I am sick of this forum!!
Submitted: Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 22:40
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Member - Matt M (ACT)
Sick of hearing about people's trip reports, sick of reading those smug posts about people who are about to head off on their trips.
Well, our time has come and are just about ready to head off on Monday for six months, mainly in WA. Our two kids finish school for the year this Friday and they are certainly excited about that.
I have lost count of the number of useful things I have picked up on this
forum, either through asking questions or just by reading threads of interest. The advice and offers of help with problems have been great and, although I cast the net far and wide, the collective advice in this
forum and the excellent material provided elsewhere on the site, is invaluable.
The only frustration with an electronic
forum is not being able to meet some of the characters face to face, so I hope we will be able to meet a few on the way around. Although you don't know it, I owe a few of you some beers for your help.
Thanks again to all and remember that the wisdom and humour you share on here helps many more people than the one that asked the question.
Cheers,
Matt.
VKS 737 Romeo 1103
Reply By: AndrewX - Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 22:44
Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 22:44
Why did you need help to go on a trip to WA Matt? Surely it's not that hard! Have a good time!
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Follow Up By: feral - Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 22:52
Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 22:52
Are you for real!!!
Any time out of ACT &
Canberra is an adventure. It is when they see what the real world is like.
Cheers.
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Follow Up By: Member - Matt M (ACT) - Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 22:57
Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 22:57
Come on Feral,
Canberra is a great place. All the facilites you want, paid for by the taxpayer and only 15 minutes from Australia. Fair point Andrew, one of the best pieces of advice I ever got on this
forum was something like, 'you need to get out more'. Spot on I thought.
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Follow Up By: ImEasy - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 09:51
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 09:51
And where do you live Feral?
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Reply By: Member - BBB - Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 22:56
Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 22:56
Best of luck have a great trip
BBB
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Reply By: Member - vivien C (VIC) - Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 23:00
Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 23:00
Yes, have a great trip Matt. Travelling with your family is a wonderful thing to do. My kids are grown up but they still remember the trips that we did and talk about them with happy memories.
We're heading to the west too and will be in
Broome and on the
Gibb River Road during August. Still have to put in three more frosty weeks here in Victoria before we can head off.
Enjoy yourselves...happy travelling and best wishes
Viv
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Follow Up By: Member - Matt M (ACT) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 12:59
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 12:59
Thanks Viv. Planning on the
Gibb River Road (east to west) sometime in September, so will probably miss you.
Matt.
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Reply By: Trevor R (QLD) - Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 23:08
Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 23:08
And your post makes it all that much better for those of us still stuck in the mundane required to pay for the next adventure.
Not that you were bragging though I'm sure hey?
Safe and enjoyable travels.
Trevor.
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Follow Up By: Member - Matt M (ACT) - Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 23:13
Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 23:13
Oh, you wanna believe I was bragging. Too good an opportunity not to eh? But the comments on the help this
forum provides were genuine though.
Cheers,
Matt.
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Reply By: Topcat (WA) - Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 23:16
Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 23:16
Have a good trip Matt. Will keep my ear to VKS to see how you're progressing. Don't get lost in our great state of W.A.!!! Cheers
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Reply By: Rock Crawler - Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 23:34
Wednesday, Jul 05, 2006 at 23:34
I hate people on this
forum , who pretend that they hate everyone going on trips , only to find that there about to head off lol
Lucky bugger
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 00:23
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 00:23
What he said :)))))))
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Reply By: Member - Scott M (NSW) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 00:09
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 00:09
See ya in the Kimberly bro
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 01:44
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 01:44
Good on you Matt.
Sounds like the family is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
And about the face to face bit.
There is always the National Gathering being planned for next year.
Come to think about it and having met some of the characters face to face....hmmm!.......enough said:-)
Seriously though, one of the enjoyable things I have obtained from this "community", is the meeting of a few forumites, face to face.
It may be only a minute portion of all those lurkers that inhabit the
forum, but spending an occasional weekend with some, or even "bumping" into a few at 4WD shows etc., doesn't appear to have had any "adverse" effect on me........Yet!
Enjoy your long trip mate and spare the occasional thought for those of us, less fortunate.
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Reply By: Member - Bradley- Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 02:15
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 02:15
yeah, go on, knick off !!! :-)))
Travel
well. cheers Brad.
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Reply By: Member - Pezza (QLD) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 02:56
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 02:56
Hope you get your first flat tyre before you reach the first set of traffic lights! :-))
Have a good trip Matt.
Find a puter every so often and keep us updated.
Avagoodn
Pezza
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Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 07:41
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 07:41
Have a good trip.
"Just head west
young man".
Until your feet get wet :-)
You coming home the Flinders and Bass way?
(They circumnavigated Oz anti-clockwise.)
Or coming back through the centre?
Or haven't you thought about that yet? A real adventure.
Great education for the kids.
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Follow Up By: Member - Matt M (ACT) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 13:02
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 13:02
Probably keep south on the way home. Having lived in
Darwin for a number of years, we hav done some exploring in the centre so not this time unfortunately. 6 months sounds like a lng time, but when you start adding up all the
places you want to go, it gets short in a hurry. No really firm plans though, we will play a lot by ear, and that is EXACTLY what I am looking forward to about the trip.
Cheers,
Matt.
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Reply By: Member - greg S (QLD) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 08:17
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 08:17
Well done Matt, hope all goes
well with your trip. How did you get your better half to agree to go for 6 months, might have to get her to talk to
mine.
Safe travelling
Greg
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Follow Up By: Member - Matt M (ACT) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 13:03
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 13:03
She is dead keen and the driving force behind most of it. Marry a farm girl who hates being cooped up on a suburban block.
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Reply By: marion - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 08:24
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 08:24
Have a safe and great trip.You are going to give your children a most wonderful gift that will stay with them all their lives, good on you both. Take lots of photos take in all the scenery take in all the feelings and bring back a life time of memories. Cheers Marion
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Follow Up By: Member - Matt M (ACT) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 12:58
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 12:58
Thanks Marion, we certainly hope it is something that will stay with the kids for life. Maybe they will cart us around in our old age ;-)
Surprising the number of people who give you the 'furrowed eyebrows' when you mention taking the kids out of school for 6 months. At age 10 and 6, I can't imagine that they will be any poorer for the experience.
Matt.
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Reply By: OLLY - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 08:40
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 08:40
Good luck with you're trip, stay safe and I may pass you on the road.
Olly
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Follow Up By: Member - Matt M (ACT) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 09:25
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 09:25
Thanks Olly. If we met some time I could help you do a f u c h i n g oil change.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Matt.
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Follow Up By: OLLY - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 17:02
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 17:02
If your in/around
Broome on the 15-20th August I may just take you up on it.
Olly
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Reply By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 17:21
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 17:21
Are we there yet?
Our kids still talk about the trips we did when they were around 10 and 6. Yours will get the memories of a lifetime.
Have a good one Matt.
Hope to see you on the way
home.
Cheers
Pete
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Reply By: Old Scalyback & denny - Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 18:00
Thursday, Jul 06, 2006 at 18:00
goodday matt
a week in front of us but we only have 4 weeks but never think of home until you almost nearly have to be there
as said before the kids will love it we had kids and grand kids on 1st trip to alice and they still talk about it
steve
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