Solo Grey Nomads

extreme potato · extreme potato

I have been very touched by the support and good wishes of so many people I have never met - fellow travellers on the roads of Australia and on the road of life. Many who attended Mum's funeral yesterday asked for a copy of my eulogy so I have posted it to my blog. Some of you may be interested in finding out a b...

yeoeleven · yeoeleven

I am now in Daintree Village having taken the long way round via Mt Molloy to avoid the 4WD shorter track, called in to Rifle Creek free campsite at Mt Malloy but it was too early to stay so I had lunch and went on my way. After the Northern Teritory roads to drive between Mt Malloy and Mossman down the range w...

malfromcessnock · malfromcessnock

Hi board members, first post... I have a Toyota Aurion 3.5lt and it costs me $140 to travel from Cessnock NSW to Melbourne City - a distance of almost 1,000klms each way. If I were to tow a 600kg van can anyone give me an estimate of how much extra it would cost for fuel. You help is greatly appreciated. Chee...

lilly31 · lilly31

hello thought i pop in say hi ..seem like ages sence i been on here very busy at palm island still ...very windy and cold here tonight even had to put a jumper on lol ....

dawa · dawa

So...today's question is what are u all doing for lighting. I like to read at night but don't want to flatten the battery. running this on the battery at presentDawa

dawa · dawa

OK here i go again. What do u guys do when the weather is so bad u just cannot go out. I knit...crochet....hand embroidery......read at night Dawa

dawa · dawa

Have been propped in the bush here near Wyong for a few day. Has rained o my clean water supply i topped up. Plenty of wood for cooking and heating water for shower. 12v shower works great. small pond for water for shower and washing. Took some great pic of the wild flowers and a couple of orchids. tried to...

yeoeleven · yeoeleven

Monday and I set off towards Camooweal and saw the kms sign indicating 300kms to Queensland, it has taken 10 months to get me back to Queensland and I was excited at the prospect. There has been nowhere on my travels that would tempt me away from the Gold Coast as a base. Camooweal Billabong Camps6 #315 ha...

yeoeleven · yeoeleven

Friday and I set off for Longreach Waterhole Camps6 #94 just under 300kms away. Took it easy and arrived just after 3pm, not an easy site to find but after getting local knowledge found it easier. Coming from North it is the first turnoff to the West just before the grid. It is a beautifulground and very q...

yeoeleven · yeoeleven

Went to the jumping crocodile tour and was not disappointed, the guide told us that it was high tide and the crocodiles would be hard to see in the mangroves. Later there would be sandbanks exposed and the crocs sun themselves but that didnt stop some of the crocs swimming out to the boat to get some meat...

yeoeleven · yeoeleven

Have had no internet since Katherine and now it has taken 45 minutes to upload one picture to the blog. Have several to post but haven't time to post them but will come back and then edit the posts. I will just post text for the time being on the blog and hope to catch up with regular posting when I have regul...

Wild Dingo · Wild Dingo

As a solo new "grey nomad" and having first crossed the nullandbore the other month and am now sitting in Alice just thought Id give you a few warnings I thought fuel costs were high at $2.00 at Nannutarra... and Broome was bad at $1.70... but lessons have been learnt Fuel at Caguna on the Null...

dawa · dawa

Yesterday when I stopped I neglected to pull the Anderson plug. Now I have a flat car battery..........out in the middle of no-where and not a soul in sight. Have connected my E-charge to the car and it will....[given time] put enough charge in to get me going. Am just south of Cowra and heading up to...

davo2 · davo2

Hi everyone I would like some help choosing a new switching power converter to replace my old centurion cs2000 model. something about 25/30A would be good any suggestions would be helpfull Cheers davo2

yeoeleven · yeoeleven

Just updated the blog with 4 posts and the internet is too slow to post here as well. Am heading towards Mataranka with a view to fishing for Barramundi. Steven is going his way and hitching back across to Derby with a view to travelling the Gibb River so again I am a solo traveller. John

Shazza5 · Shazza5

I will be traveling in a campervan and staying in free camping places and most don't have hot showers. I was hoping to find a site that shows were public hot showers are. What do others do for hot showers in the winter that are in campervans.

extreme potato · extreme potato

Thanks for all the advice you all gave me before I started my journey. I am now on the peninsulas in South Australia, slowly heading for Adelaide then cutting across to Lightning Ridge by the end of June. I know my five months on the road is just a 'taster'. I can understand those who never go home again...

