The Grey Nomads - General

Oma · Oma

http://bkmcl.wordpress.com/2014/07/30/on-from-berry-to-blue-haven/

kiwijims · kiwijims

Bushfire ADVICE for five kilometres south of Roebuck Plains Roadhouse in the Shire of BroomeWednesday 30 July 2014 - 3:30 PMA bushfire ADVICE remains for people travelling on Great Northern Highway, five kilometres south of Roebuck Plains Roadhouse, in the Shire of Broome. There is no threat to l...

Millar family · Millar family

Hi all....this will probably be thought of as a silly question by many but where do you keep a porta loo when travelling? We are almost at the stage of purchasing our first caravan (not sure if finances will stretch to one with an ensuite) so am just wondering where it travels when on the road? Many thanks...

valiant81 · valiant81

Hi all; And what a great forum this is, we find out that one of our members ( Gary Kelly ) is sick and one kind sole posts a short note wishing him all the best and letting other members know as well, in the sort time the notice has been posted we all ready have 51 posts of good wishes. If this is what be...

Boomers · Boomers

Well its been a tough 4 months, good lady wife has had 2 heart operations and no more can be done for her. must say this is not the way we intended to start our retirement, however she is as chirpy as can be and says "Lets get on with it and make some memories". We are off from Perth next Monday and...

Faye Pini · Faye Pini

Hey forum! Mum and I live in far north Qld in the small township of Cooktown. We are on 3 acres of rainforest just 3 mins from PO. If anyone who is self sufficient with their own Motor Home or caravan wanted to drop in and park their rig on our block in return for gardening we'd welcome you for a visit. Wint...

copper1 · copper1

For those not in the know our frequent GN contributor Gary Kelly is unwell in hospital with Pneumonia. I am sure all here would like to wish him a speedy recovery.

Margyr · Margyr

Can anyone tell me if bear gully at Cape Liptrap is still free as I've been told it's now $35 a night!

Mike C · Mike C

Hi I recently posted in the Tech area regarding advice on tyre brands. My tyres were 6 years old and only done 12,000 klms This pic is what was happening to an inner rear tyre. Another tyre was showing a similar problem (much smaller) and the issue was missed at a recent (1 week ago) service other than a c...

Olley46 · Olley46

I was doing a tour of the caravan park with the brother in law here at Moree NSW where the thermal pools are ,and come across a MH with Dun Werkin written on the front of it,I thought here goes my first Gray Nomad Meeting,turns out it wasn't our Dun Werkin, a bit of a let down,never mind one day I will meet one...

JayDee · JayDee

Does anyone on the forum possess an inflatable Dinghy? If so:- What size? Is it easy to assemble? What size motor would suit? Only looking at fishing and Red Claw so a trolling motor may suffice, at the moment. How do you carry/transport the unit. How do you get the unit to the water? or do you assemble at w...

Dougwe · Dougwe

.......well from the side of my daughters house here in down town Townsville to well, the front driveway of my daughters house here in down town Townsville. That would have to be some sort of record I reckon for distance travelled in one day. Once in the driveway I can then give it a good clean and a once ov...

Bayonetmadness · Bayonetmadness

Sunrise at Mary River NT. How does it look?

frangipani · frangipani

I'm planning to start my first journey mid August, Leaving outer western suburbs of Melbourne, Vic, heading either thru Ballarat or Princes Hwy, thru to SA, then onto WA i'm gunning for outer Ascot., Will there be any fellow GN, on the road say around 11th August give or take a day? -- Edited by Fr...

lyn-n-ken · lyn-n-ken

Hi Guys, does any one know about the Take Notice form, another caravaner gave me one and i'm wondering how legal it is, apperentley if you stop for a sleep or a break and are asked to move on you ask whom ever it is telling you to move to fill it in in duplicate one copy for them one for you it seems to have somet...

