Back about 1981, I think it was, I did a load of onions to Sydney markets, I started at Murry Bridge and worked my way up the Murry making lot of crossing by ferry, I started about 6am and was finished loading 22 tonnes of onions after tea time at Yamba, what a day, a few bags here and there in and out of farms, all the bags hand loaded.
I smelt like a hamburger for a couple of days afterwards. As Dougwe would tell you, "I can tell you that for free" if you had not already noticed.
Enjoy your day.
the rocket said
07:13 PM Jun 14, 2016
Radar, wow. Thats a lot of onions.
Rain, rain go away. We want to leave qld on sunday.
irish guinness said
03:18 PM Jun 16, 2016
The caravan park sounds a much better option to me.
the rocket said
10:22 AM Jun 17, 2016
irish guinness wrote:
The caravan park sounds a much better option to me.
Hi irish guiness, yes it does but we r only booked until sunday n we have been itching to move a long time now n excited to be on the move. The rain is only hasslle.
jules47 said
11:50 AM Jun 17, 2016
Where you going Rocket? We are at Bowenville, on the highway to Dalby (Warrego??) Huge camp area, with flushing toilets, and about 30k from Dalby for good shopping. Probably leave sometime over the weekend - just want the sun to shine a bit.
Happywanderer said
08:12 PM Jun 18, 2016
Spent the last two days catching up with my niece and her family up from Victoria. Lovely to be able to spend time with them.
Her mum, my sister, flies up mid July for 2 weeks as she is going to do a chemo run with me. Has booked us into a fancy hotel for the night before chemo, in the Brisbane CBD for a bit of lavish living. Looking forward to her visit.
jules47 said
11:05 AM Jun 19, 2016
How nice for you Marj - so glad you are on the upward climb - lovely to have family around.
Radar said
05:18 AM Jun 21, 2016
Dunmowin wrote:
Sat and watched the ferry xing the mighty Murray at Wellington SA. Lost count of how many xings it made. Life is tough when you are on the road
Hi Dunmowin.
Have now spent the las 4 days in beautiful Stockholm, the port and river traffic is awesome, I ran out of toes and fingers and was borrowing people around me trying to keep score.
We are boarding a train to Hamburg in the morning, arriving 10 hours latter going though Copenhagen and a ferry crossing with the train, that different.
Played table tennis with 40 other retires at Coburg table tennis centre Melbourne. Tuesday and Friday morning. Search keenagesand Coburg table tennis centre on Google
Tony Bell said
01:55 PM Jun 21, 2016
Played table tennis with 40 other retires at Coburg table tennis centre Melbourne. Tuesday and Friday morning. Search keenagesand Coburg table tennis centre on Google
jules47 said
06:00 PM Jun 21, 2016
Drove to Maryborough QLD, staying at Torbanlea Racehorse camp. $5 night, + $5 for shower. Big area for the bigger rigs, dogs ok, water available. Nearest dump point, Maryborough Showgrounds.
aussie_paul said
06:50 PM Jun 21, 2016
Packing van to head off for a few days. Temp never reached double figures here today!!!! Ran the diesel heater to make sure no problems!!!
Aussie Paul.
the rocket said
02:27 PM Jun 22, 2016
Hi , we r at kyogle. Went to nimbin yesterday, lovely place. Does anyone know of any free camps between kyogle and ballina?
Radar said
05:17 AM Jun 23, 2016
the rocket wrote:
Hi , we r at kyogle. Went to nimbin yesterday, lovely place. Does anyone know of any free camps between kyogle and ballina?
Hi Rocket.
Great to see you are on the road and away, good work.
Free camps I cann't help you with, leaving in Brisbane we bolt down them road an hour or 2 more.
Enjoy your travels.
Ps try over on Casino way to Grafton, then the back way to Coffs Habour from Grafton its a reasonable drive with a thing behind. A couple of good rest areas though there.
the rocket said
04:37 PM Jun 23, 2016
Hi radar, thanks. it is good to be travelling again. We r going to the lantern festival in lismore this week end. May get to casino and grafton. We r going wherever the wind takes us at the moment.
Radar said
03:06 AM Jun 24, 2016
the rocket wrote:
Hi radar, thanks. it is good to be travelling again. We r going to the lantern festival in lismore this week end. May get to casino and grafton. We r going wherever the wind takes us at the moment.
