"The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you're finished" - Benjamin Franklin

vk6tnc · Guru

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_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

from wombat

go and enjoy yourselves, you will not regret it

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Thursday 13th of September 2012 09:15:40 AM

blaze · Guru

do it now and worry about the what ifs, if they happen
cheers
blaze

ChrisandPeter · Senior Member

Go for it!
What a wonderful way to spend your time together!

Yuglamron · Guru

Good onya,

Never ever too late to do what you dream about. So many beautiful places to see and nice people to meet.

Friends yet to make and no agendas.Go when you want or stay and dally awhile. A new Vista everyday.

ENJOY!

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Welcome vk6tnc (Chris) from me too, enjoy here and out in the playground when you get out in it.

valnrob · Guru

Welcome vk6tnc, get going, don't delay, worry about the if's and but's if they happen.

Cheers

Travel Bug · Guru

Welcome Chris...
What a great idea...and a wonderful experience for both of you.
Get out there...see our beautiful country...and make lots of happy memories as you go. smile smile
Cheers. Pam.

briche · Guru

Wait no longer, just do it and enjoy. For every day you delay is one that you both will miss getting out there and being part of this wonderful community.

Sheba · Guru

I think you're crazy if you don't do exactly that. You'll both have a Ball.

Cheers,

Sheba.

vk6tnc · Guru

How many of you have actually sold everything (house included) to go on the road ???

Thanks for all the encouraging feedback. The more I look into this the more questions I have. I need to sell all our worldly possessions for a reasonable ammount, as there will be no going back. Once the house is sold I could not afford to re-enter the real estate market again.

The questions are slowly getting answered here. TV, Internet and income is covered. Mail forwarding is an issue ???

Thanks everyone

Chris

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

We have a home base, don't think we would ever sell up to go on the road, but a lot of people do just that.

re: mail redirect or hold

http://www.sosmail.com.au/mail_forwarding.asp

http://auspost.com.au/personal/redirecting-and-holding-mail.html

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Saturday 15th of September 2012 08:28:18 AM

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Have sold everything - live on the road full time. Could never go back to llive in a house. As for mail - it goes to my son's house, he opens it and rings me if it is important, if it is something I need, he will send it to a pre-determined post office, and we will be there to collect it when it arrives.

Works for us. Though if you or your mum are on centrelink benefits, you will need a residential address - a family member's home or something like that.

Happywanderer · The Master

Jules, when you get your son to redirect important mail to a pre-determined post office. Does he write Hold - to be picked up, or something similiar on it. How does the Post Office know that you will be coming in to pick it up?

jules47 · The Happy Helper

He puts it in another envelope, addresses it to me c/- the post office, with to be collected on it - they will hold for 30 days (I used to work in a post office). In places like Mareeba and Mt Isa, they have special areas where you can pick your mail up from, not over the counter - at a delivery area usually - I think Mareeba even put a list out of who they have mail for, well they used to anyway.

Happywanderer · The Master

What a great idea, I wondered how they actjually arranged it. So handy for people on the road permanently.