I’ve worked out my ‘great Australian adventure’. Here’s an image of the route:
Over 18,000km, taking me 40 days. Here’s how I’ve planned it out:
- HOME
- Leave Canberra, head to the east coast.
- VICTORIA
- Follow the coastline down to south of Melbourne.
- Head across to Ballarat, enjoy some tourist attractions I remember from my childhood.
- Head south to the coastline.
- SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- Follow the coastline to Adelaide.
- Head north to Pt Augusta.
- Head southwest to the Great Australian Bight.
- WESTERN AUSTRALIA
- Follow the coastline across the Nullarbor Plain, do some whale spotting.
- Head north to Kalgoorlie.
- Explore some gold mines.
- Head west to Perth.
- Rest, spend a few days with my friend Mel.
- Head north, do some National Park tours (The Pinnacles, etc).
- Continue north, feed some dolphins (Monkey Mia).
- Head northeast.
- NORTHERN TERRITORY
- Explore some more National Parks (The Bungle Bungles, Kakadu, Katherine Gorge).
- Head north to Darwin, resting there for a couple days.
- Head south to Alice Springs.
- Do more National Park tours (Uluru / Ayers Rock, Olgas, etc).
- Head north again for a bit, then east to Queensland.
- QUEENSLAND
- Spend a couple of days in Cairns.
- Tour the Great Barrier Reef.
- Head south to Whitsunday Islands.
- Take a 3-day sailing trip around the islands.
- Head south to Brisbane, catching up with a friend of mine.
- Rest in Brisbane a few days.
- HOME
- Head south, ending up back home.
I think it’s going to be quite an adventure. Lots of research, plans, preparations, bookings…. Wheee!
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