Peterpan · Peterpan

G'Day All, As in my previous posts,we chased the cold around parts of Victoria and N.S.W. Quick precis, Melbourne, Echuca, Swan Hill, Mildura, Broken Hill, Silverton, Burra, Gawler, Renmark, Balranald, Hay, Deniliquin, and home. Took 5 weeks. Total Distance a mere 3295 Klms. 2 Punctures, other...

tezza · tezza

I am leaving Bathurst early on Thursday 31st spending Thursday night in Mildura and going on to Port Lincoln on Friday. Will be returning about the 7th august. If anyone would like a lift or anything dropped off on the way I may be able to help. -- Edited by tezza on Monday 28th of July 2014 08:15:28 PM

Sheba · Sheba

The latest one I'm getting, every few days now, is supposed to be a Recording from Quantas, telling me I have a $900.00 refund on my next Flight. Asks me to press 1. Needless to say, I don't. Cheers, Sheba.

Shell · Shell

Hi all, Havent been active for a while but I have some visitors that wish to travel to Collinsville via Burdekin Falls Dam & we cant get any information about the road. So is there anyone on here that has travelled this road recently please, Cheers Shell

shekon · shekon

I am going to copy part of my blog onto the website regarding my experience at my last free camp. It was at the Lions Park at Bundarra, NSW. I have experienced this a couple of times, however this time, having the priviledege of being in such a serene, pristine part of the country, the way people lef...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	My latest blog post (Preview) http://bkmcl.wordpress.com/2014/07/30/on-from-berry-to-blue-haven/	Oma	1	553	07:24 PM Jul 30, 2014 by pondsmob
	Bush Fire warning Broome area W.A. (Preview) Bushfire ADVICE for five kilometres south of Roebuck Plains Roadhouse in the Shire of BroomeWednesday 30 July 2014 - 3:30 PMA bushfire ADVICE remains for people travelling on Great Northern Highway, five kilometres south of Roebuck Plains Roadhouse, in the Shire of Broome. There is no threat to l...	kiwijims	2	512	07:03 PM Jul 30, 2014 by Dougwe
	Porta loo (Preview) Hi all....this will probably be thought of as a silly question by many but where do you keep a porta loo when travelling? We are almost at the stage of purchasing our first caravan (not sure if finances will stretch to one with an ensuite) so am just wondering where it travels when on the road? Many thanks...	Millar family	4	872	05:59 PM Jul 30, 2014 by Caister70
	Get Well Gary kelly 2 (Preview) Hi all; And what a great forum this is, we find out that one of our members ( Gary Kelly ) is sick and one kind sole posts a short note wishing him all the best and letting other members know as well, in the sort time the notice has been posted we all ready have 51 posts of good wishes. If this is what be...	valiant81	4	799	02:41 PM Jul 30, 2014 by Glenelg
	Finally on the move (Preview) Well its been a tough 4 months, good lady wife has had 2 heart operations and no more can be done for her. must say this is not the way we intended to start our retirement, however she is as chirpy as can be and says "Lets get on with it and make some memories". We are off from Perth next Monday and...	Boomers	5	522	02:04 PM Jul 30, 2014 by Boomers
	Cooktown - Park Space 4 Gardening (Preview) Hey forum! Mum and I live in far north Qld in the small township of Cooktown. We are on 3 acres of rainforest just 3 mins from PO. If anyone who is self sufficient with their own Motor Home or caravan wanted to drop in and park their rig on our block in return for gardening we'd welcome you for a visit. Wint...	Faye Pini	0	496	12:33 PM Jul 30, 2014 by Faye Pini
	Get Well Soon Gary Kelly ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview) For those not in the know our frequent GN contributor Gary Kelly is unwell in hospital with Pneumonia. I am sure all here would like to wish him a speedy recovery.	copper1	68	2946	11:57 AM Jul 30, 2014 by Ontos45
	Bear gully..free camping? (Preview) Can anyone tell me if bear gully at Cape Liptrap is still free as I've been told it's now $35 a night!	Margyr	5	1143	09:30 AM Jul 30, 2014 by george57
