I hope if there are any of our forum members in the Southern Highlands area that they have battened down the hatches.
Snowing in Bowral at the moment and temperature hovering around the 0 degree mark.
It's only 7 degrees here in Ulladulla with rain straight off the snowfields and almost horizontal at times.
Think we are in for a rough ride tonight. Gale force winds predicted evidently.
Stay safe everyone.
tiger5 said
02:20 PM Jul 19, 2011
Hi Ma,
Bet you wish you had not header north sooner.Starting to cool down here as well.Oh I can't wait for the next 2 weeks to fly as we are off to FIJI for our sons wedding.
Ma said
02:22 PM Jul 19, 2011
Fiji sounds wonderful Tige. Had a couple of family members get married over there in the past 12 months. Looks really great.
Unfortunately we won't be heading north for some time yet. We had planned on leaving on the 2nd August and heading to Doug's place at Chinchilla but after todays visit to the doctor I have had to put everything on hold.
labrat said
02:23 PM Jul 19, 2011
Ma I just had a look at the thermometer here in Greystanes and its 12 degrees and just starting to blow I think we are in for a cold and windy night .Even our dog Ellie stayed inside all day and slept under her doona ...It was warmer at Moruya ..cheers ..BOB..
Ma said
02:38 PM Jul 19, 2011
It certainly was when we were at Moruya Bob but I think today the wind would be coming straight across the airstrip and would make for very unhappy campers....
Cupie said
02:46 PM Jul 19, 2011
I'm 3 score years & ten & haven't seen snow falling .. wish I was at Bowral now, sitting in a favourite recliner, nanna/poppa blanket across the legs, looking out of a double glazed picture window beside a roaring fire with maybe a mulled wine, watching it drift down .... ahh! that's the life.
That's what you guys down south do, isn't it?
Travel Bug said
02:47 PM Jul 19, 2011
Ma, sorry to hear that you have had to delay your Chinchilla trip.
Hope that there isn't anything too seriously wrong and that you get a good report and will soon be heading off.
Take care. Pam.
Travel Bug said
02:51 PM Jul 19, 2011
Ahhhh! Mulled wine....yummm!
Now you're talking Cupie!
Like the idea of the double glazed picture window and and roaring fire too
Reality check: I must go and get the washing off the line before it blows away.
Cheers.
Happywanderer said
03:01 PM Jul 19, 2011
Sorry to hear that Ma, hope it can be sorted quick. Its a real bummer when you have to halt your plans like that. Good luck with the next few weeks.
Ma said
03:17 PM Jul 19, 2011
Cupie wrote:
I'm 3 score years & ten & haven't seen snow falling .. wish I was at Bowral now, sitting in a favourite recliner, nanna/poppa blanket across the legs, looking out of a double glazed picture window beside a roaring fire with maybe a mulled wine, watching it drift down .... ahh! that's the life.
That's what you guys down south do, isn't it?
Dealing with snow as you describe Cupie would be the bees knees. It is like that if you can get it.
Unfortunately for those of use who have had experience with the type of snow that they will and are getting in Bowral it is an entirely different story.
Really nice as it's falling but soon turns to brown mush and then packs down as ice and before you know it you are finding out just how much padding you have on your nether regions.
bill12 said
04:30 PM Jul 19, 2011
Its blowing a gale at Narooma, where a mate told me its blowing 110klms per hr , and cold to boot. ITS 4.30PM and 25c and blue skys,here on Magnetic island.Come to NQ for our"winter".
-- Edited by bill12 on Tuesday 19th of July 2011 04:32:43 PM
Its blowing a gale at Narooma, where a mate told me its blowing 110klms per hr , and cold to boot. ITS 4.30PM and 25c and blue skys,here on Magnetic island.Come to NQ for our"winter".
-- Edited by bill12 on Tuesday 19th of July 2011 04:32:43 PM
First visited Magnetic on my honeymoon in 1967.
Was beautiful then as it is now.
Hired a little mini moke & drove all round the place. Got big black lip oysters off the rocks ... (much needed food for a honeymoon)
Fantastic
bill12 said
07:06 PM Jul 19, 2011
The"winter" , here,is the best I have seen ,in my travels.I have to get off the island to get "demagnetized", now and again.Too much of a good thing.It would be nice to travel south in the summer, and north in the winter.I am trying to work on making it so.
Gerty Dancer said
11:06 PM Jul 19, 2011
Sorry to hear about such awful weather so close to home, hope everybody stays safe.
Glad to be in Broome at 31 degrees, light sea breeze......
milo said
12:36 AM Jul 20, 2011
hope your ok Ma, it was only 6 degrees here in nowra today, darn freezing and wet when i went into town tonite to do my radio show.. bring on summer where i can wear my birthday suit at home..
Smokeydk said
09:41 AM Jul 20, 2011
Good luck Ma.............I'll be in hospital next month....so it will be a couple months before we will be away camping again.....5c here at moment
Ma said
10:12 AM Jul 20, 2011
The wind overnight didn't eventuate as strong as they forecast, thankfully.
The rain however is another matter. According to our rain gauge we have had around 50mm over the past 24 hours and it's still coming down.
