western australia

We had two days away in the motor-home

@JudyEv (348001)

Rockingham, Australia

February 6, 2025 11:40pm CST

I’m sorry I didn’t let my myLot friends know that I’d be missing for a few days. We took our new (to us) motor-home away for two nights to get used to it and to get any bugs ironed out, which means fix any small problems. We chose a bad time really as the temperatures were in the very high 30sC which a few degrees over 100F. We had air-conditioning in the cabin but it was too hot to get out and explore anything much. Once we had cooked into a caravan park after 2pm, we had electricity and could then run the A/C in the living area. A pipe under the bathroom sink gave way so Vince will need to fix that. We’re home now and facing more high temperatures. It’s has put us off doing any camping in the height of summer, that’s for sure. The photo is from the Collie Museum which I’ll write more about later.

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@arunima25 (89389)

• Bangalore, India

7 Feb

Those are some beautiful artistic vases. Sorry the weather could not let you explore much. But at least you got to use it and find that the pipe needs repair. Hope that the weather condition improves and you can enjoy it. What would be the best time to visit your country for tourists??

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@DaddyEvil (143111)

• United States

7 Feb

In the middle of the Australian "Winter" it cools all the way down to 98F/37C, so I would guess that's the best time to take a trip there.

And now, we know why Vince and Judy love to travel to other countries so much.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

@arunima25 @DaddyEvil It's the middle of summer for us and can be very hot but from April on is usually very pleasant. June/August is winter but we still have nice days in among wet and cold ones. Some locals travel north in the winters where it's a bit warmer and south in the summer to catch cooler days.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

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@MarieCoyle (41687)

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7 Feb

I’m sure sorry it was so terribly hot, and for the broken pipe. It’s a good thing to take it on some short runs first like you are doing, to check it all out.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

It was good to learn what all the buttons did, etc. At least we're a bit better informed about it now.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

@MarieCoyle It's a Winnebago and we have all the books. We were also shown everything but it's hard to remember some of it. We checked the manuals a few times or pulled up information on the phone so it hasn't been too difficult really.

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@MarieCoyle (41687)

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8 Feb

@JudyEv Was it a custom built motor home? If it’s a regular brand you can find at a dealership that sells motor homes, you should be able to find an owner’s manual for it online if there wasn’t one left in the motor home. The picture you posted of it was really nice and appeared to be well taken care of.

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@DaddyEvil (143111)

• United States

7 Feb

I'm surprised you guys even tried to go camping with the temps so hot! I'm glad the only real problem was a pipe needing to be replaced!

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@DaddyEvil (143111)

• United States

8 Feb

Men will be men and I'd want to try out a new-to-me vehicle as soon as I had the time, too. Foolish or not.

Thank goodness you insisted on a camping ground as the first trip destination. Vince would have tried to brave the heat.

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@DaddyEvil (143111)

• United States

8 Feb

Poor guy! No wonder he wanted to take it out no matter the temps. You made him wait to unwrap the new gift.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

@DaddyEvil In fairness, we bought it back in November so no wonder he was getting a bit antsy.

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@rakski (134364)

• Philippines

7 Feb

At least your back know and you know the problem of the motor home

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@rakski (134364)

• Philippines

8 Feb

@JudyEv and it will show its problems along the way

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

True and that is what we wanted to achieve - to know more about it and how it operated.

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@xFiacre (13305)

• Ireland

7 Feb

@judyev Oh that’s hot. Your next trip will be better.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

That's true. It's good the pipe broke on a two-day trip and not a two-week one.

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@Beestring (15007)

• Hong Kong

7 Feb

Those vases are really beautiful. It's really too hot for camping.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

The museum had a great many lovely and interesting items.

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@kareng (70023)

• United States

8 Feb

Those vases are gorgeous!! I remember the first little camper we bought when the girls were all small. The girls and I took a solo trip to a campground not far away from our home for the 4th of July. My husband had to work that day, but didn't mind pulling the trailer there for us and then meeting us there when he got off. Thank goodness the campground had a pool because that little camper was SO hot. My hubby drove up and wondered where we were all at. He finally found us at the pool!

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@kareng (70023)

• United States

8 Feb

@JudyEv This camper was one of the first Silver Streams and had no AC. That was the first and last camper that we had with NO AC!!

