Bramston Beach and on.

yeoeleven · Guru

Bramston Beach and on.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

All sounding good John - so where have you ended up? Are you going to catch up with Paul again?

yeoeleven · Guru

jules47 wrote:
All sounding good John - so where have you ended up? Are you going to catch up with Paul again?

Yes Jules, ended up at Gordonvale by the river and will stay another night.

Plan to catch up with Paul at Rocky Creek hopefully on Tuesday if all goes well on Monday in Cairns.

Have plans to catch up with Kevin & Kim then Keith & Alice, another interesting day on Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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halfpint · Senior Member

I am on to you John, you just don't want lots of people these at this camp ha ha ha. Only joking. I am in Shepparton cp near the lake till Thursday then on the boat Fri to Tassie, my sister is lookn forward to seeing me. Had light frost here, put warm water in millee's water because it was frozen. Sunny today. There is a couple here in a large tent, last night I could see the glow of the heater in the tent, how lucky am I. Had my first cuppa, parked up in bed with heater on, millee has gone back under Donna. Have a great day John, all good here.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Sounds great John - hope all is well on Monday with the van - and make sure you give Alice, Keith, Kev and Kim a big hug from us!!.

Paul didn't seem to be too good when he posted the other day - lost his momentum - likes the travel in your company I think!!

Patty - will be nice and cold in Melbourne and Tassie - Millee will want to stay I bed all the time!!!!! Take care!

my van · Guru

Hi John well bad news for all

i got kicked out of Rocky Creek ,

they don't like us campers who need to have

a generator , no generators aloud , not even to power up a scooter or any

other medical aid.

Two campers complained about the generator.

so here I am at the Mareba Rodeo Grounds

Thats abouts it, a long story cut short.

With no where else to go , I paid up $17 x 7 nights.

powered sites. ,hot showers drinkable water etc etc .

No complaints about the scooter.

KevKim37 · Senior Member

Most of the NQ locals know of the camping spots along the northern end of Bramston Bch some before the National Park Section and others in the NP. As mentioned very tight in most places before the NP and be AWARE we have seen some very large Scrub Pythons/Carpet Snakes lurking in the scrub so any with small children/dogs "Caution".

There is slightly more space towards the Nthn end along dirt road.

Cheers Kev.

bill12 · Guru

Is it legal to camp down the southern end near the creek? I have a tinny, and would like to do some fishing.Also, the camp down on the Mulgrave look good. Thanks, Bill

ken thomas · Guru

digressing a bit, how are you Patty, it is frosty in Echuca and if you are going to Tassie you better stock up on the thermals
Good photo's John

Ken

Glenelg · Guru

my van. if in park and they told you no generators you should ask if power point you can use and pay couple $ for it. what if it was life or death . if me i would be writing to state gov

if me i would not mind if you use a genni for medical reasons . there are some *******s about. we could be all in that predicament one day.

bad move by the park you where in.

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

Rocky Creek War Memorial Park Camping Ground is available throughout the year and is classed as a free camp but donations are expected. The council operates this campground for the benefit of travellers and requests a gold coin donation. There is a firm time limit of 72 hours.

A very well maintained Memorial Park, 23km south of Mareeba, or 12km north of Atherton. No generators or open fires permitted. Gardens are being established. Toilet Block is a bit of a hike away from the camping area. There are 2 taps in camping area near the pathway leading to the toilet blocks.

Rocky Creek was the site of the largest military hospital in the Southern Hemisphere - a 3000 bed hospital which treated over 60,000 patients from 1943 to 1945.

Every year on the Sunday closest to VP Day, returned soldiers, their families and descendants gather to remember Victory in the Pacific and to take part in a dedication and unveiling ceremony.

The Tablelands Regional Council is custodian of the crown land and the park is developed and maintained in collaboration with the Rocky Creek War Memorial Park Committee.

Cheers - John

ParamountCruiser · Senior Member

rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
Rocky Creek War Memorial Park Camping Ground is available throughout the year and is classed as a free camp but donations are expected. The council operates this campground for the benefit of travellers and requests a gold coin donation. There is a firm time limit of 72 hours.

I hope it is better policed than some other rest areas in the general vicinity.

billeeeeeee · Guru

ParamountCruiser wrote:
rockylizard wrote:
Gday...
Rocky Creek War Memorial Park Camping Ground is available throughout the year and is classed as a free camp but donations are expected. The council operates this campground for the benefit of travellers and requests a gold coin donation. There is a firm time limit of 72 hours.

I hope it is better policed than some other rest areas in the general vicinity.

Howdyeeeee Nomads, P/Cruiser, your disposition about Free camps, and time limits, is a bit rank, you seem, !!As!!, a lot of your posts display limited experience of the Grey Nomad life style, ...... stay excited Nomads, the play ground is waiting for us,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Billeeeeeee

ParamountCruiser · Senior Member

billeeeeeee wrote:

Howdyeeeee Nomads, P/Cruiser, your disposition about Free camps, and time limits, is a bit rank, you seem, !!As!!, a lot of your posts display limited experience of the Grey Nomad life style, ...... stay excited Nomads, the play ground is waiting for us,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Billeeeeeee

Billeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I just get pi$$ed off when campers stay 9 nights at a camp ground when the sign says

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Doing things like that is only going to have one result. The camps will get closed down and we all lose out.

