What people who are on the road 24/7/365 do?? What do you do with your days? How long do you stay in each place? What is your 'typical' day/week/month like?
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That's a big question. I like to travel around exploring the local towns and area. Meeting the locals is always good. Some days it is easy to just take it easy, tidy up the place a bit etc. You can spend all day at times, just gasbagging with other campers. They have good stories to tell and experiences/places to pass on.
Cheers, John.
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Well for me......it always starts off real easy.....wake....read for a while and work out what to record for the day from the sat. Have breakfast and have coffee.....then I am ready to think about the rest of it. I have to cook a lot unfortunately. I am gluten intolerant in the least, so I make 99% of my food from scratch.....jam, bread, seasame snaps, milk, butter, alcohol, biscuits, dips, chocolate, meals from scratch....no convenience or eating out for me , you name it....everything. Searching the net for gluten free ways to cook takes a while too. I only usually do 30-50klm a day while I'm travelling and I can do that every day or at times stay a week somewhere. Probably average is staying 2 days a time. So for probably 1.5 hours is prepping and travel (have to do it all myself). Then there's the maintenance of the gear too. I'll do geocaching along the way as well....so depending on how many there are, depends how long it takes me to get from A to B. Hoping if this weather settles I'll be able to start kayaking too. I try to do a bit of exercise as well. Cleaning, 'beauty' stuff, tourist things, photography, try to call my mummy once a week (which takes a while lol), watch a bit of the recorded stuff. Plan my next bits of travel.....because I don't really know where I'm going....so I figure it out every few hundred Klm and work out where I have to pull up for the geoscaches and where I'll head to set up camp.
That's about all I can think of ATM.
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I'll be on my own too... well, plus my fluffy muts! lol
Geocaching... no kidding! A bit like Pokemon Go, but with real things! haha :)
It's all a bit daunting and there is so much I don't know, so it's nice to hear about others experiences :)
I'll be on my own too... well, plus my fluffy muts! lol Geocaching... no kidding! A bit like Pokemon Go, but with real things! haha :) It's all a bit daunting and there is so much I don't know, so it's nice to hear about others experiences :)
The best thing about geocaching is it takes you to places you wouldn't normally see. I rarely have to visit info centres because the geocaches as set by locals give you more information than I've ever found in a VIC. They tend to direct you to paid activities that I don't usually have interest in (wineries and such). I just did a great geo this week that took you to an old plane crash site from WW2 that's located on private property. I'll bet the VIC don't give out that information. In fact, after the many times I've been in this town, I never knew about this bit of history.
I think Pokemon is just virtual things placed for no particular reason. So nothing of significance is learnt along with it.
I did have one cache lined up for this mornings move.....but I couldn't wait and went out and got it yesterday (Weather played a bit of a part there too).
Im sure the puppy dogs keep you busy. I have to leave my mate this morning (resident dog). She comes over everyday for a smacko. Well about three times a day lol. I'll miss the old girl.
I've always found plenty to do. Stay a while in or near a town & I get involved in the local cards/mah-jong groups for a game or two. These can usually be found via Senior Cits or U3A. Alice
I read the comment below, the other day, and wonder if it is at variance to Grey Nomad thinking or compliments our way of life...?......just putting it out there for opinion/comment not WW3......in relation to OP question as to how 'we' typically spend our days......
'One must believe in something bigger than oneself, whatever that may be for you, for if there is no purpose beyond mere living, then living has no purpose'............
Hoo Roo
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Typical day - when staying in the same place for a couple of weeks, (like here) - a typical day is - up for brekky, coffee and toast - check out the computer for a while - make bed, tidy up then head off to the river for a refreshing swim and chat to other campers. Maybe head to town for supplies. Chat to other campers, head to the river for a swim, chat to others, back for happy hour - and then maybe a swim before bed. Talk about where the next spot to stop will be, when we eventually decide to leave.
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I reckon people forget we still have 'real life' to do. Cleaning, cooking, washing, bill paying etc etc.
For some reason I think people think we sit around looking for things to do.
I read the comment below, the other day, and wonder if it is at variance to Grey Nomad thinking or compliments our way of life...?......just putting it out there for opinion/comment not WW3......in relation to OP question as to how 'we' typically spend our days......
'One must believe in something bigger than oneself, whatever that may be for you, for if there is no purpose beyond mere living, then living has no purpose'............
Hoo Roo
I totally am with you on that one Goldfinger! Your life should be purpose driven, else where would we all end up??
I wandered around for awhile with no real purpose when I was younger through different circumstances and those years have been lost - can't even remember most of them.
Add another line to that dish quote above "or,if it wiĺ be there". Not ALL of us get a tomorrow.
I always say "Enjoy what you got, while you got it, There's always somebody worse off than yourself".
Plustry to do one good deed evert day.
Always find something to do. We do the dreaded housework (no different to being in a house). When we stop somewhere i check out whats on at the senior citizens n c what to see n do in the area. Sometimes we get so Busy i need a day off to rest. When strop was going through chemo n we were grounded for some months our kids bought me the tv series "the sullivans" . Kept me amused for hours sometimes. Also, made friends with neighbours n we had a few happy hours.
Thank you so much everyone for the brilliant replies!!
I feel quite reassured because it all sounds a lot like my life now, except 'on the road' and exploring - which my mutts and I love to do! lol
walk, shop, ride bike, talk to others, plan next stage of trip/life, ring relies, play bowls, tinker with truck and van, cook favourite food, music,Tv, read.
Go back to start and do it again.
Oh sh** missed washing and dishes, paying for CP's and fuel to get to next good spot.
Enjoy,,, just remember "you are on the right side of the grass".
Glad you enjoyed your non caravan life Paul (myvan) - hope you are staying well and having fun.
And ditto from me, Paul. Hope your garden remained in good shape while you were away. I'm about to leave Port Augusta for some exploring around the Eyre Peninsula before heading across the Nullarbor.
Cheers, Joe
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, you name it....everything. Searching the net for gluten free ways to cook takes a while too. 
