darwin from Perth about the same time, just not sure if we will get that far yet.

cheers

blaze

Ma · Guru

Heading up the middle April/May no fixed date and no plan.

jonathan · Guru

Hi Shazza ..

and a big welcome to the group ! .. I can't say much else as its all been said before me.

Its possible I'll be coming via Ulladulla on my way to Wollongong sometime in the nex 3 weeks .. If Ma (& Blue) were about then, we coulda all had a coffee together.

Enjoy!

Jon

Ma · Guru

The latest we should be home is the 10th March but would really like it to be earlier than that.

All are welcome to drop in just let me know when you will be there so the kettle will be boiled.

Jon PM'd you

Evie n Rhys · Senior Member

A huge welcome to you Shazza5? Ditto to all the above. I'm a relative newcomer too but have found the forum to be most helpful and the people very friendly and welcoming. I have had the good fortune to meet some of them in person and hope to catch up with a few more very soon. It's just nice to know there is someone out there if you need them. I wish you many miles of safe travel.
Cheers
Tess