looking for fellow solos that are travelling north around June?

hokianga · Senior Member

looking for fellow solos that are travelling north around June?

Happywanderer · The Master

Hi Heather, There will be a huge amount of nomads heading north between April and June. Last year a group including me headed north and arranged to meet at a particular free camp each night. That way we weren't holding anyone up and we could travel at our own speed. Then if one wanted to head in a different direction they could for a while and meet again further up the state.
It does work quite well. Others will come on here and say when they are ready to hit the road, but I will be going in the opposite direction this year.
Having come up in February I have to return late June for the birth of a grandbaby in early July.

hokianga · Senior Member

Thanks happywanderer for the info, hopefully I will hear from a few others, I think the idea of meeting at a particular campspot each night is a great idea.

yeoeleven · Guru

hokianga wrote:
Would love to find some like minded solos who are thinking of escaping melbournes winter? No great plan apart from visiting relations in Brisbane and Hervey Bay just want to get away from the cold for once. I travel with my two dogs and tend to only go into caravan parks every three days or so, and stick to sealed roads. If anyone else has plans and wouldn't mind some travel company (travelling in our respective vans ) let me know. I like to drive for max 4 hours a day. Look forward to hearing from someone. Heather

Hi Heather,

we all have different ways of travelling and I have evolved after a couple of years to a more laid back approach, I will be heading north after the coaster is registered but intend to spend a week or so in different free camps at RV friendly towns enroute. I have been travelling since July on this trip and have not stayed at a caravan park yet. I post regularly and if I am in your general area would like to catch up but with our different approach we may not actually travel in tandem.

John

hokianga · Senior Member

Thanks John I know we all have our different methods on how we travel, the length of my intended trip is only three months as I need to get back to Melbourne again and hopefully find a job.

Yuglamron · Guru

Just noticed that John has used "The Studmobile" as his Avatar.

Happywanderer · The Master

Just had a thought while reading this again in my tired sunday afternoon state. This could easily be in the General Forum. Not all heading north are solos, a good majority I have met have been couples. I love them all regardless.

hokianga · Senior Member

Sorry but I prefer solo travellers, no offence to couples but I have found solo travellers to be more receptive to chatting to a fellow solo traveller, just my personal experience in the six months I have been travelling

biggles · Senior Member

.. and I'm with you HW

.. I'm happy to call my friends a mixture of solos and couples and I wouldn't have it any other way.. one reason why I don't belong to any solo groups !

Jon

Happywanderer · The Master

hokianga wrote:
Sorry but I prefer solo travellers, no offence to couples but I have found solo travellers to be more receptive to chatting to a fellow solo traveller, just my personal experience in the six months I have been travelling

Really! I'm shocked. I'm solo and a good majority of grey nomads I have met have been couples.

Happywanderer · The Master

biggles wrote:
.. and I'm with you HW
.. I'm happy to call my friends a mixture of solos and couples and I wouldn't have it any other way.. one reason why I don't belong to any solo groups !
Jon

Totally agree Jon. We are all friends collectively on this forum.

jetj · Guru

I do my own thing. I meet lovely people solo and otherwise. I must admit that some solos I have met have been a pain in the proverbial. No body from this site. I also met a couple of solos through a friend who were travelling together and one would not venture anywhere without the other.

biggles · Senior Member

.. having said that .. we are all different and so must follow our own comfort zones which also can change as our attitude changes with experience ..

Jon

Happywanderer · The Master

Well said Jon. As we grow with experience on the road we see different sides of the reality of life out there. Best to embrace all we can, you never know where you are going to find a special experience.

hokianga · Senior Member

Shocked? yes that could be one way of describing my experience travelling so far, I have found it very isolating at times. Life travelling around since my husband died has been very different, quite "a shock" in fact,-- a lot of couples, especially the female side, are keen to keep a female solo traveller at arms length, and yes, I have met some lovely couples who were great company! But travelling as a solo has definitely been different to travelling as a couple, in the context of being accepted by couples.
But, nothing wrong with sharing how my experiences have been, I am sure we have all had good and bad in our travels.

jetj · Guru

I'm sorry to hear that you do feel isolated while travelling. I haven't really ventured far enough and for long enough to really guage what goes on. It must be difficult after travelling as a couple. I do think there are women particularly out there who prefer another vehicle, traveller for company so I hope you do meet up with a companion for the trip.

