The Grey Nomads - General

Rolly · Rolly

I've been incommunicado for a while and will be again shortly I expect, but I want to thank you all for your continuing good and kind advice - even if it has taken me all day to trawl through the threads. Welcome from me to all the newbies too. I'll try to catch up with you good folks more often.

Ma · Ma

If anybody going to Mudgee in May is interested in a Winery Tour, please let me know and also if you want half day or full day. The full day ones quite often come with lunch. Thanks

reza · reza

Havent seen a post from you for ages unless i have missed it are you coming to Mudgee?

RobCol · RobCol

Hi all, been so busy; arrived back in Mt Gambier late Nov. from Winter on Sunshine Coast; finally got back into our house early Nov. Hubby says cheap air fares lets go to Vietnam for December!! So hurriedly moved back into house; then packed bag for OS. Flew Air Asia (excellent) to Kuala Lumpur next mo...

Denise · Denise

a photo of the tub is now on Neil's post , on page 2 of "travelling bathtub" topic....Cheers Denise

Dawn · Dawn

WANTED TO BUY! Was wondering whether it would be interesting for us to have a section Caravan for Sale or Caravan wanted. I'm sure there are many of us who would like to upgrade our rigs and sell the other rather than get nothing for trade in. Also could be a number of want to be GNs like me getting ready to bu...

Ma · Ma

All those going to Mudgee in May, please check the MEETING UP Sticky. Some important information posted. Thanks Elaine

Cully · Cully

This is NOT a post about whether we should have a new flag, but about our Flag History and those Australians fought under. First Australians fought under the British Union Jack, in Sudan, the Boer War and Boxer Rebellion in China. Then in the Korean War they fought under the United Nations Flag. In W...

dave06 · dave06

started raining up here around 9 ish last night with lightning strikes and thunder, had to put the green giant away as it was too wet still carrying on like a pork chop today, lightning strikes every minute or so with intermittent rain, we have a few "service lights" on the truck and header so...

justcruisin01 · justcruisin01

Yes , its finally happened , telstra big pond has cut their prices & contract lengths , New contracts have much cheaper fees & reduced time frames . Existing contractes can be restructed to save money . Also no penalties for going over your allocated usage . We just rehashed ours today on a f...

dave06 · dave06

a bolt of lightning just came down not twenty feet from our shed, took out the big old gum tree as if it was loaded with explosives, right down to the stump and this thing was 15 foot around the base, shards of timber came flying into the shed some as large as my arm I reckon I must have rolled on my grease g...

jandas fun · jandas fun

Hi All leaving 15th March for Perth and return and wanting any suggestions of places that are a must to see or avoid. Any extra spares to take for vehicle or van? Probably going via Dubbo-Broken Hill-Port Augusta-Ceduna-Norseman-Esperance-Albany-Margaret River. have 6 to 8 weeks. We wiil be trav...

Centurion · Centurion

Hi all you GN's, I'm 52 this year and my wife is 53, I'm keen to sell up and become a GN myself, and my wife would love the excitement too but what if we sell and don't like it? what if we sell and become ill, we've camped extensively in the High country, travelled a little around Oz staying in motels etc' I gues...

dave06 · dave06

see I done told you nuthin was in here but you had to look didnt you!!! -- Edited by dave06 on Wednesday 20th of January 2010 02:10:55 PM

Delta18 · Delta18

Some lucky tourist picked up $15,000,000 last night on Oz Lotto. The ticket was sold in Tom Price WA to a traveler. It wasn't me...waaaaagh " title="Crying or Very Sad" />

Wombat · Wombat

Recently while free camping, I met a man who, in 3 days taught me all about solar panels, batteries, battery charging and many other little tricks. I could not of learnt this in a week of sundays from books. i I have started the modifications he recommended and will stay all 12 volt in both the cruiser...

kesue · kesue

Just read the lead story on truck drivers on the Newell and we have just travelled down the highway from Brisbane to Melbourne. We found that the interstate drivers with the B doubles etc. were generally good and understood that we didn't want to hold them up and would be pulling over as soon as possible...

crocodile · crocodile

howdy fellow nomads, am wondering if anyone in this great wide world has had any dealings with Bellarine caravans in geelong victoria, especialaly with the "dreamtime" models. i am interested in the dreamtime lonsdale but would like to hear any feedback if possible from fellow travell...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

Olga may have fizzled AS a cyclone, but she sure has a messy tail. There are huge thunderstorms over Gulf of Carpentaria, in the SE corner in particular. It looks like she's heading inland following a monsoonal low, and will end up somewhere in the middle of WA where no one but miners and dingos live....

jimricho · jimricho

Maybe this is what celebrity has-beens do to get back in the news Ray Martin leads push for flag change

