OK, not complaining, well not much any way. Sitting here at the moment with hug boots, full thermals (not cheapies either), jeans and sheep skin vest and thats inside with the heat pump on. I keep telling my wife we should have moved north a couple of months ago. Going for a drive later hoping to catch a whale cruising by.
gst said
11:11 AM Jul 3, 2011
Its cool here in Townsville but not cold can still wear shorts in the day time and light cloths at night so head nth.
bill12 said
12:12 PM Jul 3, 2011
Of course its cold- its Victorian school holidays!I like it to be freezing down south as it forces the terrorists,whoops ,tourists up to Queensland,where the winter is more bearable.25 to 15c here,with the sun out, at the moment.Go north, Gns
Vic said
12:27 PM Jul 3, 2011
Same in WA, dam freezing during the night, some heavy rain with fine breaks, but a lot colder down south where Blaze is.
In WA we have what they call the "Granny Season" where all the oldies (errrrr......GN's) go north for the warmth for their arthritis etc.
The warmer climes in WA start about Carnarvon and further north, many of the older generation from down south go as far as Carnarvon and prop there for the winter.
ozjohn said
12:50 PM Jul 3, 2011
blaze wrote:
OK, not complaining, well not much any way. Sitting here at the moment with hug boots, full thermals (not cheapies either), jeans and sheep skin vest and thats inside with the heat pump on. I keep telling my wife we should have moved north a couple of months ago. Going for a drive later hoping to catch a whale cruising by.
Grow up and stop complaining is all in your imagination. Julia has degreed that Global Warming is fact. So it's time to get up into the mountains in shorts, singlet and thongs.
Cheers, Ozjohn "Brrrr"
Cruising Granny said
12:53 PM Jul 3, 2011
When living in Broome, my annual neighbours were always the same people who'd booked the sites year after year. They came from Bunbury and Rockingham. When they arrived, about 1st June, it was like a family reunion. During the year I'd look after their sites no matter who was camped on them between seasons, but they always rewarded me for looking after "their" sites with copious amounts of coffee and cake, and drinks with nibbles at happy hour. It's an interesting phenomenon in the northern WA region. They'd arrive on or about June 1st, and would leave 30th September or as soon as the weather warmed up and the humidity climbed. Cairns was a little different because people spent shorter periods up that way so the van park population turnover was more frequent. They'd vacate when the humidity kicked in sometime in October. It was how they all handled the winter cold down south.
NeilandRaine said
02:36 PM Jul 3, 2011
I can't understand everyone complaining about the cold. I read in todays Territorian that Darwin has officially had its coldest June on record with there average minimum temp of................................................ 16.1 You must feel for them freezing up there. (all said tongue in cheek)
bill12 said
06:15 PM Jul 3, 2011
Its so cold , i Thought I might give you a pic of the freezing bay where I live on Magnetic island-can,t you see the iceicles ?Sorry, maybe I am being cruel.
Weather report just said we can expect a sunny high of 15 deg. tomorrow.
blaze said
06:40 PM Jul 3, 2011
On average this week its been 5 degrees warmer in my home town of Smithton in the nw of tassie than its been in Albany cheers blaze
gordon_adl said
07:22 PM Jul 3, 2011
I've always found that jeans can be quite cold in the evening. Good old fashioned thick joggers are what I wear, both home and when camping. In the evenings that is. If we're going somewhere then I dress accordingly.
blaze wrote:
jeans
Hylda&Jon said
07:53 PM Jul 3, 2011
We're in Kadadu at the moment & I've had to raise my alcohol intake limit to cope with the plumeting temperatures here. Tonight its reported to be reaching just 19c. I'm not sure I can take it any more....where's that blood bottle
blaze said
08:02 PM Jul 3, 2011
topped out here today at 10.6 cheers blaze
jules47 said
08:03 PM Jul 3, 2011
I have found a glass of cab sav raises the internal temperature considerably- no need for electric blankets, thermals, uggs, or hot water bottles!!
delatite said
09:49 PM Jul 3, 2011
Cold weather. Absolutely not. Hasn't hit double figures yet - below 0 that is. Not cold till that happens. Just a bit on the cccooooolll side!!
And if the sun is out its shorts and T-shirt weather!!
chris & terry said
10:18 PM Jul 3, 2011
It's a hoot here in Darwin with the locals walking around in flannels, jackets & beanies complaining about the cold, where as I am walking around in my thongs & shorts & only put on a t-shirt to feel dressed up enough to go out. Where can we get winters like this that last for 12 months? Just perfect.
Terry
milo said
04:11 PM Jul 4, 2011
16 during the day here in the shoalhaven, 6 degrees at night.. i want to go back to fiji...
Gerty Dancer said
04:15 PM Jul 4, 2011
You poor things!! 14 to 30 here in Fitzroy Crossing!
this is our first winter up North, and it definitely wont be our last!
Pejay said
04:41 PM Jul 4, 2011
This is our 4th day on the road heading south, seen no other vans heading south, but every second vehicle heading north is a van - our arms are getting sore from giving them all a wave! Not too bad here in Jerilderie, but then again a glass of red helps - into Melbourne tomorrow, before 'going overseas' on the ferry to Tasmania on Friday night - and Chocolate Festival on Sunday - now that would warm anyone up surely??
milo said
04:55 PM Jul 4, 2011
gale force winds for sydney tonite , and chilly winds. .yuk..
