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Hi everyone ,

yes I am still here   in Gracemere. Really missing the camping  thing ,

I see you  all are having a great time . good  to see.

I do hope to visit  the dam near Monto  soon  and look about  the Gympie area  again .

A bit hot  these days,  But   ! ......  it's a start

A bit like getting back on the horse after falling off it.

I know I have to do it soon

My mobility scooter  is getting lots of use . walking is not a regular  event  now , but I do a bit at times.

Yep  enjoy while we can .



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My van, my suggestion would be to fit new tyres with a good tread pattern, paint 4X4 on the back of the seat and hit the bush tracks.

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You make me laugh Dougwe. And that is why you are so liked by many GNs.

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True Alan - Doug does make you laugh!!!!!
And , Paul, My van - small steps will get you there in the end mate - no need to take great strides!!!!! Just enjoy what you do do!

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Thanks Jules  

This will be my last camp trip 

So I will try to keep a positive   thought in mind , Yep   enjoy  

Starting to get ready  now  and hope to get away  sometime mid week

I do realize I am doing a foolish thing  but  I am determined to do this last trip

Everything else  will just have to stand still  or take a back seat .

I will post a note as to the out come

cheers  from Paul



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Please do give us an update on how your trips goes Paul - enjoy, chillax and remember to smell the roses!!!!

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Yep, and if you can't find any roses, make do with something else. Hehe.

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I saw a motor home the other day with a motor scooter on the back, anything is doable!

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I met a couple at Griffith on my way in a motorhome. He's been in a wheelchair for 40 years.
I was amazed, such a happy couple.

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The hardest part for me was organizing my house, mail, storage of my possessions, and on-going bills such as tax etc.

Once I hit the road, I couldn't stop smiling, a freedom beyond belief.

Over the 2 years I sometimes felt lonely, but I can be alone living in my house in my suburb, so I reckon you may as well be in the sunshine meeting others and enjoying new experiences.

 

 

 



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That sums it up pretty well Lesley!



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All set   to leave here Friday  morning  to go to the Wurruma dam 

for  three  or  four days  , then off to Bundy    for a few days   or so .

 I decided to take  both wheel chair  and mobility scooter  as I am unable  to walk  any more than a few  meters   at a time.

Hope to catch up with  other campers  even though  it will not  be  good  camping weather

Hot days 

Going to the Sunhine Coast as well  for a few days,

After this  I am not sure where I will venture  to.

My last   trip  camping 

I hope  someone mows the lawn while I am away.



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Saw a pop top with a small sized scooter in the rear kitchen, sized to fit I guess, in a car park.



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Good on you keep us updated

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.
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Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_courage.html#H4jhHWKEQhwi1ChD.99



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my van wrote:

All set   to leave here Friday  morning  to go to the Wurruma dam 

for  three  or  four days  , then off to Bundy    for a few days   or so .

 I decided to take  both wheel chair  and mobility scooter  as I am unable  to walk  any more than a few  meters   at a time.

Hope to catch up with  other campers  even though  it will not  be  good  camping weather

Hot days 

Going to the Sunhine Coast as well  for a few days,

After this  I am not sure where I will venture  to.

My last   trip  camping 

I hope  someone mows the lawn while I am away.

 **** Hey, you can walk a few metres, Your ready to do Marathons, 

My friend Got run over by a truck when riding her motor cycle, She is paralyzed from the waist down, She started off with a wheel chair strapped to the back of the bike, With her B/Friend riding, I know this because I made the frame for it to sit on, 

Then she had a bike modified to have drop down legs when she stopped.

She now rides a bike with 3 wheels that lay over with the bike, She is still paralyzed from the waist down,

Just idea's mate, Any thing is possible, 

Sitting in Tumbarumba, Lady pulls up beside car in a wheel chair, Lifts her body into the car out of the wheel chair,

A small flat belt type thing came down from the contraption sitting on the roof of her little car,

She had a stop go remote on a cable in her hand,

The wheel chair lifted up and sat in position on the roof of her car, She closed the door of her car and drove away,

Keep trying mate, There are always options,

 



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mobility scooter.jpgNow this is what I call a mobility scooter

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-- Edited by The dog lady on Friday 22nd of November 2013 01:15:55 PM

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Hi  all  and to the people who  posted a comment .

I have not been  on the pc   since I left home . I have got some annoying things  adjusted or  fixed  now.   

I now have got a large  screen   ? TV   in the van

I have travelled  to  Armidale   ( middle of NSW )

Yes  I am having a great time  , Staying at mostly  show grounds .

However  travelling alone  sort of  takes the cream of the milk , But there is plenty to see  and things to learn.

I will post more  updated  as I get time   as I have to go to the hardware  shop .

Us travelling people seem to spend a lot  of  money in these towns  as we move about I hope they appreciate us

cheers  from  Paul  MyVan   in Armidale 



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