Trip starts on Sunday, 19 2004f December, 2004
- New South Wales
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19 December (
1105 kms in 4 days ,276.25 daily, 1105 total )
Sydney,
Drive down the coast to Melbourne via Mallacoota (575kms from Sydney).
- Total days in New South Wales were
4 , total distance travelled was
1105
kms
- Victoria
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23 December (
0 kms in 10 days 1105 total )
Melbourne,
Chill out in Melbourne
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2 January (
1000 kms in 4 days ,250 daily, 2105 total )
Adelaide,
Drive to Adelaide along the Great Ocean Road, stopping at the Grampians
- Total days in Victoria were
14 , total distance travelled was
1000
kms
- South Australia
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6 January (
1 day )
Adelaide,
Rent a 4WD and drive down to Cape Jervis to get the ferry to Kangaroo island
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7 January (
0 kms in 3 days 2105 total )
Kangaroo Island,
Explore Kangaroo island
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10 January (
0 kms in 1 day 2105 total )
Adelaide,
Drive back to Adelaide and collect a rental car
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11 January (
650 kms in 1 day 2755 total )
Adelaide,
Big drive from Adelaide to Port Lincoln
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12 January (
1 day )
Port Lincoln,
Dive with great whites !!!!
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13 January (
1831 kms in 3 days , 610.333333333 daily, 4586 total )
Nullarbor Plain,
Drive across the Nullarbor to Esperance...
- Total days in South Australia were
10 , total distance travelled was
2481
kms
- West Australia
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16 January (
0 kms in 1 day 4586 total )
Esperance,
Recover from drive!
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17 January (
480 kms in 1 day 5066 total )
Albany,
Drive to Albany, stopping at beaches along the way!
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18 January (
370 kms in 3 days ,123.333333333 daily, 5436 total )
Margaret River,
Drive to Margaret river via the Valley of the Giants. While in MR, do some surfing and wine tasting
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21 January (
270 kms in 2 days ,135 daily, 5706 total )
Freo,
Chill out in Freo, and go out to Rottnest Island for a night
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23 January (
2 days )
Perth,
Head up to Perth and relax, spending a day in the Swan Valley
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25 January (
600 kms in 1 day 6306 total )
Kalbarri,
Get bus to Kalbari (easyrider or greyhound). Check out the Pinnacles while there and do some sandboarding!
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26 January (
375 kms in 1 day 6681 total )
Denham,
Drive up to Shark Bay and go to Monkey Mia, then spend the night in Denham
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27 January (
572 kms in 1 day 7253 total )
Coral Bay,
Stop off at Hamelin and then drive up to Coral Bay
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28 January (
2 days )
Coral Bay,
Relax in Coral Bay for a day (some buggy driving, snorkelling and diving!)
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30 January (
175 kms in 3 days ,58.3333333333 daily, 7428 total )
Exmouth,
Chill out, dive Murat pier and Muiron islands
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2 February (
1600 kms in 1 day 9028 total )
Broome,
Get bus to Broome from Exmouth
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3 February (
0 kms in 4 days 9028 total )
Broome,
Chill! (dive the outer reefs!?)
- Total days in West Australia were
22 , total distance travelled was
4442
kms
- Northern Territories
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7 February (
2080 kms in 1 day 11108 total )
Darwin,
Fly from Broome to Darwin
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8 February (
300 kms in 2 days ,150 daily, 11408 total )
Kakadu NP,
Explore the Kakadu national Park
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10 February (
350 kms in 2 days ,175 daily, 11758 total )
Litchfield NP,
Explore the Litchfield national Park
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12 February (
150 kms in 3 days ,50 daily, 11908 total )
Darwin,
Drive to Darwin, and chill out there
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15 February (
1500 kms in 1 day 13408 total )
The Ghan!,
Get the Ghan down from Darwin to Alice! Huzzah! Places are available, would leave darwin on the 16th of February
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16 February (
450 kms in 3 days ,150 daily, 13858 total )
Alice Springs,
Drive out to Uluru from Alice and see everything out there (kings canyon etc)
- Total days in Northern Territories were
12 , total distance travelled was
4830
kms
- Tasmania
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19 February (
0 kms in 7 days 13858 total )
Cradle Mountain National Park,
Do the Overland Trail!
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26 February (
0 kms in 3 days 13858 total )
Cradle Mountain Luxury spa,
Recover in a luxury spa place for a few days!
- Total days in Tasmania were
10
- New South Wales
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1 March (
2 days )
Sydney,
Recover!
- Total days in New South Wales were
2
- New Zealand
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3 March (
30 days )
Auckland,
Fly to New Zealand and see lots of stuff
- Total days in New Zealand were
30
- Cambodia
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2 April (
7 days )
Angkor Wat,
Explore Cambodia
- Total days in Cambodia were
7
- Laos
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9 April (
0 kms in 7 days 13858 total )
Vientienne,
Explore Laos
- Total days in Laos were
7
- Thailand
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16 April (
14 days )
Bangkok, then islands,
Explore some of Thailand then chill!
- Total days in Thailand were
14
- Ireland
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30 April (
1 day )
Dublin,
Fly back to Ireland