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ABOUT TURN;
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We have reached the turning point of this trip, Cooktown. We will head back to Mareeba to meetup with the group again for a final bake off. LOL Will tour the Atherton area while up here , then return to the coast & Cape trib before heading south. JC.
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Visited Paradise Dam Qld today
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What a beautiful place, heading back for a week or more chilling out.
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After a long wait
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Yes! It has arrived. I actually retired last Friday after 35 years with Melbourne Ambulance. No applause please, thank goodness it's over. Now I can join Rosemary in that euphoric feeling of not getting out of bed if we don't want to. So, he we are, with all you other retirees and loving every minute of i...
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Collecting rain water
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Hi, Doea any one collect rain water while traveling. What about from your awning. Check out ( rain saver gutter ) on you tube.
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It's been a while
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Hi everyone... it's been a while since I've been on. Lots of things going on in my world..you all know how it is!!! See your name still up there Wombat. Hope Firefly has you under control. Just goes to show how you turn to your forum mate for info eh? I need to know if anyone can tell me anything about &quo...
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Look what I found down by the beach!
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I went down to cast some lures , this morning ,down to the local boat ramp, and look what I found.Gypsy Gems are on Magnetic island! -- Edited by bill12 on Saturday 28th of July 2012 10:41:54 AM
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Caravan doors
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Another recent post mentioned difficulty in finding an alloy door handle; it prompted me to ask just how many on the forum have had trouble with caravan doors - particularly with the hinges? Our door - a double arrangement with security wire outer - has hinges of a soft aluminium extrusion of somewhat...
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CP prices in the West - A good news story
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How's this for a good deal .... A mate of mine is currently doing the lap & I extracted this from his latest Email ... 'On to Lienster a mining town. Caravan Park ($15/night) had free washing machines and dryers. The miners canteen was open to travellers and for $15/head it is an all you can eat buffet...
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help finding caravan door latch man
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I was In Longreach over the school ho0lidays and broke the latch to our van. I saw a notice on the park board regarding Alloy replacement handles. I did ring the guy to find he was then in Charters Towers. Have subsiquently lost his number. Does anybody happen to know of this chap or his contact number???...
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South Aussie kindness.
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Travelling through the Port Pirie in South Australia area recently we experienced a mechanical issue with out Holden Rodeo. Unannounced, we dropped into Spencer Holden Port Pirie, they dropped what they were doing to assist....initially it appeared that the Rodeo would need to stay in their wor...
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Paul and Pam on Tour
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Katherine NT Auto Electrician
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For those who follow our blog, know we traverse this great land in a 1976 VK Chrysler Valiant Sedan. Although we are in Mataranka right now, our starter motor finally gave up the ghost....not bad I guess for 36 years. Luckily we were recommended by Willie Motors here in Mataranka......Hobbitts Auto L...
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Bike racks for Jayco Outback Penguin
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Has anyone fitted bike racks on the back of any of the Jayco Outback range? We're having real trouble finding one. Any ideas please!!!
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On The Road Alice Springs to Darwin 27th
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Hi fellow nomads, If any of you are travelling between AP and Darwin over the next few days and would like to catch up and have a chat and knock back the dust with a red or 2 please leave a message. We will be at Taylor Creek Fri. night and Wauchope Hotel camp spot Sat. night and free camping all the way up. Ch...
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Have moved
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Despite the knowledge that we were going to miss out on scones again we left Mount Molloy this morning and arrived safely at Cooktown. Will are at the Cooktown CP and will be here for three days. After that we will continue to look around and camping wherever. Travel safe. Brian.
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update on getting away
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Hi everyone just thought I would drop a line and let you know what stage we are upto. Settlement on our house is now only 10 days away. We have our new vehicle and we picked up our van last thursday and parked it at the western port harbour caravan park, it's a nice park mainly for those over 55, which we fall i...
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WHAT ARE THE POOR PEOPLE DOING?
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Well;;;;; wer'e doing just fine, Its turned into another GN get together with five members here. Even with the socialising I've managed to fit & wire up a pair of reversing cameras, Rowdy & Kiwi have kept the home fires burning, Briche, great company & thanks for the kind words, you know w...
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Borroloola ?
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My northern itinerary is extremely flexible and Borroloola looked like viable detour, but rarely do I read of members going there and any reports. Most seem to do Normanton and Karumba. Any comments for the detour will be most welcomed.
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This day in history .......
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Bob Dylan Plugs In (1965)At the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, erstwhile acoustic folk musician Bob Dylan performed with an electric guitar for the first time, marking a major shift in his career. The move did not go over well. Expecting an acoustic set like his two previous ones at Newport, the audienc...
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Fluro to LED
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Has anyone converted their interior 12 volt ceiling lights from Fluro to LED if so are they bright enough
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New way to upload pictures
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I see we have a new way of uploading pictures, just a click and it takes you to your computer and you then pick the picture you want to load, I'm just going to try it out. That was easy, now nobody should have problems uploading pics, it's a thing of the past -- Edited by _wombat_ on Wednesday 25th of July 201...
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