Going South. NSW to SA.
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- We travel from Merriwa NSW to South Australia with our caravan. We show you campsites and attractions along the way, as well as what not to do at the South Australian border. Come join us for this episode of beautiful camps, interesting attractions and accidental stuff ups! 😩
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What a great persoective
Thankyou
We enjoy your down to earth and honest videos with great interest. You’ve got the balance right. 😊
Thanks. Glad you appreciate that 👍😃
Thank you for sharing your adventures.
Bet the inspection officers haver fruit in their lunch boxes! Honest mistake, won't hurt you. Let it go. And thanks for showing your trip. Wife and I will be on the road in a few months and you've shown us many spots we should visit. Safe travels. Cheers
She treated the fruit like it was diseased, wouldn’t even touch it! Glad we can help to show you some good spots for your trip. Safe travels
We love your videos, always very interesting content and so natural 💕💕
Thank you. We enjoy making them for you. Lots more to come 😃
An excellent look around that part of the country,thank you.The miscalculation with the fruit was something to learn from not something to beat yourself up about,shake those things off and leave them behind.Safe travels 👍
Thanks Phillip, glad you enjoyed watching 😃
Always enjoy watching your episodes. Safe travels and look forward to the next one.
Thanks for following along 😃
When we were last there in 2020 a couple of locals assured me that what you did was ok. Maybe the rules have changed but I would have done what you did!
Hope you are right
Hi Vicki I had exactly the same experience with SA inspection station back in November. Ate or threw away everything but a small punnet of cherry tomates. Never gave them a thought opened up our fridge for inspector and oh no tomatoes! He pounced on them as if he had found me smuggling drugs. Anyway sane as you interview, photo of licence and my "contraband" asked if I had anything to say for myself. I dont know if I felt more guilty or stupid. Anyway I never heard another word so lets hope you dont either.😊 love your videos just sunscribed.
Exactly how I felt. Made to feel like a drug trafficker 😳 Thanks for understanding, and for subscribing!
Don’t feel bad Vicki- it happened to me too. The restrictions are very confusing. Just a quick question- What drone are you using? We really enjoy following your travels. Safe travels 😊
We have a new drone, Mavic 3 Classic. Our old Mavic Pro died a few months ago. We made a UA-cam about it late last year if you want to see why we decided on that one. 👍
Hope you don’t get a fine. We live in Mildura. Recently went through fruit control and I asked if I bought a pre-made and sealed salad would that be ok and I was told NO. So now we go across empty and purchase in Renmark or Berri
It must be a real nuisance for locals!
When you are camping without power do u use a generator or something else if you need to put air con on?
We don’t use the air con. If we really need to use it, we find a powered site. Our solar and batteries satisfy our needs for everything else 😃
Not dumb at all. An honest mistake. I got pulled up there too, said I had dumped it all. They still checked nd found one cherry tomato that I had missed. I thought it was funny, however they put me through the whole process you went through. Absolutely stupid. They need to focus on those really doing the wrong thing. 😘😘
Wow! One cherry tomato 😳 They made me feel like a drug trafficker …. As if you would purposely bother with one tiny tomato. It’s obviously an accident.
the rules change, honey on the list now as well. Best thing if unsure dump it or eat it and check on the web what you can or can't take in
We all have brushes with petty officialdom, don't let it spoil your trip.Inspectors get bored an a bit overenthusiastic. ❤
Thanks. We are loving South Australia, even after a rough start.
Hi guys loving your videos just wondering what size van is
The van is 18 foot 6, or 7.5 metres total 😃
@@happycampersaustralia thanks for that the hubby and I are hitting the in 26 to live full-time on the road and I was thinking I need at least 21 foot to be comfortable but having to keep the weights under control we have a ranger with lots of extras it's a juggling act that's why I was wondering if you have an annexe to give you a bit of extra room ?
We live quite comfortably in a small van, we sit outside most of the time, but there is enough room inside if the weather turns bad. Yes, juggling weight is tricky, we have a Ranger too. You will be surprised how much stuff you don’t actually need. Make your list, then cut it back 😉
Glass of wine with a nice view like that's makes all those feelings disappear. Nothing to be embarrassed about we all misinterprete things from time to time.
Thanks Damien, a glass of wine or 3 did the trick 😜👍
Merriwa pie shop is definitely better IMO! 🥮
We have tried Merriwa, and it is really good, but we found Dunedoo consistently better. In saying that, we need to give Merriwa another try because it’s been a while. Thanks for your Pie feedback 👍
Do you have an annexe that you ever use?
Sorry, thought I had replied to this. No, we don’t have an annexe, we don’t need one. They are very heavy and it makes set up more complicated. We prefer a simple set up 😃
Don’t worry about the border thing we went across and were admonished for having potatoes and carrots just keep smiling and as they say shit happens
I feel your pain no discretion mentality exists there with these people even when you are honest, we got stung as well and forgot a small punnet of tomato’s in the bottom of the fridge after handing everything to a couple going the opposite direction to qld for the same reason, they take a while to get organised 4 months later a $440 present.
I understand how you felt
Wow! Four months is a long time 😱
Oh no! Read my previous comment about getting caught with a punnet of tomatoes. That was 3 months ago and I thought it was all over and no fine to be issued then I read your comment about it taking 4 months to get your fine. Looks like I might be getting a "nice surprise" in the next month or so😢
Fingers crossed for you 🤞
A friend got fine over a banana he had in the saddle bag of his
he didn't try to hind it
Yes, definitely don’t try and hide it!
Hope you don't get a fine, your explanation sounds very feasible to me. The fact that you are on the road full time surely should account for not being on top of rule changes. Good luck.
That’s kind. I hope you are right 🤞