Solo ladies travelling...are there more these days?

"How do they change tyres?"

Why, they just bat their eyelashes Footy. Maybe pout a little.
Us mere males fall over ourselves to help a damsel in distress.

Some females have served their apprenticeship as grease monkeys and know more about vehicles than you or I:-))

We met an elderly woman last year, travelling in a Brits style van. She asked if she could camp near us and we said yes, realising that she probably did this everywhere as a precaution. She did have a huge dog though, which would frighten off the most determined mugger. She took him to the amenities with her, everytime. The most annoying thing we found, was the sliding van door on her trips to the loo in the middle of the night, it never closed on the first slam. Damn slam x 3, going and coming!
OzeSheila.

I'd say outdated fossil :-)

I know of numerous women who travel alone throughtout Australia and they seem to have no trouble. It all comes down to what others have mentioned in previous posts "being prepared".

My mother travelling extensively by herself for many years and never had a problem. Her best friend also travelled alone, albeit with 2 adult disabled sibilings. Another women friend is completely deaf (which may make it more difficult to communicate with others when travelling) however she has been travelling for some time now, and has found that it is, if nothing else, a good conversation starter.

There is no reason a women can't travel, even by herself. Many i have met are better prepared than many others, myself included, when travelling.

Good on them i say :-)

Andrew

Preparation...good point.. How do they change tyres? Do you back the wheelnuts
off after the rattle gun so your lady has a chance of changeing a tyre should she be
unable to get assistance. Whist speaking to a lone lady traveller in a small motorhome at Barkly Homestead recently, I was pleased to hear that she couldnt
even roll up her awning without offers of help & had no bad experiences on the
road. Reinforces my belief that fellow travellers are your asset not vice versa.

goodday footy
a couple of years ago we at noulangie rock when an elderly lady (late 70,s early 80's ) pedalled up vey thin very fit not much on the tent and a few bits had ridden from MELBOURNE was having alook around she was going to camp at 1 of the falls but we had to tell her they were closed as the rangers were trying to trap a croc very blarsey she said ah well back to the side of the road?????

steve

Hi Footy,
My wife and son who was 8 at the time decided to walk into the colo gorge a few years back. They did bot even do down a track but the t3 route I think it was called.
wife would have got bushed on way out but my little fellow pionted out where she had taken a wrong turn . She is an experienced bush walker. Can not get her to drive the boat though strange
Cheers Pete

Its good to raise this stuff, Footloose. Women have been travelling around on thier own for years. As you know, they also climb everest, run marathons, bear children. None of it's easy of course. As for changing tyres, they probably do it the same way as I do-jack up the car, remove the one with the gash in the sidewall and relace it with the good one. Its true that most of us don't have the same upper body strength as men and it is scary travelling in remote areas. Our biggest hassle? The Ugly Australian. Fortunately the vast majority of men I've met on my travels are terrific- friendly, helpful, and just wanting to enjoy the great outdoors as I do. Others, sadly, are angry, dangerous, have a chip on their shoulder and lack control. They are the ones that impede on not only the right of women but of other men to travel around freely and without fear.

I hope we're all still enjoying our travels well past our 70's, regardless of gender or whether we are single, married or whatever.

Linda