We are at Hawker SA, tonight,How is the weather where you all are?
Caught up on a little of the weather report via the phone this morning, & yep, we are getting the very cold gale force winds here as well, we have had them most of the way accross & yesterday was the worst, comming up from the spencer gulf I would suspect the front was 100kls, not a good day in that respect.
Apart from all that all is going ok with us, hope like wise with all of you. We are heading further north tomorrow.
Cheers.
Ma said
09:12 PM Sep 29, 2011
Extremely windy here too JC although not much rain to speak of. Still tracky weather though.
Stay safe and enjoy your travels. Regards to you and Mrs. JC
-- Edited by Ma on Thursday 29th of September 2011 09:12:52 PM
Boroma577 said
09:13 PM Sep 29, 2011
Nice and mild here, no wind, sunnny days too.
ChiChi1 said
09:16 PM Sep 29, 2011
Where are you Boroma, must be the only warm place in oz. Cold, windy in The nations capital.lol.
Cruising Granny said
09:55 PM Sep 29, 2011
It blew its bum off last night and this morning, but it's eased a little, but the weather man says we should expect more tomorrow. We had good rain with it, and from here it headed east. It was a very intense weather system moving fairly fast. Hard to prepare for. Safe travels.
Dave83 said
10:48 PM Sep 29, 2011
A drizzly morning led to a lovely sunny afternoon here in Queensland.
milo said
12:14 AM Sep 30, 2011
bloody windy here, thought i was going to loose my roof last night.., i dunno how you guys in small caravans do it.. hang on tight i guess...
Esmeralda said
05:46 PM Sep 30, 2011
Was visiting the folks near Eildon for a couple of days - we had nearly 4 inches of rain between Wednesday afternoon and this morning!!!
Boroma577 said
06:40 PM Sep 30, 2011
ChiChi1 wrote:
Where are you Boroma, must be the only warm place in oz.
NQ ChiChi....near Mackay
milo said
06:56 PM Sep 30, 2011
freezig hear again today....
jandas fun said
07:34 PM Sep 30, 2011
Had wind gusts up to 96klm yesterday.Richmond nsw. Van parked on a concrete slab along the side of our house, with the stabilisors down, pop top up,and hand brake off. The wind moved the van 2 metres backwards until the stabilisors dug into the grass. Another 5-6 metres and it would have disappeared over a 30metre drop into the paddock below. Think i'll put a bolt gizmo thing and chain into the slab.
Johnw
Ma said
08:12 PM Sep 30, 2011
That sounds like a very good idea John
Cruising Granny said
08:54 PM Sep 30, 2011
Why aren't the wheels chocked? My awning is old a very rotten. I'm expecting to rip and fly any time now. The legs are pegged down and I've also roped it down. The van is on the stands, not the legs, to keep the weight off the wheels and to stop a flat spot. It shudders a little during the strongest gusts, but it doesn't leak. It doesn't leak!!!!! In Cairns I had internal water features during heavy downpours, but a tube of Sikaflex Marine & Auto and some handiwork by yours truly put a stop to that. Just like any house, caravans have maintenance issues all the time. Hang on everyone until this crappy weather passes. It seems we're all copping except northern Qld. The weather men are predicting a wet wet season with several cyclones, so I have a feeling their time will come. Nah nah nah nah nah!
Boroma577 said
09:04 PM Sep 30, 2011
Cruising Granny wrote:
Hang on everyone until this crappy weather passes. It seems we're all copping except northern Qld. The weather men are predicting a wet wet season with several cyclones, so I have a feeling their time will come.
Will be outta here before then CG....long gone.....nah, nah, nah.
goinsoon said
09:19 PM Sep 30, 2011
What crappy weather is that??
Here in Gods waiting room (Bribie Island Qld.) the weather is perfect, we had dinner tonight under a clear sky by the beach this evening.
I escaped that waiting room in '08, but not after meeting couple of locals. I did enjoy my time on Bribie. Very peaceful lifestyle, the mechanic was a nice guy and the clubs received my donation through the pokies with due grace and gratitude.
goinsoon said
09:29 PM Sep 30, 2011
Cruising Granny wrote:
I escaped that waiting room in '08, but not after meeting couple of locals. I did enjoy my time on Bribie. Very peaceful lifestyle, the mechanic was a nice guy and the clubs received my donation through the pokies with due grace and gratitude.
Mother in Law is the resident, she is 90 tomorrow, still living in her own home (out every day) almost have to make an appointment to visit as she is so bloody busy AND she still drives everywhere herself.
I am am not worried about her driving (as surprisingly to me) she is still a damn good driver
Ma said
10:18 PM Sep 30, 2011
Good for her Brian. All power to her. If she can maintain her independance by being able to drive and as you say is a good driver then that's what's going to keep her going.
Take away the independance and they seem to go down hill mighty quick.
We are at Hawker SA, tonight,How is the weather where you all are?
Caught up on a little of the weather report via the phone this morning, & yep, we are getting the very cold gale force winds here as well, we have had them most of the way accross & yesterday was the worst, comming up from the spencer gulf I would suspect the front was 100kls, not a good day in that respect.
Apart from all that all is going ok with us, hope like wise with all of you. We are heading further north tomorrow.
Cheers.
Extremely windy here too JC although not much rain to speak of. Still tracky weather though.
Stay safe and enjoy your travels. Regards to you and Mrs. JC
-- Edited by Ma on Thursday 29th of September 2011 09:12:52 PM
Nice and mild here, no wind, sunnny days too.
We had good rain with it, and from here it headed east.
It was a very intense weather system moving fairly fast. Hard to prepare for.
Safe travels.
Was visiting the folks near Eildon for a couple of days - we had nearly 4 inches of rain between Wednesday afternoon and this morning!!!
NQ ChiChi....near Mackay
Van parked on a concrete slab along the side of our house, with the stabilisors down, pop top up,and hand brake off.
The wind moved the van 2 metres backwards until the stabilisors dug into the grass. Another 5-6 metres and it would have disappeared
over a 30metre drop into the paddock below.
Think i'll put a bolt gizmo thing and chain into the slab.
Johnw
That sounds like a very good idea John
My awning is old a very rotten. I'm expecting to rip and fly any time now.
The legs are pegged down and I've also roped it down.
The van is on the stands, not the legs, to keep the weight off the wheels and to stop a flat spot.
It shudders a little during the strongest gusts, but it doesn't leak. It doesn't leak!!!!!
In Cairns I had internal water features during heavy downpours, but a tube of Sikaflex Marine & Auto and some handiwork by yours truly put a stop to that.
Just like any house, caravans have maintenance issues all the time.
Hang on everyone until this crappy weather passes. It seems we're all copping except northern Qld. The weather men are predicting a wet wet season with several cyclones, so I have a feeling their time will come. Nah nah nah nah nah!
Will be outta here before then CG....long gone.....nah, nah, nah.
What crappy weather is that??
Here in Gods waiting room (Bribie Island Qld.) the weather is perfect, we had dinner tonight under a clear sky by the beach this evening.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!! heaven on earth
Mother in Law is the resident, she is 90 tomorrow, still living in her own home (out every day) almost have to make an appointment to visit as she is so bloody busy AND she still drives everywhere herself.
I am am not worried about her driving (as surprisingly to me) she is still a damn good driver
Good for her Brian. All power to her. If she can maintain her independance by being able to drive and as you say is a good driver then that's what's going to keep her going.
Take away the independance and they seem to go down hill mighty quick.