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The Virtues Of Carnarvon, WA
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Carnarvon has been receiving a bit of negative press of late, so we thought wed circulate a bit of positive press, after all there are so many more positive aspects to Carnarvon thats why we love living here.
Consider this:
o THE CLIMATE keep an eye on the weather report each night youll see we are con...
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Our time to go
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Walked out the door of work for the last time today, I'm finally retired (sort of). We got a short term job up at Willow Springs Station in the Flinders starting 28March. leaving on Sunday, so we have 4 weeks to get there, will wander around York penninsular before heading there.
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Gary and Kerry
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Has anyone tried cooking in their engine whilst travelling?
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Denise
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You go girl
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two days ago Jessica passed the cape of good hope!!!!! she's on her way home!!! JESSICA PASSES CAPE OF GOOD HOPE AND INTO INDIAN OCEAN24-Feb-2010Jessica has just marked another milestone and passed South Africa's Cape of Good Hope and sailed out of the Atlantic Ocean and into the Indian Ocean. The I...
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Is this how the Duck got here?
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In 1992, 29000 rubber ducks fell of a Chinese freight ship in the Pacific ocean. Thousands of them washed up on the shores of eastern Asia and Australia. Some even made it as far as the western shores of Noth & South America. But some have travelled even further; After a few years at sea they floated n...
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Gary and Kerry
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Grey Power vs Truckers
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I have read an article in the Owner/Driver truckers' paper about "Grey Power Taking
Aim At Newell", as told to Brad Gardner by motorhome owner, Raymond Moore.
A "trucker" responded by placing a Post on The Grey Nomad website Forum last night in a very aggresive, offensive ma...
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Cruising Granny
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FREE PADDOCK CAMPSITE IN SORELL
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Hi everyone, I'm a new member - will be going to the rally at Carrick - hopefully the Solos meeting at George Town too - hope to meet lots of new people and learn all about this wonderful (so everyone tells me!!!) lifestyle I'm embarking on. I am issuing an invitation to anyone who would like to stay a few...
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Raineygirl
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Bigpond Important Notices
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Found this Bigpond warning when I was checking my usage and maintenance pages. I do hope no GN's have fallen victim to these vile miscreants. Warning: Hoax email attempting to capture customer billing information and credit card details. This most recent hoax email is known to have the subject l...
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Palebushman
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BULLS HEAD on / off
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Can I leave my Bulls Head on my car when I am not towing my van for a couple of months ..or how long can I leave it on .. being a solo atraveller I find it very hard to undo and do up but I am concerned that it might get rusty between the tongue and the bulls head ..also by leaving it on I think it makes for a quick...
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Escape
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Fishing report websites
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Hi to all you folks that like to wet a line. As a keen fisherman, while travelling, I do like to challenge myself and try and find my own fishing spots and try my luck. However , when time is short, you can not beat local knowledge. Does anyone know of any websites that offer accurate and up-to-date fishin...
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if you are heading to Tassie
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this has been placed in the C.M.C.A. magazine quite a few times now and I am sure the C.M.C.A. wont mind me reproducing it here this is a warning to all tall vehicle owners, including caravans, of a bridge that is a wee bit low
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Heading Off
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Well only one more sleep and we get to head off again. Hope we've covered everything on the 'to do' list. And if we haven't somebody else will have to do it. Housesitter moves in tomorrow. CAN'T WAIT!!!
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pricey43
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Heading for Wilpena
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Hi Folks, We are new to this lark and our first trip is aimed at getting us from Sydney to The Flinders and back in 16 days with a few days in Broken Hill. We have a sedan and caravan and would be most interested in any suggestions as to must do's, must avoid's, free camping and special spots along the way. We...
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hmmm, how life changes ...
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I hope i dont scare any one but sometimes i can post some weird stuff.. Its kind of funny how life is, or isn't , i always said if I ever get to 40, ill be happy,im one month away...scary I grew up on a farm, well, hobby farm, 2 achers , loved it there, had animals most of our time there, I thought when i wa...
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Theft...in parks or free camping...Experiences?
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I'm considering buying an oz tent as an adjunct to my campervan so I can leave it with stuff in and drive away...(obviously not freecamping) but I wondered how wise that is and what your experiences have been. The oztent is a mixed blessing,its easy to put up but probably easy to nick as well and the...
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For Sale
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Bidding starts at $10 (I thought I might try and lighten up the mood a bit
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extended stays
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dont know if some are aware but i do a weekly show on our local community fm stationie 60's to modern music, got a few shows on my website,my dream is to work in radio, ie either as audio work or on air,thinking of doing a course in Adelaide next year,for 6months etc but seeing i have my own house and h...
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Park closed???
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Hi all, Just wondering if anyone knows if the Spear Creek Station in Stirling North SA has closed. It's not listed in the latest RACV Tourist Park Guide. Kevin & Jan
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any advice on small vans just for one person
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Hi, I am looking into trading in my 79 viscount 15ft for something smaller. I drive an xtrail. Can anyone make any suggestions about brands and types of vans to suit just one person. When i was camping recently a lady drove in with this tiny little van it had a funny name like digger or nipper i don't remem...
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whats going on??
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whats happening with the nomads meeting up in south Aussie!! is it dead in the water or what??? if you are interested then please express it so arrangements can be made, if no interest is shown in two days from today, I will can it! let me know so arrangements and an itinerary can be developed, if you leav...
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