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| posted on May 29th, 2004 at 11:23 AM |
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ROAD TRIPPIN?
hey all, just after some opinions on a vacation i'm thinking of having. probably august/september i'm planning on taking a week off and suprising
the missus with a bit of a road trip along the lower parts of aus. my intentions are to fly from brisbane to adelaide and hire a car (maybe camper?)
and do the great ocean road drive and end up in melbourne/maybe even sydney.fly home.
from your past experiences, is a week long enough to enjoy the sights from adelaide to sydney?? or should i just stick to adelaide to melbourne?? and
is a camper a better option or car??
budget isnt much of a problem, just want something totally relaxing and enjoyable so i can show my kiwi girlfriend the sights australia has to
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| posted on May 29th, 2004 at 11:33 AM |
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Don't do it! It's too little time. You'll be on a tighter schedule than a Japanese Tour group.
Adelaide to Melbourne is cool for a week, particularly in a camper. The great ocean road rocks. Did it in my old camper and it was cool. There are
good caravan parks all over the show.
It's a bit cold though at this time of year. Don't forget to take your plank and steamer. If you cant surf, learn! Some of those breaks are amongst
the best in Oz.
On the other hand, Melb to Sydney is also quite cool. My pref is the GOR tho'. All the best!
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| posted on May 29th, 2004 at 12:00 PM |
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the vw club of victoria is having a 6 day tour around victoria in october10-15,about 1500km's
taking in the gippsland lakes,the high country,goulburn murray waters,the goldfields,the grampiansand the great ocean road.
i reckon this would be ideal for you and you get to cruise with vw's!
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| posted on May 31st, 2004 at 03:40 PM |
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thanks for the tip vwombat, yeah i thought it'd be too much time drivin and not enought time enjoyin. i'll bring the board out of retirement i
think!!! anyone else got some tales to tell of the great ocean road trip?? what are must see sights??? |
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| posted on May 31st, 2004 at 05:31 PM |
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We had the best car park at the 12 apostles. We parked, set up the pop top, opened our slider and ate dinner while the sun set.
It's all good tho'. Take your time and you'll see it all. I liked Apollo Bay a lot. Good place to camp.
URGENT - some of those roads are really twisty. Keep well under the speed limit when you have a heavy camper, and try not to travel at night. I almost
lost it on one corner. Would have been a nice little flying trip down to a fiery, crunchy, wet death. Just a tip!
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| posted on June 1st, 2004 at 04:01 PM |
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wow, sounds like a good ol' memory you have there vwombat. it sounds the go alright so i might start bookin air fares and the camper soon.....thanks
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| posted on June 1st, 2004 at 04:25 PM |
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fergettaboutdit! I'll never be able to repay everyone for the advice I've gotten on here. Pass on the love Man!
Everybody sing now - "Kumbayah My Lord, Kumbayah..."
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