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Sue & K · Sue & K

Next Monday we head off after six months of planning and problems (see my previous post on A frustrating journey). I'm finally allowing myself to get a bit excited as I must admit I'd become cynical about going anywhere as our bank acc dwindled with seemingly never-ending financial obstacles. We...

Gary and Kerry · Gary and Kerry

Mobil depot in Coober pedy was 11cpl cheaper than the caltex yesterday. Thru town to the drive in theatre and turn right coming in from southern end turn left if coming from north.

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

See Coles have started there big discounts on fuel if you spend over certain amounts . Also noticed over the last few weeks before the big anouncement that prices have increased across the board on a lot of their main items, 2 cents here 4 cents there. Why not a discout on fuel for each 30 Dollars hence $...

tezza · tezza

We are having quite a distressing experience with a van repairer. Is it ok to post details, including names on this forum?

Wal · Wal

Hi fellow GNs I am about to set off to nowhere in particular, except north to a warmer climate, up the coast to Qld. Question 1. Any MUST DO things I need to look out for. As soon as I find a half decent bookshop I will buy the Grey Nomads guide book. Question 2. (this is the grey moment.) After surfing this sit...

Ma · Ma

Now how's this for "GN - ship" Guru in hospital in Canberra, feeling a bit sore and sorry. I let Basil know and - yes - Basil and Gracie to the rescue. What a marvellous pair of people they are. Reckon Gracie is almost human and such a character she can almost speak to you just with her eyes. Th...

Firefly · Firefly

Hi All, Not sure I am posting in the right section, just joined your site and am busy looking around and love it thus far. My other half and I have bought ourselves a camper van and head off when we can, straight up the middle of this amazing country, to Darwin and beyond. Love every minute of it. Our next tri...

Escape · Escape

Has anyone got the Caravan Chef 2 recipe book and if so what do you think of it ... recipe recomendations would be greatly appriciated thanks in advance.

G'day all .. new members here :) · Delta18

Just saying hi to all members of the forum. We're an old married couple (him 60 and her 58 years of age) and have been caravaning for several years. We actually lived in a caravan for 2 years when we were first married. We did the lap last year and had a great time except for the midgies in the north which at...

Wombat · Wombat

Having found the van that we want (Comes in at 2.3t) we now need a tow vehicle. We are looking at a 2006 model, series 100 Landcruiser, 5 speed manual 4.2ltr diesel no turbo that, is in our price range. Off road travel is not being considered. Question's. Seeing as the loaded weight of the van is 2.3t would...

Sue & K · Sue & K

Thought I'd share a little of our journey in getting our coaster registered. We couldn't find a automatic one in NSW but finally found one in Queensland (we need an auto as hubby only has one arm) and I am used to a auto too. Apparently NSW had just bought in a new rule that motorhomes bought from interstat...

kenmarg · kenmarg

first off. i would like to thank ,our webmistress, for her very kind words,and her front page letter of support. "thank you cindy". all the support i can get, is much appreciated. marg and i see this as a good project, but...

kenmarg · kenmarg

i would like to ask all grey nomads,to support, this project. if you could write a e-mail to my member of parliment,and, the minister of main roads. barbara stone the state member for springwood,gave me a very good hearing with my submission,and she thinks that we can g...

Ma · Ma

Has anyone stayed at the Coral Coast CP in Garbutt, Townsville. Plan to be up there around 4th Nov, 09 and probably stay for a week, 10 Days. Any comments, advice greatly appreciated. Maybe someone has a better place to stay, only thing is we would want to be fairly close to the RAAF Base. Thanks Ma

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Judy goes crook at me for "pinching" tucker from the frig, like the left overs from dinners, love it cold , and love the choc coated snowballs Am I the only male whoe raids the frig, when on the road the frig in the van is pretty big, but I can empty it fast enought of all the goodies, And I aint talk...

Wombat 280 · Wombat 280

One day , the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip , the father asked his son , "H...

whoppa · whoppa

It has been a while since our last contact but we have been in some very remote areas and e-mail connections are an unheard of thing! Last Friday we went out on the Great Barrier Reef and did some snorkling - great fun!! The trip out to the outer reef was just over two hours and a wee bit rough but the trip...