	Tyres.. What can happen as they age (Preview) Hi I recently posted in the Tech area regarding advice on tyre brands. My tyres were 6 years old and only done 12,000 klms This pic is what was happening to an inner rear tyre. Another tyre was showing a similar problem (much smaller) and the issue was missed at a recent (1 week ago) service other than a c...	Mike C	17	1175	04:53 AM Jul 30, 2014 by OMD
	First Gray nomad (Preview) I was doing a tour of the caravan park with the brother in law here at Moree NSW where the thermal pools are ,and come across a MH with Dun Werkin written on the front of it,I thought here goes my first Gray Nomad Meeting,turns out it wasn't our Dun Werkin, a bit of a let down,never mind one day I will meet one...	Olley46	5	686	10:15 PM Jul 29, 2014 by Vic41
	inflatable Dinghys (Preview) Does anyone on the forum possess an inflatable Dinghy? If so:- What size? Is it easy to assemble? What size motor would suit? Only looking at fishing and Red Claw so a trolling motor may suffice, at the moment. How do you carry/transport the unit. How do you get the unit to the water? or do you assemble at w...	JayDee	5	643	09:16 PM Jul 29, 2014 by JayDee
	AVAN ON THE MOVE AGAIN (Preview) .......well from the side of my daughters house here in down town Townsville to well, the front driveway of my daughters house here in down town Townsville. That would have to be some sort of record I reckon for distance travelled in one day. Once in the driveway I can then give it a good clean and a once ov...	Dougwe	16	985	08:37 PM Jul 29, 2014 by Plendo
	My New Avatar (Preview) Sunrise at Mary River NT. How does it look?	Bayonetmadness	6	583	07:57 PM Jul 29, 2014 by grahos
	planning to flap my wings mid August (Preview) I'm planning to start my first journey mid August, Leaving outer western suburbs of Melbourne, Vic, heading either thru Ballarat or Princes Hwy, thru to SA, then onto WA i'm gunning for outer Ascot., Will there be any fellow GN, on the road say around 11th August give or take a day? -- Edited by Fr...	frangipani	8	789	07:38 PM Jul 29, 2014 by frangipani
	Stopping on the side of road "Take Notice" form (Preview) Hi Guys, does any one know about the Take Notice form, another caravaner gave me one and i'm wondering how legal it is, apperentley if you stop for a sleep or a break and are asked to move on you ask whom ever it is telling you to move to fill it in in duplicate one copy for them one for you it seems to have somet...	lyn-n-ken	16	1608	04:46 PM Jul 29, 2014 by SnowT
	Home AgainC (Preview) G'Day All, As in my previous posts,we chased the cold around parts of Victoria and N.S.W. Quick precis, Melbourne, Echuca, Swan Hill, Mildura, Broken Hill, Silverton, Burra, Gawler, Renmark, Balranald, Hay, Deniliquin, and home. Took 5 weeks. Total Distance a mere 3295 Klms. 2 Punctures, other...	Peterpan	0	436	02:35 PM Jul 29, 2014 by Peterpan
	Bathurst to Port Lincoln (Preview) I am leaving Bathurst early on Thursday 31st spending Thursday night in Mildura and going on to Port Lincoln on Friday. Will be returning about the 7th august. If anyone would like a lift or anything dropped off on the way I may be able to help. -- Edited by tezza on Monday 28th of July 2014 08:15:28 PM	tezza	3	559	02:20 PM Jul 29, 2014 by scooner
	Another 'Phone Scam. (Preview) The latest one I'm getting, every few days now, is supposed to be a Recording from Quantas, telling me I have a $900.00 refund on my next Flight. Asks me to press 1. Needless to say, I don't. Cheers, Sheba.	Sheba	10	1026	12:25 PM Jul 29, 2014 by Roving-Dutchy
	Road condition report - Burdekin Falls Dam to Collinsville (Preview) Hi all, Havent been active for a while but I have some visitors that wish to travel to Collinsville via Burdekin Falls Dam & we cant get any information about the road. So is there anyone on here that has travelled this road recently please, Cheers Shell	Shell	1	1353	09:02 PM Jul 28, 2014 by in transit
	Cleanliness of amenities in Free camps. (Preview) I am going to copy part of my blog onto the website regarding my experience at my last free camp. It was at the Lions Park at Bundarra, NSW. I have experienced this a couple of times, however this time, having the priviledege of being in such a serene, pristine part of the country, the way people lef...	shekon	7	1262	08:34 PM Jul 28, 2014 by Jetta7
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