Happywanderer · The Master

Being a widow also and travelling solo I find there are all sorts out there. One experience I had just north of Jerilderie when I parked in an overnight spot. The hubby came out and started talking. He never came right over to my van but was still very chatty. The wife totally ignored me and turned the other way to walk past my van when going to the toilet.
It stayed like that for the rest of the time we were both there. Mid afternoon till the next morning when we both left.
I don't let it stop me saying hello to other travellers as you never know. Last year when I camped at North Star just south of Goondiwindi, 3 couple pulled in with their separate caravans etc. They called me over and we sat around in a circle having happy hour for a very enjoyable couple of hours.
I too have had some lonely times on the road when I would love someone else to ooh and aah with over the view or what ever. There are many things I would love to venture off to look at and don't feel comfortable doing it on my own.
But I still get out there and see what will happen. It's an interesting world.

hokianga · Senior Member

Interesting happywanderer that this is the type of behaviour I have experienced many times, husband friendly and nasty wife. I hope to god that one day they are never in a position of being solo and i hope they only experience good things, then maybe they will look back at their behaviour and regret it.

Janno · Veteran Member

I have been a 'solo' since my youngest daughter was born nearly 37 years ago. What shocked and hurt me after my ex husband decided that life would be much more fun with his secretary, was the number of female married 'friends' who gradually distanced themselves from me.

Over the years, and since being on the road I have had the same experience as hokianga. It doesn't upset me - I just think to myself "another insecure female" and continue on.

Fortunately, there are lots of friendly females out there hokianga, so don't let a few unhappy ones put you off.

hokianga · Senior Member

Hello Janno, what a shame you encountered that attitude from some of your friends, I have had that also. Thank you for sharing your onroad experiences too, I was beginning to wonder if I had some sort of sign tattooed on my forehead lol! I never prejudge people I meet but unfortunately have had probably about eighty percent negative encounters, I think the fact I travel with two dogs one very large can appear daunting to some people also.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Happywanderer wrote:
Being a widow also and travelling solo I find there are all sorts out there. One experience I had just north of Jerilderie when I parked in an overnight spot. The hubby came out and started talking. He never came right over to my van but was still very chatty. The wife totally ignored me and turned the other way to walk past my van when going to the toilet.
It stayed like that for the rest of the time we were both there. Mid afternoon till the next morning when we both left.
I don't let it stop me saying hello to other travellers as you never know. Last year when I camped at North Star just south of Goondiwindi, 3 couple pulled in with their separate caravans etc. They called me over and we sat around in a circle having happy hour for a very enjoyable couple of hours.
I too have had some lonely times on the road when I would love someone else to ooh and aah with over the view or what ever. There are many things I would love to venture off to look at and don't feel comfortable doing it on my own.
But I still get out there and see what will happen. It's an interesting world.

Marj - you know we love you!!!!!

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Janno wrote:
I have been a 'solo' since my youngest daughter was born nearly 37 years ago. What shocked and hurt me after my ex husband decided that life would be much more fun with his secretary, was the number of female married 'friends' who gradually distanced themselves from me.
Over the years, and since being on the road I have had the same experience as hokianga. It doesn't upset me - I just think to myself "another insecure female" and continue on.
Fortunately, there are lots of friendly females out there hokianga, so don't let a few unhappy ones put you off.

Hi Janno - hope you consider me a friend, and not an "insecure female" - are you still waiting for Chris to catch you up?

Happywanderer · The Master

Love you too, Jules. Oh and Billeeeee lol

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Will probably get up your way asometime in May, when we are back in the sunshine state - though there is plenty of sunshine down here - still 30 degrees!!!!!

Janno · Veteran Member

Hi Jules,

No one could ever call you insecure!!

I've been following your adventures with Billeee and John over the past few months. Sounds like you were getting up to a bit of mischief - especially John!!

Yes, I'm still waiting for Chris to catch up. She is leaving this week, so hopefully we will be on our way towards the end of next week.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

Have a great time - hows Oscar? And I see he will have a little travel companion - too cute!!!!!

See you around somewhere, I am sure.

Janno · Veteran Member

Oscar is great. Looking forward to meeting Rolly. Lol

valnrob · Guru

Why is the type so small on this post??? uh oh........ posted twice confuse

-- Edited by valnrob on Wednesday 13th of March 2013 05:42:25 PM

jetj · Guru

hokianga wrote:
Interesting happywanderer that this is the type of behaviour I have experienced many times, husband friendly and nasty wife. I hope to god that one day they are never in a position of being solo and i hope they only experience good things, then maybe they will look back at their behaviour and regret it.

You know I have experienced that now that I think of it a couple of times. I never took any notice and assumed that wife just kept to herself. What I do find strange, is that they assume that being solo means you're a threat. Poor insecure buggers! lol

loam · Member

hi heather i am already in gin gin and eill be untill after the get to gether in april.

would love some company as i plan to go back to darwin then across to broom.

love to hear from you may be we can catch up

pam

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