Hi we are new to here :) Nice to meet you all. We have travelled around the southwest of our state camping in a tent... then setting up our car to sleep in, and now are in the process of doing up a coaster bus for the BIG trip! We are planning on letting our son have our home for a year so he can save and look after the place while we go around Australia to see the sights .. I thought it would be a good idea to join your group for valuable info, hints tips and friendship.. I am getting so very excited about this and cant wait to get started...
lilly31 said
07:38 PM Sep 11, 2011
Welcome AmandaJane Best site this is so much information so many lovely people ....
AmandaJayne said
07:47 PM Sep 11, 2011
Thankyou Lilly :) and its nice to meet ya.. I'm just wandering around the pages atm.. now I'm thinking I might put up some photos of our beloved bus... we still have to name her tho.... This is what we've done so far...
justjo said
07:57 PM Sep 11, 2011
Welcome! Your bus looks lovely! you will have so much fun :)
Jo
pauline said
08:06 PM Sep 11, 2011
Hi there, honestly this is just the greatest thing in life I think you will ever do, there is just sooo much of this Great country we live in to see, oh and a very BIG WELCOME.
Pauline
Cruising Granny said
08:24 PM Sep 11, 2011
Hi and welcome. You're doing a good job on your bus. If you like travelling and camping, you're gunna love this. I've been all over this country, and WA is my favourite state. I can only form that conclusion after seeing all the others, except Tassie. It's the bucket list.
pauline said
08:28 PM Sep 11, 2011
CG, I agree with you so much absolutely love WA, and the only state we have not been to is Tassie but that will HOPEFULLY be next year all going well. I live in hope.
Dave83 said
08:34 PM Sep 11, 2011
What a great looking bus! Please post more pics as you keep working on it.
The only thing that jumped out at me is the TV. Do you plan to keep it over the sink? I would just be worried about getting water into tv electrical bits.
Landfall said
08:34 PM Sep 11, 2011
In that case a BIG welcome from the smallest state!
Tassie!
Dusty
Evie n Rhys said
08:53 PM Sep 11, 2011
I'm with you Amanda Jayne, I can't wait either. The bus looks great. I have a car n van to start. I'll head off with that and see how I go. Who knows what will eventuate. Nice to meet you and like you I'm new to all this but they all seem very helpful, friendly and I get a great laugh out of some of the banter. Welcome. Tess
AmandaJayne said
09:16 PM Sep 11, 2011
Thanks all and what a lovely welcome... n no Dave its one one of them arm thingies hubby put it over the sink as we decided to put a shelf up and wanted it out of the way.. but it actually hangs at the end of the bench.. I will take some more photos of it soon so you can see :) He's getting all the power sorted out, we have batteries of course, a gennie and solar in a case, I thought that was a good idea so we can park in the shade and put the solar where ever.. I think he will put a smaller one ontop to top up things as we are on the road... I leave that to him... I do the sewing, organising cupboards n packing .... as long as I have my computer power and my camera I will be a happy chappy!!!!
And Tassie is on my list of places to go ... not too sure if we will be able to afford it but we are going to give it a try.. this trip will be on our pension only.. I've been told it can be done... :)
jules47 said
09:20 PM Sep 11, 2011
Welcome - join in the fun!
Vic said
10:31 PM Sep 11, 2011
Welcome to you both Amanda, your rig looks great!
blaze said
11:15 PM Sep 11, 2011
Welcome to the nomads Been to every state and teritory bar cambera. WA and TAS, well I am currently in Albany WA but the heart tells me Tassie will always be home. I live (when home) 40km from the cleanest measured air in the industrized world. Love the colors of central aust, love the greens and blues of tassie. Enjoy your travels, we are. cheers blaze
_wombat_ said
10:45 AM Sep 12, 2011
AmandaJane
Not sure if you are aware, in your first picture your table has fallen over
gubby said
10:49 AM Sep 12, 2011
Welcome Aboard Amanda & Jane hope you enjoy yourselves....
Hey Wombat, There's something wrong with your eye in the Avatar, not a side effect of the op I hope....
_wombat_ said
11:02 AM Sep 12, 2011
it's called a wink just been cleaning up my Av there was a lot of white spots on it, did you get the spinning cubes SS I sent?
JRH said
11:05 AM Sep 12, 2011
AmandaJayne wrote:
Thanks all and what a lovely welcome... n no Dave its one one of them arm thingies hubby put it over the sink as we decided to put a shelf up and wanted it out of the way.. but it actually hangs at the end of the bench.. I will take some more photos of it soon so you can see :) He's getting all the power sorted out, we have batteries of course, a gennie and solar in a case, I thought that was a good idea so we can park in the shade and put the solar where ever.. I think he will put a smaller one ontop to top up things as we are on the road... I leave that to him... I do the sewing, organising cupboards n packing .... as long as I have my computer power and my camera I will be a happy chappy!!!!
