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Fossicking my way to Scone in NSW and maybe beyond
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Hi all, One of my best vet mates is, very unwell and why we are having Anzac Day this year in his town. I will be leaving early with the intention of fossicking on the way: Adelaide-Scone. Which way? Any road that leads to some digging will do. Anyone interested? Not to sure at this time whether I tow my van o...
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Back from Overseas
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Hi everyone. Back at last from our cruising - through Panama & around South America. Had a great time. While on ship you become very isolated from what's happening back in Oz so I suppose there's been lots of good & some bad events I've missed. Now in our motorhome at Westwood (just west of R...
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Bye Tassie Hello Victoria
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Tomorrow night (Sunday) I'll be on the 9.00p.m. Spirit to Melbourne. This trip I'll be away 3 months around Victoria. I've been around the State before but I've obviously missed some of the popular spots such as Green Lake that I've read so much about on this Forum. Hopefully at some of these attracti...
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A challenge to all newbies
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I have noticed that there are hundreds, yes hundreds, of members who have never posted on this forum. Why not take a chance and break the ice? Tell us, in fifty words of less, about your most memorable Easter. Monica
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Robbery at Rest Stop
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Two men have been robbed at gunpoint after stopping to take a rest while travelling south from Brisbane last night.About 10:40pm, Wednesday 27 March 2013, two men, aged 34 and 59, were driving a grey Ford Focus south from Brisbane when they decided to take a rest break in Port Macquarie.They stopped o...
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North Head Camping - Moruya
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I'm sure lots of Grey Nomads would be familiar with this spot near the airport. We recently took the van down to the North Head camping ground (about a 20 minute drive from home), originally planning to spend 3 or 4 days there, but it's such a great spot, surf beach one side, river on the other side, we fini...
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re rego
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hi travelers /// i am still trying to get info on registration prices and categories of mazda and toyota coaster modified motor home //////// mine when i baught it is registerd as a toyota caravan and the rego fee is over $700 a year ,,, i am verry interested as to the variation of rego classificati...
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Happy Easter
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Feedback from permanent Grey Nomads?
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I just wondering if there are any permanent Grey Nomads on here who have sold up completely and spend all their time on the road? And do they have any regrets? Some of you may have children so will always have a bolthole to return to, but what about those who don't? I am only 52 and along with my partner who is...
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What were we all doing before computer,s
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How did we spend our time before we had a computer,I just read in the last 24 hours there was over 2000 people had been on this sight that,s a lot of grey hair isent it great,I hardly read at all until I bought a computer ,now my blue eye,s are turning gray as well,love it. Lance C -- Edited by Olley46 on Sunda...
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Meeting Jonno
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Trying to find a cabin in Parkes, NSW is a bit of a challenge. Wherever there's mining there are no beds. However the park that couldn't accommodate me referred me to a cabin park which could. I was on my way home from Qld again. I'd settled in for my stay when a motor bike pulled up by my car. I was th...
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Cruising Granny
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Towing a trail or
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Hi all, we are just wondering if anyone out there can tell us if we are able to tow a single axle trailer behind a Hino Rainbow Motorhome. We have been told by one trailer builder that we have to have a tandem axle trailer as a single axle one will bounce around too much and snap the frame. Is this right or not....
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Ready to GO
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As 9am Tuesday 26th we are off to discover this great country of ours. i Its been a long time coming but at last we are ready to go been like being a kid again on Christmas Eve very excited. Two days to get to Tumut via family at Yarrawonga and then to Wagga Wagga then a short drive to Tumut a bit of fishing then l...
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Fiamma F65 awning
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G'day I have just replaced an Omnistor 6900 roof mounted awning damaged in high winds with a Fiamma F65. Has anybody got any suggestions to saveguard my brand new awning from wind damage (not gale forced) I have perused web sites to see if there is anything available so that I may put deflapers in pl...
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Advice for an absolute newbie
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Hi I'm such a newbie that my partner and I don't even head to hit the road until early next year. We're at the stage of vehicle browsing (motorhome). Since we are planning to do as much free camping as possible I have three basic questions. 1. Where can you top up water tanks- do garages allow you to do this...
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Man Dies In Car and Caravan Roll Over in WA On South Coast Highway Near Albany
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http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/elderly-man-dies-in-car-caravan-rollover-at-green-range-near-albany/story-fnhoc...
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first time out .
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Still no mh or cv but after all the illness and poor health with myself and wife we are taking a trip Sydney to Sydney via the Great Ocean Road, Apollo Bay,Port Fairy,Ballarat,Bendigo,Echuca then returning home to Sydney.Hoping to call into Greens and maybe meet some other nomads. Will be at Greens ho...
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Toilet cassette hygene
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Why do people stick the tap inside there cassette to flush it out when the tap is there for your drinking water this happened at Haslam today and it's not the first time i have seen it happen and the guy did not think he did ought wrong ,bloody dirty grot.
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An Easter event for Grey Nomads and their pets.
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This came up in my facebook in the last hour. Anyone going or interested in going. http://www.stonethecrows.com.au/
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GREY NOMAD RECOGNITION
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I received notification today that our bumper stickers are on their way, good news, as we hope to get on the road very soon and we'll be able to display them and hopefully will meet up with other Grey Nomads. I seem to recall reading on this Forum quite some time ago that some Nomads tied a grey ribbon to th...
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