Gypsynan · Gypsynan

Hi all. As a Newbie to this site, I am excited about the possibilities it may open up for me. Have always wanted to live this lifestyle but somehow, life always had other plans Have recently had a change in circumstances and am eager to give it a try. To start with I will be camping only and travelling in m...

Shogun · Shogun

Hello all Wow has my life changed in the past 8 months, I got to Tassie in jan/feb for 5 weeks, which was as great as I had heard and met some wonderful people as I travelled. While I was away I was offered the chance to buy a training company thatbspecializes in emergency management and a few othernthi...

wendyv · wendyv

Is anyone else having trouble with Dawa's blog? It comes onto my screen, but I can't get it to scroll down, or do anything except sit there.

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Thank you all for your wonderful support (Preview) I have been very touched by the support and good wishes of so many people I have never met - fellow travellers on the roads of Australia and on the road of life. Many who attended Mum's funeral yesterday asked for a copy of my eulogy so I have posted it to my blog. Some of you may be interested in finding out a b...	extreme potato	4	1344	04:35 PM Jun 5, 2012 by Rip and Rosie
	Daintree Village (Preview) I am now in Daintree Village having taken the long way round via Mt Molloy to avoid the 4WD shorter track, called in to Rifle Creek free campsite at Mt Malloy but it was too early to stay so I had lunch and went on my way. After the Northern Teritory roads to drive between Mt Malloy and Mossman down the range w...	yeoeleven	2	1407	05:02 AM Jun 5, 2012 by golivers travels
	Fuel Costs - 1000km trip towing a lightweight caravan (Preview) Hi board members, first post... I have a Toyota Aurion 3.5lt and it costs me $140 to travel from Cessnock NSW to Melbourne City - a distance of almost 1,000klms each way. If I were to tow a 600kg van can anyone give me an estimate of how much extra it would cost for fuel. You help is greatly appreciated. Chee...	malfromcessnock	20	9311	09:15 PM Jun 4, 2012 by benji
	hello all (Preview) hello thought i pop in say hi ..seem like ages sence i been on here very busy at palm island still ...very windy and cold here tonight even had to put a jumper on lol ....	lilly31	7	1050	04:08 AM Jun 4, 2012 by jonathan
	lighting it up while we are doing it ( 1 2 ) (Preview) So...today's question is what are u all doing for lighting. I like to read at night but don't want to flatten the battery. running this on the battery at presentDawa	dawa	32	3462	05:28 PM Jun 3, 2012 by 03_troopy
	what do YOU do (Preview) OK here i go again. What do u guys do when the weather is so bad u just cannot go out. I knit...crochet....hand embroidery......read at night Dawa	dawa	26	2370	03:28 PM Jun 2, 2012 by Misde
	jut a bush camp (Preview) Have been propped in the bush here near Wyong for a few day. Has rained o my clean water supply i topped up. Plenty of wood for cooking and heating water for shower. 12v shower works great. small pond for water for shower and washing. Took some great pic of the wild flowers and a couple of orchids. tried to...	dawa	4	1318	03:10 PM May 31, 2012 by dawa
	Camooweal Billabong (Preview) Monday and I set off towards Camooweal and saw the kms sign indicating 300kms to Queensland, it has taken 10 months to get me back to Queensland and I was excited at the prospect. There has been nowhere on my travels that would tempt me away from the Gold Coast as a base. Camooweal Billabong Camps6 #315 ha...	yeoeleven	4	2633	03:03 PM May 31, 2012 by bill12
	Longreach Waterhole (Preview) Friday and I set off for Longreach Waterhole Camps6 #94 just under 300kms away. Took it easy and arrived just after 3pm, not an easy site to find but after getting local knowledge found it easier. Coming from North it is the first turnoff to the West just before the grid. It is a beautifulground and very q...	yeoeleven	1	1158	02:30 AM May 31, 2012 by Happywanderer