And Tassie is on my list of places to go ... not too sure if we will be able to afford it but we are going to give it a try.. this trip will be on our pension only.. I've been told it can be done... :)
It definitley can be done on the pension, wife and I have been doing it since 1995. Our only income is the pension, and we have a ball on our trips.
Welcome to the forum.
Esmeralda said
11:44 AM Sep 12, 2011
Welcome from me too
Travel Bug said
03:27 PM Sep 12, 2011
Welcome to GN's AmandaJayne.
Great looking bus!
Boroma577 said
03:46 PM Sep 12, 2011
WELCOME to the forum AmandaJayne. Love the pics of your bus and can't wait to hear what name you choose for her.
Boroma577 said
03:51 PM Sep 12, 2011
AmandaJayne wrote:this trip will be on our pension only.. I've been told it can be done... :)
I have friends who have been traveling full time for about 8 years and only on a pension AnandaJayne....so yes it can be done.
The secret they tell me is to plan a budget and stick to it and of course free camping as much as you can.
AmandaJayne said
08:32 PM Sep 13, 2011
Cool, I'm sure we can do it after all we raised 17kids and paid for the house on one so budgeting is in my blood!!!! LOL and I'm sure my son wont want us hanging around the house with his lot... he went to new zealand to meet a girl he talked to on the net... now he is bringing her home with 2 kids, her sister and boyfriend to stay at our home while they save for one of thier own... I thought it was a great idea for both of us.. he can take care of our place and we wont have any 'home' bills on our trip as they will see to those for us...
soon after they get here we will take of for the wild blue yonder :)
Hi we are new to here :) Nice to meet you all. We have travelled around the southwest of our state camping in a tent... then setting up our car to sleep in, and now are in the process of doing up a coaster bus for the BIG trip! We are planning on letting our son have our home for a year so he can save and look after the place while we go around Australia to see the sights .. I thought it would be a good idea to join your group for valuable info, hints tips and friendship.. I am getting so very excited about this and cant wait to get started...
Thankyou Lilly :) and its nice to meet ya.. I'm just wandering around the pages atm.. now I'm thinking I might put up some photos of our beloved bus... we still have to name her tho.... This is what we've done so far...
Jo
Pauline
I've been all over this country, and WA is my favourite state. I can only form that conclusion after seeing all the others, except Tassie. It's the bucket list.
The only thing that jumped out at me is the TV. Do you plan to keep it over the sink? I would just be worried about getting water into tv electrical bits.
In that case a BIG welcome from the smallest state!
Tassie!
Dusty
Tess
Thanks all and what a lovely welcome... n no Dave its one one of them arm thingies hubby put it over the sink as we decided to put a shelf up and wanted it out of the way.. but it actually hangs at the end of the bench.. I will take some more photos of it soon so you can see :) He's getting all the power sorted out, we have batteries of course, a gennie and solar in a case, I thought that was a good idea so we can park in the shade and put the solar where ever.. I think he will put a smaller one ontop to top up things as we are on the road... I leave that to him... I do the sewing, organising cupboards n packing .... as long as I have my computer power and my camera I will be a happy chappy!!!!
And Tassie is on my list of places to go ... not too sure if we will be able to afford it but we are going to give it a try.. this trip will be on our pension only.. I've been told it can be done... :)
Been to every state and teritory bar cambera. WA and TAS, well I am currently in Albany WA but the heart tells me Tassie will always be home. I live (when home) 40km from the cleanest measured air in the industrized world. Love the colors of central aust, love the greens and blues of tassie. Enjoy your travels, we are.
cheers
blaze
Not sure if you are aware, in your first picture your table has fallen over
Welcome Aboard Amanda & Jane hope you enjoy yourselves....
Hey Wombat, There's something wrong with your eye in the Avatar, not a side effect of the op I hope....
it's called a wink
just been cleaning up my Av there was a lot of white spots on it, did you get the spinning cubes SS I sent?
It definitley can be done on the pension, wife and I have been doing it since 1995. Our only income is the pension, and we have a ball on our trips.
Welcome to the forum.
Welcome from me too
Welcome to GN's AmandaJayne.
Great looking bus!
WELCOME to the forum AmandaJayne. Love the pics of your bus and can't wait to hear what name you choose for her.
I have friends who have been traveling full time for about 8 years and only on a pension AnandaJayne....so yes it can be done.
The secret they tell me is to plan a budget and stick to it and of course free camping as much as you can.
Cool, I'm sure we can do it after all we raised 17kids and paid for the house on one so budgeting is in my blood!!!! LOL and I'm sure my son wont want us hanging around the house with his lot... he went to new zealand to meet a girl he talked to on the net... now he is bringing her home with 2 kids, her sister and boyfriend to stay at our home while they save for one of thier own... I thought it was a great idea for both of us.. he can take care of our place and we wont have any 'home' bills on our trip as they will see to those for us...
soon after they get here we will take of for the wild blue yonder :)