Hi been out all day sight seeing in Hamburg, seen something that pricked my memory, Grafton has the Greyhound/Turf Club camping wich we have heard is good value.
Been to a awesome Maritine Musuem, huge aray of model boats, ships of all ages and sizes. Then to Auto Museum with some pretty fancy Porches as early as 1938?, unique race cars the late forties though fifties and sixties. Stuff I saw today boys only dream about, so had to describe. Yeh it was a good day out.
If say you go though Carsino, Tabulim towards Tenterfield there is a couple of good camps out that way near or along side the Clarence River or the old logging camp on the left going up a range out of Tabulim, check Wiki Camps I sure there would be some good infor there.
Friday we board a cruise ship for a cruise up the Norwegian Coast for about 12 nights, lots to do and see.
Happy travels back to no or not much internet until back here in Hamburg, onbroard the ship the cost is over the top . Ralph.
Happywanderer said
05:23 PM Jun 24, 2016
Spent a lovely couple of hours chatting to Kandagal, aka Alice and Keith. Was great to see you both again, last time being Greens Lake a few years back. We talked, and talked, and talked. Poor Keith.
jules47 said
06:54 PM Jun 24, 2016
Aren't they a lovely couple - always got a smile and a welcome. Alice is looking ok, I thought, as is Keith.
the rocket said
09:28 AM Jun 26, 2016
Hi everyone, we r in lismore. Last night we went to the lantern parade. Last night was so. Cold. Off to the markets now for fresh produce. The produce is so fresh.
Dunmowin said
10:43 PM Jun 27, 2016
Finally left Port Augusta today, heading north along the Stuart Highway, which is rather boring, given that we would rather have done the Oodnadatta Track again. But given road closures, at least there is an option (unlike many who are stuck at William Creek)
Our current outlook from the Island View Lookout, 155 k north of Port Augusta.....
What is everyone up to today. I bought new joggers
Moorey said
03:02 PM Jul 6, 2016
Well I was happily working to get my house ready for the market and with a bit of luck be out on the road later in the year. Unfortunately I brushed my hand against a thorn and the ultra sound shows a 4mm piece wedged under the tendon on my left index finger. Tomorrow we find out how the doctor is going to remove it. I am still sanding with one hand but I have stop to to pick my wine glass occasionally.
Moorey
jules47 said
07:11 PM Jul 6, 2016
Ouch! Bet that hurt - got a piece of ferntree stem embedded in my ankle one time, it splintered on entry - and the pain when the doc was removing the bits was horrific - the wine glass is a good idea - red or white - have just finished a really nice Brown Bros. Crouchen Reisling with my young friend - delicious!!!
jules47 said
07:12 PM Jul 6, 2016
the rocket wrote:
What is everyone up to today. I bought new joggers
Since when have you been jogging Rocket? hahaha!!!!! Hows it going, where are you now?
the rocket said
08:28 PM Jul 7, 2016
Hi there,
moorey , that sounds nasty. All the best.
jules, i i live by this mantra, your heart is only good for so many beats, don't waste it on exercise
me, we are at mulwillumbah. Where r u jules? Cheers rocket n strop
jules47 said
03:22 PM Jul 8, 2016
Still in QLD - bit northerly - went to NSW intending to go south - but too bloody cold!
Radar said
04:13 PM Jul 8, 2016
Packing our bags for an afternoon flight out of Hamburg for home. About 24 hours of travel after a some most interesting experiences.
3 weeks Austria with our son and daughter in law then to Amsterdam to meet up with a cruise line to travel around the Baltic Sea.
Finished that in Stockholm,, train down to Hamburg then onto another ship to travel up the Norwegian coast to North Cape for the experience of midnight sun.
Now after a few days rest here Hamburg we are on the way home after 2 month visit.
-- Edited by Radar on Friday 8th of July 2016 04:14:35 PM
Good to hear you are on the move.
Pay caution to the wind you may need some of the annex.
Enjoy.
Sat and watched the ferry xing the mighty Murray at Wellington SA. Lost count of how many xings it made. Life is tough when you are on the road
Back about 1981, I think it was, I did a load of onions to Sydney markets, I started at Murry Bridge and worked my way up the Murry making lot of crossing by ferry, I started about 6am and was finished loading 22 tonnes of onions after tea time at Yamba, what a day, a few bags here and there in and out of farms, all the bags hand loaded.
