Retirement Time

[Winnie]

To tell you the truth I am scared sh!tless about it Neil, but I have to do it.............got a few months yet though mate

Honestly I would do the same if touring the country. That bit of extra comfort would go a long way. Good on you Doggy, hope I get the chance to do the same one day.

[pearcey]

Retirement mate is great, but there's never enough time to do all the things you want to do. I blxxdy know.
Best of luck mate and I hope to see you on the road.

[Gecko17]

About bloody time Doggy! Good onya mate. I hope you have an absolute ball in your reitrement. You've earned it. hope to catch up with you before you bugger off.

[Woof]

Here is The Q, it will be sold immediately after The Convoy for SIDS & Kids in June this year.
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[mudnut]

Open the gate and Doggy is on the road again. Enjoy the ride Wayne, you lucky bugger. Drop in and say g'day if you get down this way.

[ova50]

Congrats Doggy on the decision.
After the both of us retired, it's surprising how fast time seems to go, in comparison to when working.
So much so, that I have stopped wearing my watch (hoping to slow it down).
Hope it all comes together for you, and ENJOY !!!!!

[the evil twin]

Here is The Q, it will be sold immediately after The Convoy for SIDS & Kids in June this year.
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Nice looking rig mate... should sell for a premium given the awesomness of the owners she has had over the years.

[Cuppa]

Just want to wish you well with your future travel plans Doggy. I can relate to the excitement & scariness rolled into one. Felt like that when we took off for 18 months. Felt much better once ‘out there’.
We might run into each other one day as we’re getting closer to being in a similar postion to you hope to be in, with our long term plan for permanent travel getting ever nearer to actually happening. Our property sale has just gone ‘unconditional’ & we move out in just over 3 weeks. We’re downsizing to a smaller easier to leave property. Going from 76 acres way out in the bush to 2 acres 5 minutes from town. We will build a shed with separate access from the house, rent out the house & use the shed as a base to return to now & again, as well as to store our stuff in. We are in the second half of our 50’s & hoping to be ‘on the road’ within about a year to 18 months. We reckon if we mainly free camp, can travel slowly, sticking to a very modest budget, & supplement it with occasional jobs & house sitting we should be able to travel for as long as our health holds out, but with the security of a home to return to if the wheels fall off. For us this security is important, but there are plenty of folk out there who ’sold up’ before hitting the road who are happy with their decision to do so. Very much a horses for courses thing. Good luck & don’t forget during those moments of fear & doubt that you will be far from alone out there, the nomad (grey or otherwise) networks are strong.


Cuppa

[Woof]

Thanks everyone for the best wishes.
I have decided to become a Podologist, been looking at they are around my price ranger, also been looking at hard floor camper trailers.
Found this one that looks OK if anyone is interested http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/ridge...ew-/1038306820

[macca86]

If I was to do the big loop I'd buy something like this and fit it out maybe make it able to be a pod you can drop off
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/oxley...4wd/1017569887
Hope it works out for you I'd love to just up and leave and drive pic up work around the place see everything and take my time