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@chrismutch5990 6 күн бұрын
What a great place , we just passed through Yeppoon. Calliope rest stop looks lovely, a great place to recharge before heading off ! Great to see you have both still got your sense of humour after 8 plus months in the van together 🤪😁
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 6 күн бұрын
@@chrismutch5990 lol and a small van too!
@donnamariebradtke9888 6 күн бұрын
Yes all good lol still laughing 😂 😂
@NomiHattingh 6 күн бұрын
❤❤ Alfred, the foreign devils don't know what slippers are - 😉😉 Nice video 👍👍
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 6 күн бұрын
@@NomiHattingh ??
@donnamariebradtke9888 6 күн бұрын
yes Nomi lol I was going to mention that to Alfred, some people will be imaging him in fluffy slippers lol 🤣🤣 But we know he's wearing Thongs. For our UK viewers, that is flip flops lol
@NomiHattingh 6 күн бұрын
@@TinyOnTour-bm7td nice old English slippers......tartan with pompoms.... 😁😁
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 5 күн бұрын
@@donnamariebradtke9888lol
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 5 күн бұрын
@@NomiHattinghlol
@carolkiddey1429 6 күн бұрын
Once again absolutely beautiful even on the wet day. At least you had a cool day before it gets hot again. 💛
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 6 күн бұрын
@@carolkiddey1429 yes but it looks like rain from here on for a little while!
@donnamariebradtke9888 6 күн бұрын
Thankyou Carol 😊 It seems the weather got so bad when we left. We have been blessed with lots of sunshine though on most of our amazing trip 💛 😍💛 xxxx
@chrismutch5990 11 күн бұрын
Bowen looks like a nice place, we passed through but didn’t stop . I will try your dip Alfred, thanks for the recipe.😊
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 11 күн бұрын
@@chrismutch5990 hope you like it!
@chrismutch5990 11 күн бұрын
We did a cruise to Whitsundays Island , Daydream Island looks lovely too. You obviously had a great time, pity about the coral reef, same where we went but …hey, that’s nature. Good to see your smiling faces again xxx
@NomiHattingh 13 күн бұрын
Nice ☺️☺️
@NomiHattingh 19 күн бұрын
I like the little cooking tips you are doing 👌👌👏👏
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 19 күн бұрын
@@NomiHattingh thanks Nomi! Was your idea.
@NomiHattingh 21 күн бұрын
Happy days Alfred 👏👏👌👌
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 21 күн бұрын
@@NomiHattingh it’s good fun Nomi!
@NomiHattingh 25 күн бұрын
You are going to need some 'elusive cassowary ' tales for us! We're waiting 😁😁🌷🌷
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 25 күн бұрын
@@NomiHattingh lol don’t you worry!
@chrismutch5990 27 күн бұрын
Lovely beaches ! Nice caravan parks down south on the beaches🥰Hope you visited Paronella Park whilst you were down there ?
@donnamariebradtke9888 27 күн бұрын
We didn't get to Paronella Park Chris, maybe next time 😃 xx
@carolkiddey1429 27 күн бұрын
Hey DM how’s your dad? He must be loving all the videos.❤
@donnamariebradtke9888 27 күн бұрын
Hi Carol x Dad is loving the videos, he watches them on the big TV 😃 xx
@Neil-clare 29 күн бұрын
New subscriber here 🤗 saw you on gil & joy channel from giving gil a haircut 👍🏻 so will be catching up with your videos thanks guys and safe travels 🤗 ps Donna sounds british a northerner ? We’re from the uk and doing an NT tour in July in a rooftop tent 4wd from Darwin so we’re always interested in peoples travels around oz to pick up tips etc 👍🏻
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 28 күн бұрын
@@Neil-clare cheers for the subscribe! Yes, Donna-marie is a UK northerner and sounds like she just got off the boat too! Lol
@johnsullivan9980 Ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@karenmc9298 Ай бұрын
Great video
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@karenmc9298 Thank you!