Hope all goes well in hospital Dave. Our thoughts are with you.
petengail said
11:18 AM Jul 20, 2011
I have to agree with Bill - we are here at Seafofrth QLD for the winter looks like we are up for a couple of weeks of lovely sunshine even caught a 70 cm 3kg flathead the other day, amongst a heap of other fish
Havago said
06:15 PM Jul 20, 2011
Ma. The wife and I spent the night free camping at Bendermeer last August and froze our butts off. In the morning the whole scenery was white including our black car. Needless to say the boss isn't free camping there in August again. Havago.
-- Edited by Havago on Wednesday 20th of July 2011 06:15:51 PM
lilly31 said
06:23 PM Jul 20, 2011
Still same Havago been very cold winter around here .it been snowing at nundle this week ..was - 9 at airport 2 morning ago i would say bendermeer would been a lot colder ..spring will be lovely
Ma said
09:46 PM Jul 20, 2011
Havago wrote:
Ma. The wife and I spent the night free camping at Bendermeer last August and froze our butts off. In the morning the whole scenery was white including our black car. Needless to say the boss isn't free camping there in August again. Havago.
-- Edited by Havago on Wednesday 20th of July 2011 06:15:51 PM
You gotta go further than Bendemeer in August heck, you gotta go further than Bendemeer even in November.............
Cruising Granny said
11:47 PM Jul 20, 2011
Got big black lip oysters off the rocks ... (much needed food for a honeymoon)
Fantastic
That's why I don't eat oysters. What would I do if they worked? It's been very balmy here in good old SA. Cold, still, frosty, clear long nights. Sunny, cool, fine short, days. Too chilly to get the washing dry by 3pm after which is gets cold and damp. Thank goodness for the RC aircon. No double glazing on the van, but I'm coping.
I hope if there are any of our forum members in the Southern Highlands area that they have battened down the hatches.
Snowing in Bowral at the moment and temperature hovering around the 0 degree mark.
It's only 7 degrees here in Ulladulla with rain straight off the snowfields and almost horizontal at times.
Think we are in for a rough ride tonight. Gale force winds predicted evidently.
Stay safe everyone.
Hi Ma,
Bet you wish you had not header north sooner.Starting to cool down here as well.Oh I can't wait for the next 2 weeks to fly as we are off to FIJI for our sons wedding.
Fiji sounds wonderful Tige. Had a couple of family members get married over there in the past 12 months. Looks really great.
Unfortunately we won't be heading north for some time yet. We had planned on leaving on the 2nd August and heading to Doug's place at Chinchilla but after todays visit to the doctor I have had to put everything on hold.
Ma I just had a look at the thermometer here in Greystanes and its 12 degrees and just starting to blow I think we are in for a cold and windy night .Even our dog Ellie stayed inside all day and slept under her doona ...It was warmer at Moruya ..cheers ..BOB..
It certainly was when we were at Moruya Bob but I think today the wind would be coming straight across the airstrip and would make for very unhappy campers....
I'm 3 score years & ten & haven't seen snow falling .. wish I was at Bowral now, sitting in a favourite recliner, nanna/poppa blanket across the legs, looking out of a double glazed picture window beside a roaring fire with maybe a mulled wine, watching it drift down .... ahh! that's the life.
That's what you guys down south do, isn't it?
Ma, sorry to hear that you have had to delay your Chinchilla trip.
Hope that there isn't anything too seriously wrong and that you get a good report and will soon be heading off.
Take care. Pam.
Ahhhh! Mulled wine....yummm!
Now you're talking Cupie!
Like the idea of the double glazed picture window and and roaring fire too
Reality check: I must go and get the washing off the line before it blows away.
Cheers.
Dealing with snow as you describe Cupie would be the bees knees. It is like that if you can get it.
Unfortunately for those of use who have had experience with the type of snow that they will and are getting in Bowral it is an entirely different story.
Really nice as it's falling but soon turns to brown mush and then packs down as ice and before you know it you are finding out just how much padding you have on your nether regions.
Its blowing a gale at Narooma, where a mate told me its blowing 110klms per hr , and cold to boot. ITS 4.30PM and 25c and blue skys,here on Magnetic island.Come to NQ for our"winter".
-- Edited by bill12 on Tuesday 19th of July 2011 04:32:43 PM
First visited Magnetic on my honeymoon in 1967.
Was beautiful then as it is now.
Hired a little mini moke & drove all round the place. Got big black lip oysters off the rocks ... (much needed food for a honeymoon)
Fantastic
Glad to be in Broome at 31 degrees, light sea breeze......
The wind overnight didn't eventuate as strong as they forecast, thankfully.
The rain however is another matter. According to our rain gauge we have had around 50mm over the past 24 hours and it's still coming down.
Hope all goes well in hospital Dave. Our thoughts are with you.
-- Edited by Havago on Wednesday 20th of July 2011 06:15:51 PM
You gotta go further than Bendemeer in August heck, you gotta go further than Bendemeer even in November.............
Fantastic
That's why I don't eat oysters. What would I do if they worked?
It's been very balmy here in good old SA. Cold, still, frosty, clear long nights. Sunny, cool, fine short, days.
Too chilly to get the washing dry by 3pm after which is gets cold and damp.
Thank goodness for the RC aircon.
No double glazing on the van, but I'm coping.