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Great long weekend at Greens
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Just got back from a fantastic weekend at Green lake. A big thank you to Jules, Billeeeeeee and Half Pint for being so welcoming and keeping us entertained with stories from the wild world of the grey nomads.. And it was great to say G'day to all those that dropped by for a chin wag.. Jules will have to r...
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Petrol Stations Drying up Victoria
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Petrol stations are running out of fuel in Victoria due to Transport company having to put trucks off the road since the bad accident NSW last week. Not sure about other states.
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Water purifiers
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Hello, hello. hello. I've noticed water filtration systems at the local supermarket and wondered about them after having read comments on the forums about the variation in water quality on the road, including water not recommended for drinking. Some GNs buy bottled water for drinking but have sai...
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GaryKelly
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Bike Cover
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I am putting a fiamma bike rack on the rear of the motorhome and wanting to cover the bike from the elements. Has anyone done this and what type of cover works best????
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water coming in the front window from rain when driving
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We have a jayco starcaft 2011 and we have seen vans with a cover over there front window when we drive and it rains we get water though the window does any one now where we can get on fitted and how much
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Back From N.Z
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Hi all, not long back from a month motor homing around New Zealand, with limited internet. Boy!!! so many posts to read and digest,think i will just start afresh and read todays and onwards.( not really, will start reading the older posts when the house sitters leave tomorrow) Apologies in advance t...
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Curtain Glide Tape.
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We are looking to make new curtains for the Avan Cruiseliner. The track tape on the existing curtains is Glide Tape (A115 Glide Tape) Does anyone know of an Australian supplier of this. We can get it from the USA cheap enough but the Delivery charge is ridiculously high. We are looking f...
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Booking sites in FNQ for next Winter
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Sorry but new to all this....how does it go for booking sites in say Port Douglas for winter stays? Looked online at Big4 and no sites seem available. Do they go that far in advance or is there something i am missing? Is there a date where you have to wait till for bookings?
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It's official!!!Hylda & myself are now married
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Hi Peoples. Hylda & I just had a medieval wedding and reception here in Grafton. After spending 2 years living in each others pockets in a 17 foot caravan and then 2 years together here in Grafton we thought it possible we may be able to put up with each others company for a few more decades. -- Edited...
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You little PIG ! ! !
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-09/beer-swilling-swine/4946072
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Another day at Greens Lake
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Well - Sunday dawned with a beautiful sunrise over the lake - mid morning we had more visitors - Pauline and her husband Neville - down from Echuca on a drive, and came to visit us - lovely to meet you guys. Then mid afternoon - a Sprinter arrived, parked up near halfpint (Patty) - turns out to be GypsyJo - Jo...
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Tidying up a man cave can be risky if it is not your man cave
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My man has been away for just 9 days and I thought I would surprise him by sanding some rusty area of a cupboard that I had promised but never done. Trouble is that I decided to tidy up what looks like his newest man cave. Will he be happy or annoyed? I wont have to wonder for long as he comes back tonight. There...
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Thinking I must be a Bogan
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We have enjoyed the last couple of weeks in Canberra visiting many of the Tourist sights and thoroughly enjoying them, that is until yesterday we saw and enjoyed the Portrait gallery then moved on to the National Art Gallery where we saw Blue Poles and I remembered that I thought we had been ripped off b...
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Not lonely any more
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Had a visit today from Nu-one (Michael) and Julie. Of course I had to make pikelets for afternoon tea. Doug, Michael says "Eat your heart out!" They came up today and are staying overnight beside us in the caravan park, thanks Michael and Julie.
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Time going slow
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Aaarrhhh the next week or so is going to drag so slow. We are hoping to get the first look at our new fifth wheeler sometime next week and hopfully get our hands on it the week after. Normally i like life to slow down, but now i wouldnt mind a speed up for the next two weeks.
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At the end of the road
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Hi everyone. A recent post made me contemplate what happens when a nomad realises they've possibly hit the "end of the road" for good. Here's a hypothetical scenario. The names are fictional................... Mick and Gert had been on the road since Mick retired 11 years ago. Using the...
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Good weather, great company;
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What else can one ask for, today we had the pleasure of a visit from Capricorn & Pisces while on their short visit to the mid north coast. Being such a nice day we had an outdoor lunch, followed by an afternoon of discussion around many subjects, as one would do being a GN. We await monday for another c...
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More GN's visit Greens Lake!
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Today bought some more Grey Nomad members to visit - MrRed (John) and his lovely lady Bev - up for the day to visit. John and Bev were at the very first GN meetup at Greens - a good afternoon was had by all - lots of laughs and sharing of good campsites etc. Thanks for coming up!!!!!
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1st trip in New Van to Eyre Peninsular
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Hello Everyone, We have begun our first trip in the new van, starting Adelaide and have done 1 night in Port Augusta then on to Cowell. We are in the Shoreline C/Park and will stay here till Tuesday then on to Port Lincoln. We will stay at the caravan park a couple of nights then find a nice spot to have a go at...
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Ghost Towns.
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I'm not sure about anyone else here, does anyone have an interested in visiting Ghost Towns, those from bygone years or that which have been de-gazetted and don't appear on current maps due to this. Most would know about Whittenoon the old asbestos town (which even though has no services and the signs...
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