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Just being a bit nostalgic.  This is one of my first posts.  All the goodwill and kindness.  No sniping. No oneupmanship.  Genuine.  

Another thing.  I have met and remained friends with most of the posters. Although it does make me sad to read the posts of those we have lost. RIP.

Can we please, make Grey Nomads great again?  More about where you have been. The great places you have seen.  Your expected travels and what you are hoping to see.

Less about world issues that we can't do much about.  Yes, guilty.   

For myself.  The last five yrs have not been all that wonderful.  Lost my faithful travelling companion Mollie dog, who had travelled with me since day one     I have had a constant round of visits to medical practicioners but, now, after all that it appears I am getting back to normal. Just need to get over the hurdle of getting my driving licence updated as I will be turning 75 this month.  After that, I hope to get out on the road and do a bit more exploring.  Visit some of the places I drove straight past on previous trips. Was supposed to be in Brisbane by 10 May but not sure if I will make it.  I travel a lot more slowly these days.  My van is still going strong but she is a bit long in the tooth.  

So, which way should I go when I get to Yass.  Continue on through Sydney.  Hate the thought of the tunnel (claustraphobic)  and all the traffic and lack of free camps.  or, up through Cowra, Moree, Goondiwindi,Toowoomba that is a lot more remote, roads not so well maintained and could have more of an issue with juveniles running amonk.?

Once again, Can we please, make Grey Nomads great again?

 

I agree with you about GN, would like the same. Hoping to rewrite my yowie story again to lighten the mood, will be doing ongoing stories from here on.

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May I suggest Yass to Cowra to Molong to Wellington on to Dubbo.

Cheap stays at Manildra Showground and Geurie Racecourse I hope they are still going havnt stopped at either for about 5 years

msg wrote:

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Thanks Gundog. Yes, thats the way I usually go. Just a bit concerned about safety.

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 I wouldnt stop in Dubbo a bit of youth crime there and travell straight through Moree and Bogabilla as well, we came up that way in Jan stayed in Goondawnidi at the showgrounds all good there and then on to Toolgawah in the brisbane valley stayed there for  4 days at the showgrounds nice town.  

 

Manildra is still going...not sure about Geurie tho. Havent stayed at Manildra for a while but drive past it at least every cuppla months...usually not a lot of vans there...and amenities are pretty new.

 

Cheers  Keith

Molong Golf Club, was good a stop over last October 2023.

Dubbo. Blizzard RV Camp at $14 @ night was very peaceful and safe.

Coonabarabran Golf Club, was another one we used a couple of times last year and was very comfortable.

I don't limit myself to Australia. I just spent six weeks in the winter wonderland of Norway. A week in the Lofoten Islands scampering over snow covered rocks to get some amazing photos. Six days on the Hurtigruten coastal shipping service. A few days in marvellous Bergan and three weeks visiting my late wife's family.
Everyone was amazed that an 83 year old Australian was travelling around Norway in the midst of winter.
It wasn't without its dangers though. Those electric cars sneak up on you and scare the bejesus out of a bloke.
There was even an electric ferry running between Norway and Sweden.
Next winter I will be going to England to visit my father's family.
Before then I need to visit family in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
As Tim Ferguson said, Tick F**king Tock.

FYI spelt Toogoolawah if youre looking. Come from that area

Also the Yass caravan park is great too. The drive through sites in the centre of the park are spacious.
Luke and his young Scottish wife are great managers of the park and very friendly and helpful.
They would be hard to go past as park managers.

Ponto Falls at Wellington is a handy free camp, but it often depends on how many cattle Louie has had in there chomping away to keep the grasses down at times.
The camp sites at Ponto Falls on the flat are popular but can be a bit steep to get into and out of, not a great destination if a lot of rain in the region.
There are plenty of sites up on the flat but it beats me why so many travelers perch themselves up under the big old river red gums there?

HI fOLKS,
I wrote a comment on (what has happened to Grey Nomads.)
I thought that I had posted the script. However, I Can not find the same under the above heading.
Also, I have received 3 emails saying that 3 members had replied to my post.
When I click on the link there is no response.
So obviously the post must be somewhere on the G/N site.
Can anyone help me as to what may have happened?
thanks
Jay&Dee

No I do not believe that my comments were unfavourable. Jay&Dee

Hi msg,
Don't be down hearted regarding the forum - there are still quite a lot of us who visit from time to time seeking information. A lot of it can be found by "Search"ing. I agree some members have been rather agro in the past but there are two options - let what is said upset us or push it under the bridge to flow away with the creek. Sometimes we have to have thick skin.

I jokingly tell people that my bypasses of Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane are via the inland areas. On our last trip home from Warrnambool in March, we found some new small towns that we will visit again (health willing) in NSW. Great little caravan parks with very friendly managers (both private & council) - they make the visit worthwhile.

There is a small park that we have often seen just west of Warrnambool (Killarnie Beach) - we've said "One day we should stay in it." Well in March we had the opportunity when our daughter had her Dutch in-laws staying with her. Yes, we were able to visit our family in the afternoons but too we were able to bird watch in the lagoons nearby (saw a white willy wagtail too). And it wasn't far from Pt Fairy - home of the best pies in Australia (according to Warren) - as well as more birds such as Gannets.

Don't give up, work around your medicos & enjoy this great country - I'm being told to slow down but at 77, I don't consider that I'm old yet. Afterall I was on a ladder yesterday pruning a bottlebrush that is aiming at reaching for the sky!