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Hullo and thank you and welcome newbies. (Preview) I've been incommunicado for a while and will be again shortly I expect, but I want to thank you all for your continuing good and kind advice - even if it has taken me all day to trawl through the threads. Welcome from me to all the newbies too. I'll try to catch up with you good folks more often.	Rolly	8	1077	07:54 PM Jan 30, 2010 by Denise
	WINERY TOURS (Preview) If anybody going to Mudgee in May is interested in a Winery Tour, please let me know and also if you want half day or full day. The full day ones quite often come with lunch. Thanks	Ma	4	531	07:25 PM Jan 30, 2010 by Denise
	hotrodbus??????????? (Preview) Havent seen a post from you for ages unless i have missed it are you coming to Mudgee?	reza	0	544	06:00 PM Jan 30, 2010 by reza
	Been to Vietnam (Preview) Hi all, been so busy; arrived back in Mt Gambier late Nov. from Winter on Sunshine Coast; finally got back into our house early Nov. Hubby says cheap air fares lets go to Vietnam for December!! So hurriedly moved back into house; then packed bag for OS. Flew Air Asia (excellent) to Kuala Lumpur next mo...	RobCol	12	1292	05:58 PM Jan 29, 2010 by Cruising Granny
	travelling bathtub photo (Preview) a photo of the tub is now on Neil's post , on page 2 of "travelling bathtub" topic....Cheers Denise	Denise	6	679	01:11 PM Jan 29, 2010 by ibbo
	For Sale or Want to Buy Caravan (Preview) WANTED TO BUY! Was wondering whether it would be interesting for us to have a section Caravan for Sale or Caravan wanted. I'm sure there are many of us who would like to upgrade our rigs and sell the other rather than get nothing for trade in. Also could be a number of want to be GNs like me getting ready to bu...	Dawn	8	1161	11:34 AM Jan 29, 2010 by Dawn
	PLEASE CHECK THE STICKY (Preview) All those going to Mudgee in May, please check the MEETING UP Sticky. Some important information posted. Thanks Elaine	Ma	0	491	08:06 AM Jan 29, 2010 by Ma
	Australian Flag History & Those We Fought Under (Preview) This is NOT a post about whether we should have a new flag, but about our Flag History and those Australians fought under. First Australians fought under the British Union Jack, in Sudan, the Boer War and Boxer Rebellion in China. Then in the Korean War they fought under the United Nations Flag. In W...	Cully	4	933	10:14 PM Jan 28, 2010 by Cully
	and the thunder roars (Preview) started raining up here around 9 ish last night with lightning strikes and thunder, had to put the green giant away as it was too wet still carrying on like a pork chop today, lightning strikes every minute or so with intermittent rain, we have a few "service lights" on the truck and header so...	dave06	2	705	03:38 PM Jan 28, 2010 by Cruising Granny
	NOTICE ,,, GOOD NEWS ; (Preview) Yes , its finally happened , telstra big pond has cut their prices & contract lengths , New contracts have much cheaper fees & reduced time frames . Existing contractes can be restructed to save money . Also no penalties for going over your allocated usage . We just rehashed ours today on a f...	justcruisin01	7	995	02:14 PM Jan 28, 2010 by justcruisin01
	scared the bejabbers out of me (Preview) a bolt of lightning just came down not twenty feet from our shed, took out the big old gum tree as if it was loaded with explosives, right down to the stump and this thing was 15 foot around the base, shards of timber came flying into the shed some as large as my arm I reckon I must have rolled on my grease g...	dave06	3	852	01:55 PM Jan 28, 2010 by justcruisin01
	NULLABOR TRIP ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi All leaving 15th March for Perth and return and wanting any suggestions of places that are a must to see or avoid. Any extra spares to take for vehicle or van? Probably going via Dubbo-Broken Hill-Port Augusta-Ceduna-Norseman-Esperance-Albany-Margaret River. have 6 to 8 weeks. We wiil be trav...	jandas fun	38	3976	01:52 PM Jan 28, 2010 by colsa
	THINKING/PLANNING ON STARTING OUT (Preview) Hi all you GN's, I'm 52 this year and my wife is 53, I'm keen to sell up and become a GN myself, and my wife would love the excitement too but what if we sell and don't like it? what if we sell and become ill, we've camped extensively in the High country, travelled a little around Oz staying in motels etc' I gues...	Centurion	7	1996	01:17 PM Jan 28, 2010 by RoJaq
	nothin in here (Preview) see I done told you nuthin was in here but you had to look didnt you!!! -- Edited by dave06 on Wednesday 20th of January 2010 02:10:55 PM	dave06	27	1590	12:21 PM Jan 28, 2010 by dave06
	OK Who was it? (Preview) Some lucky tourist picked up $15,000,000 last night on Oz Lotto. The ticket was sold in Tom Price WA to a traveler. It wasn't me...waaaaagh " title="Crying or Very Sad" />	Delta18	10	912	11:14 AM Jan 28, 2010 by dave06
	I Met A Man (Preview) Recently while free camping, I met a man who, in 3 days taught me all about solar panels, batteries, battery charging and many other little tricks. I could not of learnt this in a week of sundays from books. i I have started the modifications he recommended and will stay all 12 volt in both the cruiser...	Wombat	4	662	10:54 AM Jan 28, 2010 by dave06
	Truck drivers on the Newell (Preview) Just read the lead story on truck drivers on the Newell and we have just travelled down the highway from Brisbane to Melbourne. We found that the interstate drivers with the B doubles etc. were generally good and understood that we didn't want to hold them up and would be pulling over as soon as possible...	kesue	29	2619	09:06 AM Jan 28, 2010 by Mick themungrel
	further reports on dreamtime vans from bellarine in victoria. (Preview) howdy fellow nomads, am wondering if anyone in this great wide world has had any dealings with Bellarine caravans in geelong victoria, especialaly with the "dreamtime" models. i am interested in the dreamtime lonsdale but would like to hear any feedback if possible from fellow travell...	crocodile	4	2994	10:09 PM Jan 27, 2010 by pricey43
	LATEST WEATHER FROM CAIRNS (Preview) Olga may have fizzled AS a cyclone, but she sure has a messy tail. There are huge thunderstorms over Gulf of Carpentaria, in the SE corner in particular. It looks like she's heading inland following a monsoonal low, and will end up somewhere in the middle of WA where no one but miners and dingos live....	Cruising Granny	8	898	10:08 PM Jan 27, 2010 by Cully
	Is Martin losing the plot????? (Preview) Maybe this is what celebrity has-beens do to get back in the news Ray Martin leads push for flag change	jimricho	13	1234	09:58 PM Jan 27, 2010 by Cully
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