@chrismutch5990 Ай бұрын
The first real touristy spots youve shown, very nice places too :) Glad Dm got the all clear from the biopsy, pity it got infected though :( Its nice to relax and have some R&R occasionally in a caravan park with power and facilities to recharge the batteries and along the coast of Queensland , free camping spots are hard to find, you have to go further inland a few kilometers . Keep on enjoying, I look forward to seeing your updates x
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@chrismutch5990 we are trying to hug the coast as much as we can for now and stay close to medical facilities for a few weeks more, then we will head inland abit and start free camping again. Thanks for your support Chris.
@donnamariebradtke9888 Ай бұрын
So good all ok Chris 👍👌 and what a beautiful spot to rest up 😍 xxxx
@NomiHattingh Ай бұрын
Nice 🙂🙂
@TinpotTravellers Ай бұрын
Cool vid and info, that wind was strong 😂 nearly blew Donna Marie away😱. Great new intro with updates 👌
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@TinpotTravellers Cheers - Trying to keep it fresh but it’s hard work!
@johnsullivan9980 Ай бұрын
There's a fantastic Greek restaurant there at Palm Cove 👌
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@johnsullivan9980 oh we missed that one :(
@TinpotTravellers Ай бұрын
What a great show to the end
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@TinpotTravellers than you for watching all of it. I was worried it was too long! I’ve been trying to keep all my videos to 10 minutes.
@TinpotTravellers Ай бұрын
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Yes, it was long. But you had a plan that worked, I'm sure a bit more of your humour commentary would have added some value. I thought we were in for a treat when you started talking about your fishing for snake head, and would still like to hear all about that. Keep em coming, mate 👌
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@ thanks for that very much appreciated! Snake head is a predator fish common in Asia but it has also made its way here in Au. The shape of the head is like a snakes.
@TinpotTravellers Ай бұрын
Hi there, the coral colours are amazing and not sure what camera your using but it had a 3D effect going on and was like I was there to some degree. I seen you driving back onto the barge and was thinking don't do it 😢
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@TinpotTravellers I’m just using a DJI Action 4 cam on standard settings, I’m not very good with video work :( We did not want to leave the Daintree either but were working within a time window and the best laid plans changed over night. See next Sunday’s vid.
@TinpotTravellers Ай бұрын
Hey there, just loved that crystal clear creek, cliff edge commentary, the water fall flowing down the slop footage is fantastic and the drone up the gauge with plenty of footage time to enjoy it. Just wonderful.
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@TinpotTravellers Cheers, the video does not do it justice. It is truly wonderful to watch and HEAR!
@LynnBurrow Ай бұрын
Love your videos, so much of Australia to see.
@chrismutch5990 Ай бұрын
I posted too quickly, a few seconds to go and you caught a couple more ! 9 for the day ! Amazing ..what a lot of fun you had 😁
@chrismutch5990 Ай бұрын
Wow Alfred ! Thats amazing ! How exciting , what a great Adrenalin rush ….and that’s just me watching 🤪 1+ bites and 5 landings ! You clever fisherman , there’s definitely an art to it 😁 You certainly kept the staff busy ! I had to laugh at the young bloke telling you how to fish when you’d already caught 4 🤪😁 No 5 …he told you to wait, obviously your way of catching was better. No 7 what a way to finish ! What a great day out , they certainly wore you out 😍
@chrismutch5990 Ай бұрын
So you got another 2 ! 9 for the day ! Awesome !
@bw190or Ай бұрын
Actually went 12 for the day but ran out of battery on the video and then the phone, it was great fun.
@NomiHattingh Ай бұрын
I think you got value for money!! 👏👏
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@NomiHattingh I thought so too!
@OceanicDiscoveries Ай бұрын
love it. just Subscribed
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@OceanicDiscoveries cheers!
@OceanicDiscoveries Ай бұрын
@ cheers!
@chrismutch5990 Ай бұрын
Your videoing is excellent Alfred, visibility was great too. I should have practiced before I tried on our trip ! Fab drone footage too over the rainforest, so lush and green. Re the wildlife ….we said the same, few and far between. I really wanted to see a platypus but none to be had . The only crocs were on the boat trip. Glad you enjoyed it though , so did I 🥰
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@chrismutch5990 yes not many wild animals anymore and I’m not a fan of croc feeding boats as it teaches the crocs to approach boats.