So if that shows a limited knowledge of the grey nomad lifestyle so be it.

-- Edited by ParamountCruiser on Monday 4th of August 2014 08:08:18 AM

Fastcoach · Senior Member

So there you have it Paramount Cruiser, the great man Billeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee has spoken. As usual he has nothing constructive to add to any conversation. He obviously believes that by adding a daft photo to his posts he will be forgiven.

I'm completely with your sentiments PC regarding overstaying at camp sites. With the enormous number of RV's now on the road, it's up to everyone to do the right thing even you "weird one".

bill12 · Guru

Billeeeeeeeeeeeeee has a low toleration of anybody who disagrees with him, mainly when he self medicates with the sacred weed.Some constructive comments would be appreciated.

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

Cheers - John

ParamountCruiser · Senior Member

bill12 wrote:
Billeeeeeeeeeeeeee has a low toleration of anybody who disagrees with him, mainly when he self medicates with the sacred weed.Some constructive comments would be appreciated.

I hadn't noticed

Glenelg · Guru

i love billeeeeeee.

my van · Guru

hey . Everyone loves Billeeeee

we need to hear more from you. Billeeeee

cheers from. Paul

the ginger nomad · Senior Member

Lighten up folks, Billeeeeeee is the one who keeps us all sane or is that Insane?
John

billeeeeeee · Guru

I'll say no more,,, hehehehe,, stay excited Nomads, good to see some people are still one step ahead of Sanity,,,,,,, Billeeeeeee

-- Edited by billeeeeeee on Monday 4th of August 2014 09:01:46 PM

Cruising Cruze · Guru

billeeeeeee · Guru

Howdyeeee young fella, now here is a man, that Sanity has no chance of catching up to, Give our regards to your Beautiful wife, Marjoelana stay excited John,, see you when we get to God's Country,,QLD,,,,,, stay excited Nomads,,,, Remember Planet Beautiful is waiting for us all,, Billeeeeeee

billeeeeeee · Guru

FrednCaz · Veteran Member

I get a lot of enjoyment from what Billeeeeee put's up, silly? yes, but hey, don't take life too seriously, it's about having fun, as to some of the negativity above I'm guessing it is an flow over from that other forum.

-- Edited by FrednCaz on Tuesday 5th of August 2014 07:25:53 AM

yeoeleven · Guru

Billeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I just get pi$$ed off when campers stay 9 nights at a camp ground when the sign says

Babinda rules.jpg

Doing things like that is only going to have one result. The camps will get closed down and we all lose out.

So if that shows a limited knowledge of the grey nomad lifestyle so be it.

You could say that I get pi$$ed of when all I do is try to let GNs know what life is like for a solo pensioner on the road. I spend hours taking and uploading pics and formulating informative posts to find that some who rarely contribute anything positive count my days in a location and berate me for stopping too long;

It is far too easy not to bother and I am tempted.

Might be better to read my blog if you want to know my progress.

John

shekon · Guru

John don't you dare stop posting. You were and continue to be my inspiration for this lifestyle. Each to their own.
As far as Billeeeeeee is concerned, if you have never met him or sat in the sun for an afternoon having a wonderful conversation about life and the universe then you have missed something truly special. He is a very wise man, and adds a little fun to the site at times.
And lets face it if all you have to worry about is something, somebody you may not know has to say then life is pretty darn good.

rockylizard · Guru

shekon wrote:
John don't you dare stop posting. You were and continue to be my inspiration for this lifestyle. Each to their own. Yes - very interesting and informative stuff from Yeoeleven.
As far as Billeeeeeee is concerned, if you have never met him or sat in the sun for an afternoon having a wonderful conversation about life and the universe then you have missed something truly special. He is a very wise man, and adds a little fun to the site at times. Like many of us, Billeeeeeee (7e's) has many sides. The fun side is just that - fun. But as Bill12 stated "Billeeeeeeeeeeeeee has a low toleration of anybody who disagrees with him, mainly when he self medicates with the sacred weed." As I have learnt - beware the arrogant Billeeeeeee (7e's).
And lets face it if all you have to worry about is something, somebody you may not know has to say then life is pretty darn good.

Gday...

Billeeeeeee (7e's) makes me smile many times ... but unfortunately there are times (not very recently thankfully) when his (typed) tongue has lashed out at people who choose not to share his strongly held views.

We are all different and have the right to be different. We all have opinions and have the right to have different opinions. We are a friendly and informative forum and it must remain so.

So, just because someone poses a comment or opinion that is not supported by others on the forum they should not be castigated - or suffer retaliation.

Let's all settle down and get back to the 'smooth sailing' the forum has been maintaining for a long time now.

cheers - John

Cruising Cruze · Guru

@ Yeoeleven i_got_your_back_funny_stick_figures_tees-r3161453bb6454cc6ac2f295e7c8cb031_804gs_324.jpg

@shekon

you are so very true about Billeeeeeee , he is ok as long he take his medicine biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

Cheers John