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Category: Previous Years – 2009 Australian Motor Homes CMCA Charity Safari & SE Australia

Saturday 21 March 09 – Wagga Wagga to Sydney

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Prior to heading off to bed on Friday night, our decision to return to Sydney one day earlier had been…

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Friday 20 March 09 – Echuca VIC to Wagga Wagga NSW

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All good times must come to and end and realisation hit home when the alarm sounded at 6.30am. Our original…

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Thursday 19 March 09 – Ballarat to Echuca VIC

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Sadly we said farewell to our friends who were returning to their home in Melbourne. We departed at 8.30am and…

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Wednesday 18 March 09 – Ballarat to Bendigo VIC

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We awoke to a cool clear morning and the promise of fine weather for the rest of the day. The…

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Tuesday 17 March 09 – Ballarat VIC

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For the second day in a row, it was raining when we awoke and the forecast was for isolated showers…

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Monday 16 March 09 – Ballarat VIC

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It was raining when we awoke and the forecast was for isolated showers during the day.  At 9.45am we were…

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Sunday 15 March 09 – Naracoorte SA to Ballarat VIC

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We had decided to make an early start with the original intention of going to the evening show at Sovereign…

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Saturday 14 March 09 – Swan Reach SA to Naracoorte SA

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It had rained during the night and as a result of having to get up to close windows, we were…

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Friday 13 March 09 – Swan Reach SA

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We slept in! The alarm had been set for 7.00am and we were in no hurry to rise as the…

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Thursday 12 March 09 – Meringur VIC to Swan Reach SA

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We were up early but were the fourth last vehicle to leave on the final driving day of the safari.…

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Wednesday 11 March 09 – Tooleybuc NSW to Meringur VIC

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As usual, the alarm was set for 6.30am and our day began shortly thereafter. The sky was overcast but it…

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Tuesday 10 March 09 – Moulamein to Tooleybuc NSW

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Our day started at 6.30am. Breakfast was available in the sports club for $5.00 per head so we experienced a…

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Monday 9 March 09 – Coleambally to Moulamein NSW

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It was warm last night but we were still able to have a comfortable nights sleep. Departure was set at…

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Sunday 8 March 09 – Coleambally NSW

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The alarm sounded at 7.00am (yes, we had decided to have a sleep-in). Today was a day of rest with…

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Saturday 7 March 09 – Ganmain to Coleambally NSW

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We had another good sleep with the temperature in the van very comfortable. We arose early to prepare for breakfast…

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Friday 6 March 09 – Rankins Springs to Ganmain NSW

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As each night passes, we sleep sounder. The temperature last night was extremely comfortable and required a blanket for warmth.…

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Thursday 5 March 09 – Lake Cargelligo to Rankins Springs

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We had what must be one of the best nights sleeps since owning a motor home as the temperature was…

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Wednesday 4 March 09 – Parkes to Lake Cargelligo

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We were up at 6.00am when “She” started the day with a motor home shower. We were ready to leave…

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Tuesday 3 March 09, Wellington to Parkes

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The alarm sounded at 7.00am and today we arose immediately. We were on the road just after 9.00am and “She”…

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Monday 2 March 09 -Bathurst to Wellington NSW

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The alarm was set for 7.00am but we stayed put for another 30 minutes before rising. We departed just after…

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Sunday 1 March 09 – Sydney to Bathurst NSW

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It seems like ages since our last big trip and we have both been looking forward to this one because…

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Major Contributors to our Charity – The RFDS

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Australian Motor Home 2009 CMCA Charity Safari   The following organisations / individuals have answered our request for donations in…

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Australian Motor Homes 2009 CMCA Charity Safari

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HELP US HELP THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE   On 3 March 2009, “He” & “She” are travelling in their motor…

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Blue Snoopy is a 2018 Adria Altea 402PH Sports Caravan pulled by a 2012 Nissan Navara ST Dual Cab Ute.

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