@chrismutch5990 Ай бұрын
@@TinyOnTour-bm7td We did a river cruise at Daintree but no feeding, saw about 6 crocs.
@NomiHattingh Ай бұрын
I like that they took you out to a sand atoll 👌👏👏 When I went, it was just out to deep water and 'jump in'.
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@NomiHattingh there were two stops, one off the reef they anchored up and we jumped in, then after an hour or so they took us to the island. Seems that this is one of the permanent islands that is here year round, so they always stop here. It was lovely.
@carolkiddey1429 Ай бұрын
Beautiful 💛
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@carolkiddey1429 thanks Carol. Yes it is beautiful and on the day we were snorkelling the water was actually abit churned up due to the weather.
@carolkiddey1429 Ай бұрын
@ wow it was still clear on your video. Was the water cold you had wetsuits on.
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@ no it was just right, we had the wetsuits incase of jellyfish but in hind sight it was not necessary. When we go to the island I took mine off and the water was really nice.
@johnsullivan9980 Ай бұрын
Absolutely love that part of the world ❤
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@johnsullivan9980 yes it sure is. I think I could live here.
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@johnsullivan9980 me too!
@OceanicDiscoveries Ай бұрын
@@johnsullivan9980 I love this place too
@onthefencefilm Ай бұрын
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@onthefencefilm cheers glad you enjoyed it, pls like and subscribe!
@chrismutch5990 Ай бұрын
Very enjoyable, the waterfalls are so different in all the places on the circuit. Hope you get to Paronella Park, well worth it .x
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@chrismutch5990 yes it was a great experience and we could not believe how many waterfalls there are in such a small area. We lost track of which was which!
@chrismutch5990 Ай бұрын
Great video, good to see places we haven’t seen , beautiful scenery. Love the drone footage ! We didn’t get to Cape Tribulation , but went inland up to Cooktown..
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@chrismutch5990 yes it is really beautiful in the Daintree, the tropical forest reminds me of South East Asia, all the same types of trees and plants.
@NomiHattingh Ай бұрын
You looked so proficient, DM 🌷🌷
@donnamariebradtke9888 Ай бұрын
It's been a long time... way long lol but it came back to me. Loved this so much ❤️
@BrigitaCobar Ай бұрын
Thankyou for sharing your travels with us , there is so much to see in this beautiful country 😎
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to watch the video. We know our videos don’t appeal to the usual crowds that watch travel videos, but we make them so we can look back them when we get older and we are glad you are enjoying it. Pls like and subscribe thank you!
@johnsullivan9980 2 ай бұрын
Cape tribulation my favourite place 😍
@TinyOnTour-bm7td Ай бұрын
@@johnsullivan9980 did you live up here John? I agree it’s a beautiful place.
@johnsullivan9980 Ай бұрын
@TinyOnTour-bm7td no stayed there for a little while, absolute paradise 😍
@johnsullivan9980 2 ай бұрын
Did you try Babinda bakery, the best 👌
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 2 ай бұрын
Oh no we missed it! We will pass it when we start heading south and will make it a point to stop in. Thanks for the tip.
@donnamariebradtke9888 2 ай бұрын
How did we miss that lol 😮
@NomiHattingh 2 ай бұрын
Nice countryside!
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 2 ай бұрын
It is lovely here and so much cooler then being inland.
@GilbertLangford 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for t he update, it's good for preventative maintenance
@GilbertLangford 2 ай бұрын
I use the rubber band for my awning now, it works a treat
@chrismutch5990 2 ай бұрын
We missed the Tunnels as it was a 3 day wait for a booking. Very interesting to see. We loved Daly Waters Pub, wished we had stayed overnight,such an interesting spot 😊 We had 3 nights in Normanton for r and r after our Burketown “mis adventure” , a nice friendly town. You are fairly scooting along now.
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 2 ай бұрын
@@chrismutch5990 I must admit that we found Karumba and Normanton a little underwhelming and we were try to get across in hope that we would be able to catch the weather window to get to Cape York, but we have left it too late.
@chrismutch5990 2 ай бұрын
@@TinyOnTour-bm7td oh that’s a shame re Cape York that would have been an interesting trip. We didn’t think our van would cope with the rough tracks but have seen single axle , bigger caravans than ours make the trip since we came home !
