What travelling companion do you choose?

Travel Bug · Guru

RE: What travelling companion do you choose?

jonathan · Guru

I love the music too .. primarily 'Oldies & Country' ..

Would be lost without it ..

but do travel alone .. My pet bird, an Alexandrine Parrot that I hand raised is now with one of my lads as I couldn't provide the space he needed .. but we still chat on the phone !

For me to travel with a female companion would first need to be in separate vehicles .. then if there to be any advancement, it would require both parties to have found common ground, equally shared with a natural accceptance for each other .. In other words, you would both have to "click" .. I'm not looking .. but we'd both know if it did happen ..

Jon

(PS .. Dear Dorothy Dix .. eat your heat out !!)

-- Edited by jonathan on Tuesday 30th of August 2011 10:58:47 PM

Elle on Wheels · Guru

I've done trips with people and alone and always with a dog or two. When I travelled extensively alone it was before laptops and online networks so it seemed a lot more isolated than now, not that that was ever a real problem.

I look forward to being permanantly solo but also hooking up occasionally with various friends occasionally to do short trips together - sorta like a holiday from myself. Preferably they will have their own van and we will camp together.

Depending on the destination and the terrain I would enjoy tagging along on occasions. Security is an issue and it's important to feel safe so I would always prefer to set up camp where there are other people but that's not always essential.

I would always want to have a dog as a companion.

NandK · Senior Member

I travell with S.W.A.M.B.O and have done so for the last 40yrs.Have just come back from a trip to Carnarvon with sis&b.i.l they in thier own van, i would still prefer to travell by
ourselves and meet up at arranged stops,it just makes it easier as you can go at your own pace.
We still had a great 3wks though.

Beth54 · Guru

NandK wrote:
I travell with S.W.A.M.B.O and have done so for the last 40yrs.Have just come back from a trip to Carnarvon with sis&b.i.l they in thier own van, i would still prefer to travell by
ourselves and meet up at arranged stops,it just makes it easier as you can go at your own pace.
We still had a great 3wks though.

That seems a much better idea for me too NandK...travel alone and meet up somewhere.

tonyd · Guru

Helena says "been together for 55 years" . . .
I have only one word for you: Goodonya!
Long may it continue.
Cheers, Tony

Beth54 · Guru

jonathan wrote:
I love the music too .. primarily 'Oldies & Country' ..
Would be lost without it ..
but do travel alone .. My pet bird, an Alexandrine Parrot that I hand raised is now with one of my lads as I couldn't provide the space he needed .. but we still chat on the phone !
For me to travel with a female companion would first need to be in separate vehicles .. then if there to be any advancement, it would require both parties to have found common ground, equally shared with a natural accceptance for each other .. In other words, you would both have to "click" .. I'm not looking .. but we'd both know if it did happen ..
Jon
(PS .. Dear Dorothy Dix .. eat your heat out !!)

-- Edited by jonathan on Tuesday 30th of August 2011 10:58:47 PM

Dear Dorothy... wink

Beth54 · Guru

You folks with bears etc have given me the thought that I'd like to have something like that with me. Funny friend of mine suggested having a blow up man in the passenger seat...

Some people have their dogs with them, but I wouldn't like to have to clean up after them, so I guess a stuffed dog would be an alternative. No poop to pick up.

Years ago I had a Garfield stuck to the window. Hmmm.... confuse

-- Edited by Beth54 on Thursday 1st of September 2011 01:31:37 PM

jonathan · Guru

Gee Beth ..

if you're lookin' for more than the average bear or pet .. I bring my own collar and (dog) house .. see ..

why are you smiling .. ?

ok .. I'll go where I'm appreciated .. yu'll be sorry !

Jon

Vic · Guru

True story, I met a one legged bloke with a wooden leg in Townsville shopping mall who stopped to talk to us, and as we were leaving said, when you get around the corner you will see my campervan, say hello to my wife.

When we went around the corner we saw his campervan, and in the passenger seat was a female store dummy dressed up with a hat etc....

There are some funny characters around, we both had a good laugh.

Happywanderer · The Master

I'm like Beth, looking for a furry soul mate as in the stuffed variety, someone just to sit in the passenger seat and not argue back when I speak.
Then I will have to think of a new name to go with Marj and Myrtle.

Beth54 · Guru

I like that one Vic. Hmmm... confuse

Yes, that's the sort I mean, one that doesn't have an opinion...will just go along with what I want to do! biggrin

P.S. Sorry this photo is a bit close, but I cropped it so we didn't have to look at the rest of me! bleh

-- Edited by Beth54 on Thursday 1st of September 2011 03:08:08 PM

Beth54 · Guru

jonathan wrote:
Gee Beth ..
if you're lookin' for more than the average bear or pet .. I bring my own collar and (dog) house .. see ..
why are you smiling .. ?
ok .. I'll go where I'm appreciated .. yu'll be sorry !

Jon

I'm sorry already! cry

jonathan · Guru

Beth .. see .. I knew you musta been smiling .. great pic !

Jon

Vic · Guru

Yes, great pic Beth.....watch out for Don Juan though......or is that Jon Juan......lol.......

Knights used to have horses, but Jon has his scooter !

Beth54 · Guru

Vic wrote:
Yes, great pic Beth.....watch out for Don Juan though......or is that Jon Juan......lol.......

Knights used to have horses, but Jon has his scooter !

