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Reply #200 - Jul 13^th, 2016 at 10:56pm

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Some people might think we are mad.

We have a perfectly lovely house with central heating sitting doing nothing while we are parked in the bush in a caravan where it is 1.7 degrees outside.

The wind is around 50 kilometres an hour and the forecast has it gusting to 100 kilometres an hour and it is streaming down with rain. Every gust of wind is shaking the van like anything.

But do you know what??? We are as happy as anything.

I can only agree with you Derek. My hubbie and I are often told we are mad taking the van out in the middle of winter but we love winter camps. If it gets too cold we go to bed!

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Reply #201 - Jul 14^th, 2016 at 9:42am

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Yep.......I prefer winter camping too.......but not much fun if its wet and 100kph winds.....but nothing beats a campfire on a starry night

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Reply #202 - Jul 14^th, 2016 at 5:41pm

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What do you reckon Dave. Your photo on the right. Mine on the left. Same place but the trees have grown a little.

Was a bit colder when we were there I think.

Lookout, incoming snowball. She missed though. Grin

Was 1 degree on the car outdoor thermometer.

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Reply #203 - Jul 14^th, 2016 at 6:02pm

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Snowed on the Grampians in Victoria night before last and as we were only 45 klm away made a dash yesterday morning up there.

Here are a few pics. We behaved like little kids and had a ball.

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Reply #204 - Jul 14^th, 2016 at 6:08pm

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Today we made it to Bendigo. They booked us onto the same site we had last year.

Here for the next four days for the Bendigo Wool & Sheep Festival

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Reply #205 - Jul 14^th, 2016 at 7:09pm

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Ok....we are heading to Victoria Monday...let us know where and when you might be Derek

we were there after bushfires hit the area ...hence burnt trees

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Reply #206 - Jul 14^th, 2016 at 7:20pm

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couple more pics

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Reply #207 - Jul 14^th, 2016 at 7:35pm

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That looks great Derek but I'm sure the temp inside the Cruiser felt better than the outside temp.

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Reply #208 - Jul 15^th, 2016 at 6:31pm

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Love the snow unreal photos Derek thanks for the share looks very fresh maybe a couple of where is this camp oven shots need to be taken ?

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Reply #209 - Jul 15^th, 2016 at 6:39pm

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Smokey your looking a little warm still you gotta get right in there mate here is a thread you might be able to use while your cooking http://www.aussiecampovenforum.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1189122231

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