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G'day!
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OMG! After heaps of procrastination I have finally got my campervan. I'm off to Dawin next weekend for the dry - look out Markets here I come! - then to Kununurra in August-ish. I must admit I'm excited/nervous/terrifed about this solo business - so if you come across an aged silver Nissan Urvan camp...
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Newbie alert - about to hit the road for my first trip
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Hi everyone, Let me introduce myself - I'm Leonie in my ealry fifties and love being in the great outdoors. I have a 1995 Landrover discovery which I love for all the freedom it give me when I travel. My A'Van camper's name is Arrabella A'Van the Adventure Wagon and we have been getting to know each other o...
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Currently in Litchfield National Park
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Will not have the time to update this forum as I usually do, I have just spent time updating the blog and anyone interested in my adventures can access it via the signature link. Currently the van is having the water pump fixed and I am using a hot spot that is costing me so I am looking to economise. John
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Kununurra to Katherine
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So far this has been an historical record of my trip round Australia but for the first time and because of poor internet connection I am posting the next three days plan. Currently I am by the Ord River in a location sponsored by the Lions Club, there is no sign to prevent camping neither is there any sign t...
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N,,,,,,,otice to all Earthlings...........
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Howdyeeeeee Nomads,,,well Coffs Harbour, is nice this time of year, bit chilly ,makes the hairs in U nose grow faster, am staying in the Show Grounds,,,,,,,,,,,stay excited............Billeeeeeee
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Yet another new solo traveller
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Hi all, in a nut shell, I left my home town in wollongong three weeks ago, heading north, driving my Nissan X Trail and towing my second hand but much loved Jayco discovery van. Ive been to some amazing and beautiful places. What I'm finding so far (and maybe it's me) but all the couple grey nomads tend to s...
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The Red Centre
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Hi all, Been on the road for three weeks, from Brisbane to Tennant Creek to The Devils Marbles, Western MacDonnells and now just returning from Coober Pedy! Lifes good! Lots of open country but the attractions are super! On my way now to Uluru, The Olgas and Kings Canyon, then to Alice Springs for a fe...
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I am updating my blog regularly. Have tow-bar and will get trailer next week At Tucumwal.......GREAT spot. Dawa
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Broome to Geikie Gorge
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Thursday and we spent the day in Broome showing Steven the best of what I had seen in the previous two days and swimming again at Cable Beach we bumped into Jeremy and Anthony the French backpackers who were bogged at Wyllike Creek then setting off at 4pm and driving to Nillibubbica Camps6 #625 as a start...
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Howdyeeee Happy travellers
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Howdyeeee Nomads, B Boomers, ect,ect, just had to post this,..stay excited........Billeeeeee Ps,, c U all at Gympie........... -- Edited by billeeeeeee on Monday 7th of May 2012 12:04:56 PM
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Halls Creek to Kununurra
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Saturday and the plan was to take Steven to the start of the Tanami Trail where he wants to hitch to Wolfe Creek to see the meteorite crater and back to the highway and then on to the Bungle Bungles none of which I can do with the Hi Ace. The idea is to link up again at Katherine on Thursday to continue through K...
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hello all
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Hello all.... I am back on dry land for a while anyway ....was great trip but all good thing come to a end .....I am about townsville for a while then off up north .......
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To the Red Centre!
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I left Brisbane this morning, currently at Morven QLD. Tomorrow Winton, then Mt. Isa, Tennant Creek, left turn to Alice Springs and all the exciting things to see in that area. I've allowed 18 weeks, which should get me down as far as Coober Pedy, then up to Darwin & Kakadu and other interest up th...
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Irregular updates
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Over the past week I have had several emails, PMs and phone messages asking if I was OK because the updates have not been posted regularly as previously, the truth is that I have not been able to gain internet access and have had to prepare posts ready for the uploading and even then I have had problems in P...
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Gympie meet up ..........
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Well howdyeee folks, looking forward to the meet up, we will b arriving on Saturday the 12th, wonded if any folks comming early, any one know where do we park our Vans at the park????? Salutations, Earthlings,,,,,,,,Billeeeeeee
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Willie Creek 34kms north of Broome
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Set off to Willie Creek Camps6 #622 after spending time catching up with some shopping. The road suggested small vehicles only with 4WD recommended but the direct route was closed due to peak tides washing out sections leaving the only access some 10kms further round and should be 4WD but I was commit...
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Gop Stopped
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Howdyeeeeee Nomads,and a big Hi!!!! to all U sane ppl out there,well spent two nights at the Show Grounds at Kyogle, as I was leaving , though I will go to their Dump point,Had a sign, $5 for Non campers to dump, any one else had this happen to them????? well stay excited ppl,,,,,,,,Billeeeeeeee
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Quobba and the blowholes
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Left Eagle Bluff at around 8am and set off to go as far north as we could by alternating the driving, made it to Carnarvon by early afternoon a trip of 300kms. We did the grocery thing at Woolies and spoke to the staff at the Information Centre, I wanted to buy snorkelling gear so I went to a specialist shop a...
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Karijini and on.
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I have just updated the blog with photos and posts, unfortunately since I was so far behind it has taken so long that I now lack the time to duplicate the posts here. For those interested in my progress there are several new posts that can be accessed from my signature link. I am now in Broome and hope to kee...
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Not everything goes to plan
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The best laid plans sometimes go astray, I commented previously about the van boiling in Coral Bay whilst reversing in the back tracks well it was running hot on the way to Exmouth so I took it in to be checked out the radiator and the rest of the cooling system seemed not to have a problem but the radiator c...
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