I've seen that scooter...neither Jon or I are small people so I now have a picture in my head of us riding off into the sunset, with the tyres squished flat!

Happywanderer · The Master

Oh Beth, I can see that picture too. Wish I had my camera.

Beth54 · Guru

Happywanderer wrote:
Oh Beth, I can see that picture too. Wish I had my camera.

Sorry Jon. No I'm not..it's funny!

Esmeralda · Guru

Here's a pic of my new baby Boo - she is very cute smile

Happywanderer · The Master

Shes cute Esmeralda.

jonathan · Guru

thats ok Beth .. hehe !

Vic .. I'm thinking of selling the bike and maybe tow a small car on a trailer .. While I do love bikes, it is a little annoying in that I'm quite restricted to what I can carry and the distance I can travel on it ..

If anyone has a small car trailer that they wanna sell, I might be interested .. gotta be small though .. something to maybe carry a little Hyundai size vehicle ..

Jon

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Es - your little Boo is very cute -keep you company. How you travelling?

Jonathan - good to have you back mate.

Vic · Guru

Hmmmm......Jon and Beth on the scooter.......

Jon, I saw a very small car the other day but can't remember the name of it, was much smaller than a Hyundai even, would have been ideal. Lots seem to go for the Suzuki but could be a bit bigger than the Hyundai Getz, not sure.

Saw this ad on the CMCA website for sale;

Tilta trailer for small vehicle up to 1,200kg, reg till 06/12, reg no V56527, $2,900 ONO, Ph 0428 638 425. N24569.

This is a public site for buying vehicles and associated items, so check it out each month, the trailers etc are usually right at the bottom of the list;

See; http://www.cmca.net.au/pages/members_market/mmwebSept_1_11/index.php

-- Edited by Vic on Thursday 1st of September 2011 10:53:50 PM

jonathan · Guru

thanks Jules & Vic ..

wendyv · Guru

The Driver and I prefer to travel without others, finding it too restrictive to have to cater for other people's schedules, preferences, etc. The only exception is that we sometimes travel in tandem with my best friend (of some 50 years). She and I were bushwalking in remote areas, and hitch hiking round the country, decades before the driver came on the scene, so we have always been compatible travel companions. She is now an independent traveller, in a troopy based camper, and we tend to think alike in terms of destinations, activities, so that works - maybe because we also go our separate ways a lot of the time. She travels with a stuffed toy kelpie on the seat beside her - that travel companion was adopted from the Pink Roadhouse in Oodnadatta when we were there in 2007.

This year, we added a live dog to the mix - our Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog pup, who has taken to the van lifestyle really well, on the couple of short trips we have done with her this year. Unfortunately, though, it looks like the van times may now be over - totally out of left field, the driver has just had to have a triple bypass.

Gerty Dancer · Guru

wendyv wrote:

Unfortunately, though, it looks like the van times may now be over - totally out of left field, the driver has just had to have a triple bypass.

Sorry to hear that Wendy. Dont give up though, he'll need some time off, of course, but after Mr Dancer's heart attack last February, the doctors encouraged us to go ahead and travel. You might find hes fitter than before... hope so. Best wishes.

Beth54 · Guru

Gerty Dancer wrote:
wendyv wrote:

Unfortunately, though, it looks like the van times may now be over - totally out of left field, the driver has just had to have a triple bypass.
Sorry to hear that Wendy. Dont give up though, he'll need some time off, of course, but after Mr Dancer's heart attack last February, the doctors encouraged us to go ahead and travel. You might find hes fitter than before... hope so. Best wishes.

My younger brother also feels much fitter after open heart surgery 2 years ago.

Best wishes for the driver Wendy.

Esmeralda · Guru

wendyv wrote:
The Driver and I prefer to travel without others, finding it too restrictive to have to cater for other people's schedules, preferences, etc. The only exception is that we sometimes travel in tandem with my best friend (of some 50 years). She and I were bushwalking in remote areas, and hitch hiking round the country, decades before the driver came on the scene, so we have always been compatible travel companions. She is now an independent traveller, in a troopy based camper, and we tend to think alike in terms of destinations, activities, so that works - maybe because we also go our separate ways a lot of the time. She travels with a stuffed toy kelpie on the seat beside her - that travel companion was adopted from the Pink Roadhouse in Oodnadatta when we were there in 2007.

This year, we added a live dog to the mix - our Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog pup, who has taken to the van lifestyle really well, on the couple of short trips we have done with her this year. Unfortunately, though, it looks like the van times may now be over - totally out of left field, the driver has just had to have a triple bypass.

Maybe it is time for you to take over the driving for a while.

pauline · Guru

My Mum who is almost 80 had triple bypass December last year, took her awhile to get going but since then 6 weeks ago had hip replacement and in last 2 weeks have not heard her sound better, so don't give up on travelling it might take awhile but it will happen, medical science nowadays is UNBELIEVABLE
cheers

wendyv · Guru

Thanks folks. It is amazing what medical science can do.
He has already had two hip replacements - and major PE episodes after each one. I think he is ready to stop travelling.
Esmeralda, I have done some of the driving in the past - when himself needed a rest. Problem is that he has got to be the world's worst passenger - I reckon me trying to drive him on a trip would bring on a heart attack! We only live half an hour's drive from where he is going to be in rehab, but I have already told him he can come home from there in a taxi when the time comes.