Ell&Mick · Ell&Mick

The six man tent has been dusted off and aired, the sleeping bags as well. No luxury for us this weekend as we go off camping to Double Island Point. Mick is looking forward to it, as a few of the old army buddies and thier wives are also going. I have already organised a 'few" bottles of sparkling, jus...

mike and Judy · mike and Judy

Well after a lengthy passage of time, Mike has finally CLEANED THE WAGON!!!!!! 4 (yes thats right!!) vacuum empties later, it now looks like a well loved wagon, totally unrecognisable. On Mike's behalf I wish to apologise to all the GN's (Gayle and Jim, Dave and Jenny, John W and Anne, Gary and Kerry,...

Cruising Granny · Cruising Granny

Hi everyone. I'm curious to know what the fuel prices are around the states at the moment. Queensland has done away with the 8.5 cent/litre fuel subsidy and upped the price by as much as 25c/litre. What are the other states doing? Cheers Chris

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Finally getting away (Preview) Next Monday we head off after six months of planning and problems (see my previous post on A frustrating journey). I'm finally allowing myself to get a bit excited as I must admit I'd become cynical about going anywhere as our bank acc dwindled with seemingly never-ending financial obstacles. We...	Sue & K	6	838	04:41 PM Jul 16, 2009 by Gary and Kerry
	Cheap fuel in Coober pedy (Preview) Mobil depot in Coober pedy was 11cpl cheaper than the caltex yesterday. Thru town to the drive in theatre and turn right coming in from southern end turn left if coming from north.	Gary and Kerry	0	664	04:30 PM Jul 16, 2009 by Gary and Kerry
	Discount Fuel (Preview) See Coles have started there big discounts on fuel if you spend over certain amounts . Also noticed over the last few weeks before the big anouncement that prices have increased across the board on a lot of their main items, 2 cents here 4 cents there. Why not a discout on fuel for each 30 Dollars hence $...	Wombat 280	6	736	02:05 PM Jul 16, 2009 by kesue
	van repairs (Preview) We are having quite a distressing experience with a van repairer. Is it ok to post details, including names on this forum?	tezza	18	1514	10:51 PM Jul 15, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	having a grey moment (Preview) Hi fellow GNs I am about to set off to nowhere in particular, except north to a warmer climate, up the coast to Qld. Question 1. Any MUST DO things I need to look out for. As soon as I find a half decent bookshop I will buy the Grey Nomads guide book. Question 2. (this is the grey moment.) After surfing this sit...	Wal	10	934	10:05 PM Jul 15, 2009 by Wal
	THANKS BASIL (Preview) Now how's this for "GN - ship" Guru in hospital in Canberra, feeling a bit sore and sorry. I let Basil know and - yes - Basil and Gracie to the rescue. What a marvellous pair of people they are. Reckon Gracie is almost human and such a character she can almost speak to you just with her eyes. Th...	Ma	24	1185	08:45 PM Jul 15, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	Hi I'm Another New One (Preview) Hi All, Not sure I am posting in the right section, just joined your site and am busy looking around and love it thus far. My other half and I have bought ourselves a camper van and head off when we can, straight up the middle of this amazing country, to Darwin and beyond. Love every minute of it. Our next tri...	Firefly	28	1350	07:49 PM Jul 15, 2009 by Firefly
	Anyone got Caravan Chef 2 (Preview) Has anyone got the Caravan Chef 2 recipe book and if so what do you think of it ... recipe recomendations would be greatly appriciated thanks in advance.	Escape	1	703	07:15 PM Jul 15, 2009 by xina
	G'day all .. new members here :) (Preview) Just saying hi to all members of the forum. We're an old married couple (him 60 and her 58 years of age) and have been caravaning for several years. We actually lived in a caravan for 2 years when we were first married. We did the lap last year and had a great time except for the midgies in the north which at...	Delta18	17	1140	05:50 PM Jul 15, 2009 by dave06
