I moved on from camping at Gum Bend Lake, near Condobolin, yesterday after a couple of excellent nights of fine weather - chilly mornings but lovely sunny days.
I usually stay away from the major highways but the best way to Dubbo was through Parkes (to refuel) up the Newell and I was astounded just how many vans there were heading south. They must have outnumbered trucks by four to one. It was almost a constant procession.
Often they were travelling in threes and fours, with just enough gap between them. The poor truckies caught behind me at 90kph could not get a clear road ahead to pass. I was almost constantly on the CB letting them know I was going to pull over for them to come around me. They were very appreciative.
Called into the awning repairer at Dubbo, and got the quote and everything sent off to insurer. Camped last night at Terramungamine Reserve about 10km outside Dubbo which is in Camps 6 - showing as no limit, but in CAW website updates it shows 72 hours limit had been imposed last April. When I arrived there it had a large red sign with bold white writing stating "One night stay ONLY". I will put up a report and some photos of Terramungamine in "Campspots" sub-forum soon.
I understand the council has closed the Dubbo Showgrounds for camping, so this is probably a bit further pressure from the Dubbo CPs.
Tonight, and for the coming week, I have decided to luxuriate in the Narromine Tourist Park, 40km west of Dubbo, while I wait for the awning fabric to be delivered. I am one camper of only three as I write this - a good clean park - $25/night - allowing pets.
Cheers - John
justcruisin01 said
02:44 AM Aug 30, 2012
Mate; that would be the Vics heading home for Fathers day & they leave again the day after Mothers day.
We are still in far nrth Qld , had reports of heavy van flow going south as well.
Sounds like another council that doesn't know which side it's bread is buttered on.
I've heard that the CP;s in Dubbo have 10ft hight wire fences around them, good enough reason not to stay there
I think we have stayed at the reserve we speak of. BUGGER!
JC.
neilnruth said
02:48 AM Aug 30, 2012
John, they're on the Princes Highway too. On the move again....sounds like a song to me...
jimricho said
02:40 PM Aug 30, 2012
Many Victorians are also deeply religious and they need to get back for their main annual religious festival. I think it's called "grandfinal" or some name like that.
Gerty Dancer said
03:32 PM Aug 30, 2012
But its still cold down south! I thought they all went north for the winter?
We were in a huge caravan park in Charters towers in September a few years ago, the weather was beautiful, and the park was amost empty. "The season is over" the manager said, and we thought that everybody had gone south much too early.
Ron and Shirley said
05:07 PM Aug 30, 2012
Many Southerners head home from the warmer climates during September to get chores around their homes competed before the start of the Lawn Bowls Pennant season at the beginning of October.
Duh said
06:23 PM Aug 30, 2012
Gerty Dancer wrote:
But its still cold down south! I thought they all went north for the winter?
We were in a huge caravan park in Charters towers in September a few years ago, the weather was beautiful, and the park was amost empty. "The season is over" the manager said, and we thought that everybody had gone south much too early.
Same in WA Gerty, you need to be north of Carnarvon for the fine weather from about April to mid/late September, they call it the granny season over here, oldies going north for their arthritis or just to keep warm etc.
A lot are moving down from the north now for the wild flower season, but those already arriving down south are copping all the crappy weather like in any southern state in Oz.
PS: I always knew Jimricho was a "religious" man, lol !
Cruising Granny said
11:28 PM Aug 30, 2012
The Victorian southern mass exodus was very evident on the Landsborough and Mitchell Highways yesterday was we lunbered north to Emerald. Thousands of Vic registered vans tolerated the poor quality of the highway to get home. I'm parked at Lake Maraboon for the night to catch up with rest, washing, showering etc, as well as my computer commitments. By the way, they are catching red claw by the hundreds here in the lake using potato, pumpkin and manderin as bait. The birds are very busy feasting on the flowering trees and shrubs. The sun is warm, but the nights are still a bit cool and dewy. Heading home tomorrow.
kiwijims said
10:17 PM Sep 2, 2012
Howdy All, We crossed the Nullarbor about a month ago and met an endless stream of caravans heading East.
The Co-Pilot counted an average of over 70 vans per day in the five days we took to cross the Sand.
WE could count on one hand the number of "Happy Waves" that were returned to us
"Come One People" it can't be that bad having to return Home,
Just think, Come next year you can all head off to your dream spot again, even if your Footy Team Does'nt win this Year.
Gday...
I moved on from camping at Gum Bend Lake, near Condobolin, yesterday after a couple of excellent nights of fine weather - chilly mornings but lovely sunny days.
I usually stay away from the major highways but the best way to Dubbo was through Parkes (to refuel) up the Newell and I was astounded just how many vans there were heading south. They must have outnumbered trucks by four to one. It was almost a constant procession.
Often they were travelling in threes and fours, with just enough gap between them. The poor truckies caught behind me at 90kph could not get a clear road ahead to pass. I was almost constantly on the CB letting them know I was going to pull over for them to come around me. They were very appreciative.
Called into the awning repairer at Dubbo, and got the quote and everything sent off to insurer. Camped last night at Terramungamine Reserve about 10km outside Dubbo which is in Camps 6 - showing as no limit, but in CAW website updates it shows 72 hours limit had been imposed last April. When I arrived there it had a large red sign with bold white writing stating "One night stay ONLY". I will put up a report and some photos of Terramungamine in "Campspots" sub-forum soon.
I understand the council has closed the Dubbo Showgrounds for camping, so this is probably a bit further pressure from the Dubbo CPs.
Tonight, and for the coming week, I have decided to luxuriate in the Narromine Tourist Park, 40km west of Dubbo, while I wait for the awning fabric to be delivered. I am one camper of only three as I write this - a good clean park - $25/night - allowing pets.
Cheers - John
Mate; that would be the Vics heading home for Fathers day & they leave again the day after Mothers day.
We are still in far nrth Qld , had reports of heavy van flow going south as well.
Sounds like another council that doesn't know which side it's bread is buttered on.
I've heard that the CP;s in Dubbo have 10ft hight wire fences around them, good enough reason not to stay there
I think we have stayed at the reserve we speak of. BUGGER!
JC.
We were in a huge caravan park in Charters towers in September a few years ago, the weather was beautiful, and the park was amost empty. "The season is over" the manager said, and we thought that everybody had gone south much too early.
Many Southerners head home from the warmer climates during September to get chores around their homes competed before the start of the Lawn Bowls Pennant season at the beginning of October.
Same in WA Gerty, you need to be north of Carnarvon for the fine weather from about April to mid/late September, they call it the granny season over here, oldies going north for their arthritis or just to keep warm etc.
A lot are moving down from the north now for the wild flower season, but those already arriving down south are copping all the crappy weather like in any southern state in Oz.
PS: I always knew Jimricho was a "religious" man, lol !
I'm parked at Lake Maraboon for the night to catch up with rest, washing, showering etc, as well as my computer commitments.
By the way, they are catching red claw by the hundreds here in the lake using potato, pumpkin and manderin as bait.
The birds are very busy feasting on the flowering trees and shrubs.
The sun is warm, but the nights are still a bit cool and dewy.
Heading home tomorrow.
Howdy All, We crossed the Nullarbor about a month ago and met an endless stream of caravans heading East.
The Co-Pilot counted an average of over 70 vans per day in the five days we took to cross the Sand.
WE could count on one hand the number of "Happy Waves" that were returned to us
"Come One People" it can't be that bad having to return Home,
Just think, Come next year you can all head off to your dream spot again, even if your Footy Team Does'nt win this Year.
kiwijims