HI, IAM LOOKING TO GET A PRICE FOR A 1980 SUZUKI  BROOKE  PRIDE. 60HP MOTOR. 4.50 MTRS. BOAT AND TRAILER IN GOOD NICK. WOULD ANYONE NO ROUGHLY WHAT I SHOULD PAY FOR IT. IT IS MY 1ST BOAT.   THANKS

  RUBY

I am soon to be laid off March 2009 at age 59, (like more and more of us) so instead of vegging at home feeling sorry for myself we are thinking of fulfilling a dream from years ago, travel the country, what are the draw backs, problems, benefits, is there work out there for the short or long stays, we would be looking at being away six months to whatever. We will be living in our caravan, I do not foresee any problems there, the tow vehicle is sound also.

If you have done it or are doing it please pass on your thoughts, are there clubs etc, how do you pay Tax do you need a ABN #.

We've only been back 3 weeks and already we're itching to head off again.

It was so much fun and SO luxurious after having spent the last decade travelling in a camper trailer.  We still love our camper trailer but having a sink and built in fridge, cupboards and so forth.  It makes travelling life so much easier (especially the food preparation).

I thought we'd struggle to find enough room for our gear with 5 of us but it's amazing how much you can fit in those things!

If you'd like to follow our journey, we'd love for you to pop over to our family blog, 3 Kids And a Caravan and ...

We have a two and a half year old boy and an eleven month old girl so wanted to make a van that would be practical and comfortable for us in years to come if we chose to travel further afield.

Well aside from the few normal glitches you would expect we are totally happy with what we have.

West Beach Caravan Park was lovely as well, right on the beach, good security, clean amenities with a seperate baby bathroom and todder and full size pool, great playground, big games room and large double concrete sites.

I enjoyed cooking on my new gas cooktop and in the oven and built in ...

We travelled to Moonta Bay in July for a few days of R&R, what an absolutely delightful caravan park they have there, it is one of the cleanest we have come across, so neat and tidy and quite. Mind you we went during the week and left on a Saturday. The weather was delightful no rain while we were there, cold nights but it is winter. We both got a book read and even had a Willy Wagtail come and sit on our knee whilst reading we were one with nature. We did try some fishing but had no luck. We took the bikes with us and did the heritage trail and that was an enjoyable day out, we would have liked to have done the train ride they have but it was closed. Oh well we will have to just go back another day. We were very surprised as to amount of housing construction happening in the region and I'm talking a lot of housing, not sure where all these people are going to find work and it might make the seaside too busy but at the moment Moonta Bay is a delightful quiet place. I can highly recommend it.& ...

  So why not, while camped  at a stream, river ,or in one of  the many parks by the sea,  decide to take a walk , take the rod and pack let's go and explore.

  Spin fishing today with the new, light weight balance combos makes carrying a rod and real easy .Along with the development of artificial bait (plastic's, lurers ) the need for fresh bait is now not a issue, so a walk with rod in hand, is a simple thing to do for it's not really about catching a fish, but you most likely will.

  What's it about you may asked then?  It's about looking within the greater landscape, the things ones sees while looking at the world with a macro lens mind set .This just happens when spin fishing, while yo ...