@NomiHattingh 2 ай бұрын
👌👌👏👏 excellent, Alfred!
@GayleBosworth 2 ай бұрын
Hi Tiny, I find your videos very helpful. I’ve learned a lot about the construction of the vans and simple things like where to spray WD40 on a regular basis is helpful to me. Also what areas of our new Esperance to monitor for change. Thanks for your time sharing your experience.
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 2 ай бұрын
@@GayleBosworth I don’t know much about the Esperance but I suspect that the vans are similar. I suggest checking that all the screws used in the van and make sure they are tight. Don’t over tighten them as the wood used in the cabinets is very soft, butter still loctite all the screws that go into cabinetry with wood loctite.
@SeekingNatureAus 2 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing its been really helpful for us as new owners as to what to watch out for.
@philreid4966 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Alfred for such a comprehensive report on your issues and your fixes . Unfortunately it does not leave me with a lot of confidence in the ability of the manufacturer of an expensive off road caravan . When we get our Hurricane we will be going over it in detail to ensure everything is done as it should be . Travelled with a friend with a Chameleon Liberty for three months and learnt of his many fixes of things that Crusader did not do or not well enough. Forewarned with what we have learnt from your experiences and his also we will be checking ours out comprehensively before we leave the dealer . Thankyou .
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 2 ай бұрын
@@philreid4966 yes you need to go thru everything with a fine tooth comb and not accept it as is. Our van was delayed twice and we had to cancel so many prime site bookings and when it arrived 2 weeks before the third set of bookings we decided to take the van as was and sort it along the way. I have reported all the hand over issues to the factory and I just hope they come to the party.
@chrismutch5990 2 ай бұрын
I have just sat and watched your video Alfred and spent most of the time just shaking my head ! You are such a patient man, really good that you have problem solved so many fixes yourself and not let it spoil your trip. I hope there isn’t much more that can actually break or come adrift 🫣 Yes we drive on unsealed ,rough roads and tracks, but as you say…that’s what the caravan was supposedly built to withstand …that’s why they are so bl***y expensive ! Really good that you are video documenting all the faults as you go too.
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 2 ай бұрын
@@chrismutch5990 cheers Chris, it’s all for when we get older and can’t travel like this anymore, then there will be so many good memories to look back on.
@karenmc9298 2 ай бұрын
Interesting video Alfred and well done to your problem solving skills. I have the same problem with the microwave and fridge door. Will be dealing directly with Dometic and a registered service agent. Had someone look at in Broome. He said the DLugs on the strips are flimsy and a common issue. All mine are broken.
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 2 ай бұрын
@@karenmc9298 thanks for the tip will do the same.
@kooraka 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Alfred. My shower door was catching on the lower corner also and was becoming a little annoying. The weight of the door is taken on the lower pivot. I made a plastic washer with a cut from edge to centre then lifted the door a little and pushed the washer on to the lower pivot. The washer is about 20 mm diameter, about 1 mm thick with a 5 mm hole. Seems to be working for me!😀
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 2 ай бұрын
Cheers! I will try that! My top pivot hinge has some play, is that normal? does yours have it too?
@kooraka 2 ай бұрын
@@TinyOnTour-bm7td My top pivot does not have any play. I wonder how those little pivot bushings come out.
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 2 ай бұрын
@@kooraka sadly mine has quite a lot of sideways play
@NomiHattingh 2 ай бұрын
👌👌👏👏🌷🌷
@unpluggedkiwi1063 2 ай бұрын
The big question .....Would you buy the same caravan again?
@TinyOnTour-bm7td 2 ай бұрын
The answer to that is not so simple. I would buy one of the newer designs with the curved back. When I ordered mine I was told it would have the curved back but when it came the had the back wall as a seperate piece, so the van has to sit front low for water to drain. The curved back means the van van can sit level and the AC water and rain water can drain. Also only if Crusader will put it in writing that the electronics selected will be installed as per the manufactures instructions and not just how the installer wants to do it. I would order another with no loo and install a composting loo. Also only if I was assured that all installations of appliances will be secured with Loctite on the screws. The van itself has had no issues, the issues are due to how the appliances were installed.