	Another Stupid Question (Preview) Having found the van that we want (Comes in at 2.3t) we now need a tow vehicle. We are looking at a 2006 model, series 100 Landcruiser, 5 speed manual 4.2ltr diesel no turbo that, is in our price range. Off road travel is not being considered. Question's. Seeing as the loaded weight of the van is 2.3t would...	Wombat	12	1293	05:04 PM Jul 15, 2009 by kenmarg
	A frustrating Journey (Preview) Thought I'd share a little of our journey in getting our coaster registered. We couldn't find a automatic one in NSW but finally found one in Queensland (we need an auto as hubby only has one arm) and I am used to a auto too. Apparently NSW had just bought in a new rule that motorhomes bought from interstat...	Sue & K	14	1303	03:02 PM Jul 15, 2009 by Ma
	re:::: update to dept of transport inspection site. (Preview) first off. i would like to thank ,our webmistress, for her very kind words,and her front page letter of support. "thank you cindy". all the support i can get, is much appreciated. marg and i see this as a good project, but...	kenmarg	0	473	01:47 PM Jul 15, 2009 by kenmarg
	update:::: re dept of transport inspection site (Preview) i would like to ask all grey nomads,to support, this project. if you could write a e-mail to my member of parliment,and, the minister of main roads. barbara stone the state member for springwood,gave me a very good hearing with my submission,and she thinks that we can g...	kenmarg	7	987	11:35 AM Jul 15, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	TOWNSVILLE (Preview) Has anyone stayed at the Coral Coast CP in Garbutt, Townsville. Plan to be up there around 4th Nov, 09 and probably stay for a week, 10 Days. Any comments, advice greatly appreciated. Maybe someone has a better place to stay, only thing is we would want to be fairly close to the RAAF Base. Thanks Ma	Ma	13	1445	07:47 PM Jul 14, 2009 by Basil Faulty
	Food (Preview) Judy goes crook at me for "pinching" tucker from the frig, like the left overs from dinners, love it cold , and love the choc coated snowballs Am I the only male whoe raids the frig, when on the road the frig in the van is pretty big, but I can empty it fast enought of all the goodies, And I aint talk...	mike and Judy	18	1123	07:32 PM Jul 14, 2009 by Helena
	Food for thought (Preview) One day , the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip , the father asked his son , "H...	Wombat 280	18	1276	06:55 PM Jul 14, 2009 by jon7360
	Update (Preview) It has been a while since our last contact but we have been in some very remote areas and e-mail connections are an unheard of thing! Last Friday we went out on the Great Barrier Reef and did some snorkling - great fun!! The trip out to the outer reef was just over two hours and a wee bit rough but the trip...	whoppa	1	708	04:34 PM Jul 14, 2009 by Cruising Granny
	No Caravan for Us This Weekend.... (Preview) The six man tent has been dusted off and aired, the sleeping bags as well. No luxury for us this weekend as we go off camping to Double Island Point. Mick is looking forward to it, as a few of the old army buddies and thier wives are also going. I have already organised a 'few" bottles of sparkling, jus...	Ell&Mick	8	846	12:46 PM Jul 14, 2009 by dave06
	Its a Miracle!!!!! (Preview) Well after a lengthy passage of time, Mike has finally CLEANED THE WAGON!!!!!! 4 (yes thats right!!) vacuum empties later, it now looks like a well loved wagon, totally unrecognisable. On Mike's behalf I wish to apologise to all the GN's (Gayle and Jim, Dave and Jenny, John W and Anne, Gary and Kerry,...	mike and Judy	3	794	09:42 PM Jul 12, 2009 by suenami
	Fuel Prices Around The Country (Preview) Hi everyone. I'm curious to know what the fuel prices are around the states at the moment. Queensland has done away with the 8.5 cent/litre fuel subsidy and upped the price by as much as 25c/litre. What are the other states doing? Cheers Chris	Cruising Granny	18	1552	03:21 PM Jul 12, 2009 by Pam
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