	Darwin (Preview) Went to the jumping crocodile tour and was not disappointed, the guide told us that it was high tide and the crocodiles would be hard to see in the mangroves. Later there would be sandbanks exposed and the crocs sun themselves but that didnt stop some of the crocs swimming out to the boat to get some meat...	yeoeleven	10	1615	12:08 AM May 31, 2012 by Lawson
	Moved on and now in Mt Isa (Preview) Have had no internet since Katherine and now it has taken 45 minutes to upload one picture to the blog. Have several to post but haven't time to post them but will come back and then edit the posts. I will just post text for the time being on the blog and hope to catch up with regular posting when I have regul...	yeoeleven	5	831	05:01 PM May 30, 2012 by yeoeleven
	Be aware it will cost!! (Preview) As a solo new "grey nomad" and having first crossed the nullandbore the other month and am now sitting in Alice just thought Id give you a few warnings I thought fuel costs were high at $2.00 at Nannutarra... and Broome was bad at $1.70... but lessons have been learnt Fuel at Caguna on the Null...	Wild Dingo	12	5882	03:25 AM May 30, 2012 by Wild Dingo
	I didn't pull the plug ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Yesterday when I stopped I neglected to pull the Anderson plug. Now I have a flat car battery..........out in the middle of no-where and not a soul in sight. Have connected my E-charge to the car and it will....[given time] put enough charge in to get me going. Am just south of Cowra and heading up to...	dawa	35	3359	02:23 AM May 30, 2012 by 03_troopy
	Centurion cs2000 switching power converter (Preview) Hi everyone I would like some help choosing a new switching power converter to replace my old centurion cs2000 model. something about 25/30A would be good any suggestions would be helpfull Cheers davo2	davo2	5	5396	12:42 AM May 29, 2012 by Cruising Granny
	Kakadu (Preview) Just updated the blog with 4 posts and the internet is too slow to post here as well. Am heading towards Mataranka with a view to fishing for Barramundi. Steven is going his way and hitching back across to Derby with a view to travelling the Gibb River so again I am a solo traveller. John	yeoeleven	3	703	03:21 AM May 25, 2012 by Cruising Granny
	Public Showers (Preview) I will be traveling in a campervan and staying in free camping places and most don't have hot showers. I was hoping to find a site that shows were public hot showers are. What do others do for hot showers in the winter that are in campervans.	Shazza5	21	11546	11:50 PM May 23, 2012 by Cruising Granny
	Three months on (Preview) Thanks for all the advice you all gave me before I started my journey. I am now on the peninsulas in South Australia, slowly heading for Adelaide then cutting across to Lightning Ridge by the end of June. I know my five months on the road is just a 'taster'. I can understand those who never go home again...	extreme potato	24	1833	03:44 AM May 23, 2012 by scotia59
	Solo Nomads in WA? (Preview) Hi all. As a Newbie to this site, I am excited about the possibilities it may open up for me. Have always wanted to live this lifestyle but somehow, life always had other plans Have recently had a change in circumstances and am eager to give it a try. To start with I will be camping only and travelling in m...	Gypsynan	12	975	02:40 AM May 23, 2012 by donnybabes
	Times have changed (Preview) Hello all Wow has my life changed in the past 8 months, I got to Tassie in jan/feb for 5 weeks, which was as great as I had heard and met some wonderful people as I travelled. While I was away I was offered the chance to buy a training company thatbspecializes in emergency management and a few othernthi...	Shogun	11	1190	10:45 PM May 22, 2012 by Shazza5
	dawa's blog (Preview) Is anyone else having trouble with Dawa's blog? It comes onto my screen, but I can't get it to scroll down, or do anything except sit there.	wendyv	6	1087	07:10 PM May 21, 2012 by Happywanderer
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