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Reply #10 - Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 9:50am

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Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone!!!!! I'm sure I'll have fun here and will certainly learn a lot and am looking forward to it!

We used to have a 25 foot travel trailer with a rear slide out queen bed. It was GREAT, but we decided we needed more room after a VERY soggy weekend. Five people cooped up inside with a wet dog . . . there just wasn't room. One of the best things about the fifth wheel is how easy it is to tow. Granted, the thing's HUGE -- 13-1/2 feet tall and 33-1/2 feet long -- which, with my added in, make us about 48 or 49 feet long when we're going down the road. (Sorry, I don't know metric!). This 5er tows so beautifully, with absolutely NO sway. That's what's so great about it.

I just LOVE hitching up and going down the road! Not only is a great feeling to be getting away somewhere, but I LOVE the looks I get from truckers and others when they see ME behind the wheel and Greg in the passenger seat! LOL

We definitely have limitations on where we can camp with such a big rig, but with the store, we don't have much time to camp these days anyway. We only managed to get out four times this summer, which isn't much! Sad

I can see why 5th wheels are becoming more and more popular, with their ease of towing, quick hitching and unhitching and the fact that they have lots of room and lots of storage. Really makes for a nice setup, if you have a big enough truck to tow them with.

Even with the price of diesel here, I LOVE my truck and wouldn't trade it for a gasser for anything. Grin

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Reply #11 - Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 4:36pm

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Hi Mrs Mik,

Welcome, now that we have completed the niceties can I pick your brains.

The Calgery Stampede is on next July, do they have any camp oven cooking competions, wishful thinking on my part, also can I get a lodge or camp chef oven in Calgery, will be flying into Vancouver on the 28 June then flying out to Fiji on the 18 July for 3 days then back to Sydney.

My son is getting married in a place (wait for it) call Moose Jaw, apparently we also travel through Kicking Horse, strange names they have in Canada.

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Reply #12 - Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 7:01pm

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Hi thenewme

yeah names are strange alright but try explaining Dirrenbandi or Wagga Wagga to those guys

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Reply #13 - Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 8:20pm

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Your right there Furphyslinger, thing that really amazes me is that when my son comes home his speech is so slow, I feel like shaking him.

Was speaking to him yesterday and he was telling me that he will drive to Vancouver in his vehicle and show us the must see sights between Vancouver & Calgery.

Was going to have a crack at him about speaking proper english, have never heard him refer to his car as a vehicle before, really strange.

He did tell me that people in Canada find it hard to understand him when ever he arrrives back from Oz due to the fact that his speech speeds up again.

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Furphyslinger wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 7:01pm:

Hi thenewme

yeah names are strange alright but try explaining Dirrenbandi or Wagga Wagga to those guys

Grin

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Reply #14 - Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 8:34pm

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Thenewme, Calagary is a COW town, to be sure, the Calagary Stampede is all about celebrating the old west and raking in tourist $, but I'm not sure whether they get into 'chuck wagon' stuff or not.

Here's the official site: http://calgarystampede.com/

Now, if you've got an address for shipping to in Canada, near where you're going to be, why not go look at http://www.rvingoutpost.com/cooksupplieslist.php and get Julie to ship what you want to that address? I'd check the airline regulations too. Both Derek and Furph can tell you about postage to Oz. So, can I. To send one book to Oz cost me $20.00 CAD.

The other thing to remember is Canada has its differences from the US. We're very proud of these.

I'm tooting my own horn, but I'd suggest that you look at the links in my signature. There it's called RVing in Canada. This is the wording on the link: http://www.rvingoutpost.com/articlespecs.php?jobnum=50 There are 3 articles, one with general info. about coming to Canada and one with Travel Tips West. All have key links to things you might want to check out. I wrote them at Julie's request for the Articles section of the store home page. They are directed at those travelling by RV, but of course, they overlap with other types of travel.

& go ahead and pm me, I'm not in the industry, but I enjoy answering travel questions.

My biggest tip is to use google for searching. If you go to http://www.google.com.au/ and you put in 'google Canada' you will get http://www.google.ca/. Any country which has urls specific to the country will have a special google section. You can click on the circle for pages from Canada or Australia or ....... the local domain url . That will make pages from that part of the world come up first.

BTW, that kind of google is great for checking local spelling too.

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Reply #15 - Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 8:55pm

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Furphyslinger wrote on Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 7:01pm:

Hi thenewme

yeah names are strange alright but try explaining Dirrenbandi or Wagga Wagga to those guys

Grin

Hey Furph it is DIRRANBANDI aint no eeeeeeeeeeeeee's in it not like Goondiwindeeeeeeee
The DIRRANBANDI DANDY

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Reply #17 - Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 9:09pm

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Reply #19 - Nov 3^rd, 2007 at 9:16pm

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That all reminds me of the old song by Luck Starr - I've been every where man.

I’ve Been Everywhere
by Geoff Mack©, as sung by Lucky Starr (1962)

I've been everywhere...

Well, I was humpin' my bluey on the dusty Oodnadatta road,
When along came a semi with a high and canvas-covered load.
(Spoken) "If you're goin' to Oodnadatta, mate, um, with me you can ride."
So I climbed in the cabin and I settled down inside.
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand, I said
"Listen, mate, I've travelled ev'ry road in this here land."

Chorus:
Cos "I've been everywhere, man,
I've been everywhere, man.
'Cross the deserts bare, man;
I've breathed the mountain air, man.
Of travel I've had my share, man.
I've been ev'rywhere.

Been to:
Tullamore, Seymour, Lismore, Mooloolaba,
Nambour, Maroochydore, Kilmore, Murwillumbah,
Birdsville, Emmaville, Wallaville, Cunnamulla,
Condamine, Strathpine, Proserpine, Ulladulla,
Darwin, Gin Gin, Deniliquin, Muckadilla,
Wallumbilla, Boggabilla, Kumbarilla,
I'm a killer.

Chorus
(Spoken) "Yeah but listen here, mate, have you been to..."

I've been to Moree, Taree, Jerilderie, Bambaroo,
Toowoomba, Gunnedah, Caringbah, Woolloomooloo,
Dalveen, Tamborine, Engadine, Jindabyne,
Lithgow, Casino, Brigalow and Narromine,
Megalong, Wyong, Tuggerawong, Wangarella,
Morella, Augathella, Brindabella, I'm the feller.

Chorus
(Spoken) "Yeah, I know that, but have you been to..."

I've been to Wollongong, Geelong, Kurrajong, Mullumbimby,
Mittagong, Molong, Grong Grong, Goondiwindi,
Yarra Yarra, Boroondara, Wallangarra, Turramurra,
Boggabri, Gundagai, Narrabri, Tibooburra,
Gulgong, Adelong, Billabong, Cabramatta,
Parramatta, Wangaratta*, Coolangatta, what's it matter?

Chorus
(Spoken) "Yeah, look that's fine, but how about..."

I've been to Ettalong, Dandenong, Woodenbong, Ballarat,
Canberra, Milperra, Unanderra, Captain's Flat,
Cloncurry, River Murray, Kurri Kurri, Girraween,
Terrigal, Fingal, Stockinbingal, Collaroy and Narrabeen,
Bendigo, Dorrigo, Bangalow, Indooroopilly,
Kirribilli, Yeerongpilly, Wollondilly, don't be silly.

Chorus
I've been here, there, ev'rywhere, I've been ev'rywhere.

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