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Beverley Western Australia
After deciding to make my next trip an overnighter, I went on a day trip to Beverley! I had forgotten that I had a forthcoming termite inspection on my house which would interfere with a multi-day trip, so changed to a day trip. Beverley is a small country town east of Perth that advertises itself…
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Toapin Dam
A couple of days ago I took a day trip to Toapin Dam. Or Weir, depending on which sign you were reading. Toapin Dam is near the town of Quairading in Western Australia, a small country town much like other small country towns. Perhaps its most notable feature is the almost unlimited variations on attempts…
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First Trip
After many days of equipping the van with basic items I finally took it on its maiden trip yesterday. I decided just to do a day trip first off as a learning exercise. Dealing with the fridge (it’s a 3 way – more on that in another post), making sure everything is stowed away correctly,…
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It’s Here!
As you can see from the very ordinary photo above my new motorhome is here. Well, it’s been here for a few days but this is the first chance I’ve had to blog since picking it up 4 days ago. I’ve never owned a caravan or RV before, so this is the start of a…
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
Today I have been continuing the process of merging all of my, Liz’s and Edgar’s photographs into one Lightroom catalog in preparation for moving to my new laptop. The photo above shows from left to right Edgar (my Dad), Kit (my Mum), myself and Liz (my late wife). I am pretty sure this was taken…
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Broken Promise
When I started this blog I promised myself that I would update it as regularly as possible, every day if possible. That has turned out to be impractical, with the last two days having passed by without a post. It may also be a problem when camping off grid in the future, many parts of…
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Time to Spend Some Money
I went to look at the newly arrived Sunliner Chase this morning. The only potential issue I can see is storage space, but that was to be expected with a small RV. It will be a good exercise in only taking what is essential and making efficient use of the space available. All the van…
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New Arrival
I had some good news yesterday. My new motorhome has arrived at the dealer, RV Centre, in Rockingham, Western Australia. I will be going to see it tomorrow, and all being well it will then be prepared for certification and registration. This may take a while due to the various inspections that have to be…
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A Vague Plan
As mentioned in my last post, I have plans to travel in the future. My long term vague plan has three stages. 1. Travelling with my dog around Western Australia My current vehicle is a Subaru Forester. My initial plan was to buy a small camper trailer or caravan and travel with that. I like…
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The Start
The very first post on my newly created blog. Well, diary according to the url. Why diary? Simple really, russblog.com is already taken so russdiary.com seemed liked a good alternative. So what is the purpose of this blog? It’s simply a place for me to record my activities and make them available online. I’m planning…