I smelt like a hamburger for a couple of days afterwards. As Dougwe would tell you, "I can tell you that for free" if you had not already noticed.
Enjoy your day.
Radar, wow. Thats a lot of onions.
Rain, rain go away. We want to leave qld on sunday.
The caravan park sounds a much better option to me.
Hi irish guiness, yes it does but we r only booked until sunday n we have been itching to move a long time now n excited to be on the move. The rain is only hasslle.
Her mum, my sister, flies up mid July for 2 weeks as she is going to do a chemo run with me. Has booked us into a fancy hotel for the night before chemo, in the Brisbane CBD for a bit of lavish living. Looking forward to her visit.
Hi Dunmowin.
Have now spent the las 4 days in beautiful Stockholm, the port and river traffic is awesome, I ran out of toes and fingers and was borrowing people around me trying to keep score.
We are boarding a train to Hamburg in the morning, arriving 10 hours latter going though Copenhagen and a ferry crossing with the train, that different.
Enjoy you lot, catch up, soon. Ralph.
Packing van to head off for a few days. Temp never reached double figures here today!!!!
Ran the diesel heater to make sure no problems!!! 
Aussie Paul.
Hi , we r at kyogle. Went to nimbin yesterday, lovely place. Does anyone know of any free camps between kyogle and ballina?
Hi Rocket.
Great to see you are on the road and away, good work.
Free camps I cann't help you with, leaving in Brisbane we bolt down them road an hour or 2 more.
Enjoy your travels.
Ps try over on Casino way to Grafton, then the back way to Coffs Habour from Grafton its a reasonable drive with a thing behind. A couple of good rest areas though there.
Hi radar, thanks. it is good to be travelling again. We r going to the lantern festival in lismore this week end. May get to casino and grafton. We r going wherever the wind takes us at the moment.
Hi been out all day sight seeing in Hamburg, seen something that pricked my memory, Grafton has the Greyhound/Turf Club camping wich we have heard is good value.
Been to a awesome Maritine Musuem, huge aray of model boats, ships of all ages and sizes. Then to Auto Museum with some pretty fancy Porches as early as 1938?, unique race cars the late forties though fifties and sixties. Stuff I saw today boys only dream about, so had to describe. Yeh it was a good day out.
If say you go though Carsino, Tabulim towards Tenterfield there is a couple of good camps out that way near or along side the Clarence River or the old logging camp on the left going up a range out of Tabulim, check Wiki Camps I sure there would be some good infor there.
Friday we board a cruise ship for a cruise up the Norwegian Coast for about 12 nights, lots to do and see.
Happy travels back to no or not much internet until back here in Hamburg, onbroard the ship the cost is over the top . Ralph.
Hi everyone, we r in lismore. Last night we went to the lantern parade. Last night was so. Cold. Off to the markets now for fresh produce. The produce is so fresh.
Finally left Port Augusta today, heading north along the Stuart Highway, which is rather boring, given that we would rather have done the Oodnadatta Track again. But given road closures, at least there is an option (unlike many who are stuck at William Creek)
Our current outlook from the Island View Lookout, 155 k north of Port Augusta.....
Hi dunmowin, have a great time. Rocket
What is everyone up to today. I bought new joggers
Well I was happily working to get my house ready for the market and with a bit of luck be out on the road later in the year. Unfortunately I brushed my hand against a thorn and the ultra sound shows a 4mm piece wedged under the tendon on my left index finger. Tomorrow we find out how the doctor is going to remove it. I am still sanding with one hand but I have stop to to pick my wine glass occasionally.
Moorey
Since when have you been jogging Rocket? hahaha!!!!! Hows it going, where are you now?
Hi there,
moorey , that sounds nasty. All the best.
jules, i i live by this mantra, your heart is only good for so many beats, don't waste it on exercise
me, we are at mulwillumbah. Where r u jules? Cheers rocket n strop
Packing our bags for an afternoon flight out of Hamburg for home. About 24 hours of travel after a some most interesting experiences.
3 weeks Austria with our son and daughter in law then to Amsterdam to meet up with a cruise line to travel around the Baltic Sea.
Finished that in Stockholm,, train down to Hamburg then onto another ship to travel up the Norwegian coast to North Cape for the experience of midnight sun.
Now after a few days rest here Hamburg we are on the way home after 2 month visit.
-- Edited by Radar on Friday 8th of July 2016 04:14:35 PM