-- Edited by milo on Monday 4th of July 2011 04:56:30 PM
Gerty Dancer said
05:00 PM Jul 4, 2011
Pejay wrote:
This is our 4th day on the road heading south, seen no other vans heading south, but every second vehicle heading north is a van - our arms are getting sore from giving them all a wave! Not too bad here in Jerilderie, but then again a glass of red helps - into Melbourne tomorrow, before 'going overseas' on the ferry to Tasmania on Friday night - and Chocolate Festival on Sunday - now that would warm anyone up surely??
Please give my love to Jerilderie? I grew up on a farm very near to there.
And have a Great! time in Tassie!
milo said
05:19 PM Jul 4, 2011
dont know where it was but channel 10 news just showed a video of a 4wd towing a caravan that was flipped over by the force of the wind, so drive safely and carefully...
pricey43 said
05:46 PM Jul 4, 2011
Gale force winds straight of the Antarctic down here in Grove. Have just spent the last hour battening down the loose furniture. Supposed to be a rugged night.
ChiChi1 said
06:31 PM Jul 4, 2011
Wet & very windy in Yarrawonga. Vans rockin but no action inside
Esmeralda said
02:03 PM Jul 5, 2011
Pejay wrote:
This is our 4th day on the road heading south, seen no other vans heading south, but every second vehicle heading north is a van - our arms are getting sore from giving them all a wave! Not too bad here in Jerilderie, but then again a glass of red helps - into Melbourne tomorrow, before 'going overseas' on the ferry to Tasmania on Friday night - and Chocolate Festival on Sunday - now that would warm anyone up surely??
Hope the wind calms down for you - sea is very rough at the moment.
Es
milo said
05:48 PM Jul 5, 2011
struth, this wind is bloody terrible, my dads house has no power, unfortunatly im going to do my show (radio show)
i rang the radio station and said i wont be in.,parts of nowra and main streets and shoalhaven areas are blacked out, and a few fires around too..
i took dad down a hot dinner seing he's still without power, he has a gas lantern and is ok but going to bed soon. i have power still and have the 4 bars on my gas heater going on its only 12 degrees but will drop down over nite i reckon
-- Edited by milo on Tuesday 5th of July 2011 07:36:52 PM
Ma said
10:42 AM Jul 6, 2011
milo wrote:
dont know where it was but channel 10 news just showed a video of a 4wd towing a caravan that was flipped over by the force of the wind, so drive safely and carefully...
That was on the Moonee Bridge Milo. It's the bridge over the Hawkesbury River near Brooklyn.
Thankfully the gale force winds here at Moruya have eased off today. They were pretty "hairy" though and the whole van moved........by the wind of course................
OK, not complaining, well not much any way. Sitting here at the moment with hug boots, full thermals (not cheapies either), jeans and sheep skin vest and thats inside with the heat pump on. I keep telling my wife we should have moved north a couple of months ago. Going for a drive later hoping to catch a whale cruising by.
Its cool here in Townsville but not cold can still wear shorts in the day time and light cloths at night so head nth.
In WA we have what they call the "Granny Season" where all the oldies (errrrr......GN's) go north for the warmth for their arthritis etc.
The warmer climes in WA start about Carnarvon and further north, many of the older generation from down south go as far as Carnarvon and prop there for the winter.
During the year I'd look after their sites no matter who was camped on them between seasons, but they always rewarded me for looking after "their" sites with copious amounts of coffee and cake, and drinks with nibbles at happy hour.
It's an interesting phenomenon in the northern WA region. They'd arrive on or about June 1st, and would leave 30th September or as soon as the weather warmed up and the humidity climbed.
Cairns was a little different because people spent shorter periods up that way so the van park population turnover was more frequent.
They'd vacate when the humidity kicked in sometime in October.
It was how they all handled the winter cold down south.
had its coldest June on record with there average minimum temp of................................................ 16.1
You must feel for them freezing up there.
(all said tongue in cheek)
Very cruel Bill.
Weather report just said we can expect a sunny high of 15 deg. tomorrow.
cheers
blaze
We're in Kadadu at the moment & I've had to raise my alcohol intake limit to cope with the plumeting temperatures here. Tonight its reported to be reaching just 19c. I'm not sure I can take it any more....where's that blood bottle
cheers
blaze
And if the sun is out its shorts and T-shirt weather!!
Terry
You poor things!!
14 to 30 here in Fitzroy Crossing! 
this is our first winter up North, and it definitely wont be our last!
gale force winds for sydney tonite , and chilly winds. .yuk..
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/gale-warning-for-sydney-20110704-1gya2.html
-- Edited by milo on Monday 4th of July 2011 04:56:30 PM
Please give my love to Jerilderie? I grew up on a farm very near to there.
And have a Great! time in Tassie!
by the force of the wind, so drive safely and carefully...
Gale force winds straight of the Antarctic down here in Grove. Have just spent the last hour battening down the loose furniture. Supposed to be a rugged night.
Hope the wind calms down for you - sea is very rough at the moment.
Es
struth, this wind is bloody terrible, my dads house has no power, unfortunatly im going to do my show (radio show)
i rang the radio station and said i wont be in.,parts of nowra and main streets and shoalhaven areas are blacked out, and a few fires around too..
i took dad down a hot dinner seing he's still without power, he has a gas lantern and is ok but going to bed soon. i have power still and have the 4 bars on my gas heater going on its only 12 degrees but will drop down over nite i reckon
-- Edited by milo on Tuesday 5th of July 2011 07:36:52 PM