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

@kareng I remember cars with no A/C which meant no warmth in winter as well. Car rugs were popular back then! lol

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Ours gets incredibly hot too if it is just sitting. That's why we booked into camping grounds rather than free camping - so we could run the A/C.

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@allknowing (142041)

• India

7 Feb

It was a true motor-home 'warming'

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@allknowing (142041)

• India

8 Feb

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Yes, you're right about that. A true 'warming'.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (16875)

• China

7 Feb

It was a good job it was just a small problem ! Two place we live in are poles apart in temperature,it is -5 C here.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (16875)

• China

8 Feb

@JudyEv Thank you ! The weather forecast says the temperature will go up over the next few days.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Oh, that must be so cold. Our son in Ireland has opposite temperatures too but not quite that cold. I hope you're able to stay warm.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb

@changjiangzhibin89 And our temperatures will be a bit cooler over the next week so that's good too.

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@pahak627 (5019)

• Philippines

8 Feb

That's awesome. with your new motor home. We don't have that so I can't experience being in a motor-home in my lifetime. Hope all your problems are already fixed by this time.

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@pahak627 (5019)

• Philippines

8 Feb

@JudyEv You're welcome. I only experienced and overnight stay in a tent with my son, his wife, my granddaughter and my daughter. That was fun. I guess it's fun staying in a motor-home/

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Feb

@pahak627 My brother-in-law loves camping and uses a tent. We'd be battling to get up from the ground now if we slept on the ground.

@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

There are a lot of motor-homes and caravans in Australia. Thanks for the good wishes. We still have to get the water situation fixed.

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@RasmaSandra (83026)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

7 Feb

Very artistic and beautiful vases. It is hard to travel in very hot weather, Glad you are home and safe and sound, I hope you have a good start to the weekend,

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Thanks for the good wishes. It certainly wasn't the best time to go travelling.

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@Marilynda1225 (83975)

• United States

7 Feb

It's good you took the caravan out for a short trial run and discovered the problem with the pipe. i'm sure you were a bit disappointed that it was too hot to do much exploring. Those vases are really pretty and remind me of ones my great aunt had.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Better to have the problem now rather than when we go away for a long period.

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@Fleura (31276)

• United Kingdom

7 Feb

At least you got to find those little problems. But hot days like that make you want to do nothing but lie in the shade!

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Best to find problems now rather than halfway through a month-long journey.

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@Fleura (31276)

• United Kingdom

8 Feb

@JudyEv Definitely!

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@andriaperry (118451)

• Anniston, Alabama

7 Feb

Sounds like late summer here.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

It's supposed to get a bit cooler in a day or two. At least, I hope that's the case.

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@andriaperry (118451)

• Anniston, Alabama

8 Feb

@JudyEv I hope so too.

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@RebeccasFarm (92789)

• United States

7 Feb

Ugh those vases are lovely! Well hope you had a good time Judy..oh on plumbing..what a pain.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

It will get sorted out eventually and with luck we'll forget all the bad bits.

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@FourWalls (72230)

• United States

7 Feb

I’m glad you had a nice trip, and sorry you’re finding problems. Good that they’re “minimal” thus far, That’s lovely art work on the vases.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Better to find the problems now rather than when we're heading off for a fortnight or whatever.

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@wolfgirl569 (112819)

• Marion, Ohio

7 Feb

Glad you had air conditioning. Hope the pipe is an easy fix

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Vince isn't able to do it so it's another trip somewhere to a fix-it place.

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@Kandae11 (55920)

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7 Feb

That is hotter than hot. We are enjoying temps in the late 70s F until summer when it could reach highs in the 90s.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

We have had an unusually hot summer this year. I wonder what winter will bring.

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@Dreamerby (7089)

• Calcutta, India

7 Feb

Oh I hope it gets sorted soon

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Thanks. We'll get onto it next week.

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@somewitch (2395)

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7 Feb

Sorry the high temps ruined your short vacation, at least the motor-home seems to be working just fine and that's great! You can start daydreaming about your next trip in a few months.

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@JudyEv (348001)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Feb

Yes, we'll be off again in a few months and taking it to a place where we'll be house-sitting.

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