Hi, let me introduce myself, I am Nicky, hubby is Alan and we have one very spoilt English Staffy called Bobby, we have sold our family home and will be leaving Adelaide in late August/early September for the big lap, we are new to this and are undecided which way to head from Adelaide, hubby wants to head west, but i am a bit worried about the weather at that time of year.
Any advice would be very welcome, we have a AWD car and will be towing a caravan, we wont be going off-roading and need to avoid dog unfriendly places.
Thanks
Nicky
Dougwe said
06:45 PM Apr 15, 2016
Welcome to the gang Nicky and Alan, enjoy here and out in the playground.
I could be out a bit here but leaving at that time of year could find you going across the top, either way, in the " wet season " and probably not a good idea. Just my thoughts though as I have not done that yet.
Keep Safe on the roads
Peter_n_Margaret said
07:12 PM Apr 16, 2016
I suggest you explore SA, Vic, Tassi and NSW first and head north after April.
No way you will get a full lap in.
Cheers,
Peter
Nicky said
12:44 PM Apr 18, 2016
Thanks Guys, we will be on the road full time for about 12 months so hope to see as much as we can in that time, as we are leaving SA in our winter, would you recommend heading north straight away?
brickies said
01:24 PM Apr 18, 2016
We leave northern Australia by the end of September .If you have not been in Northern Australia in summer you are in for a hot surprise , Southern Australia in summer northern Australia in Winter .
Delta18 said
01:48 PM Apr 18, 2016
Nicky wrote:
Thanks Guys, we will be on the road full time for about 12 months so hope to see as much as we can in that time, as we are leaving SA in our winter, would you recommend heading north straight away?
Leaving "late August or early September" you have already had winter in Adelaide. You are leaving in Spring.
It can still be done, explore Yorke Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, Port Lincoln & the West Coast.
Across to Esperance then enjoy WA's beautiful Southwest during Summer where daily temperatures can be 15c lower than Perth.
By February you could be heading North, slowly. There is much to see & do on the West Coast.
Pilbara & up to Kimberly & across to Darwin will take you to May / June. Better start heading South tho Adelaide if you only want to be away a year.
Adelaide in July.
This is assuming you are like most people & try to avoid the North in Summer, you may love the heat & humidity. In this case go north from Adelaide and decide in Darwin whether to turn right or left. Either way 12 months is not enough for a full lap & see anything.
Hi, let me introduce myself, I am Nicky, hubby is Alan and we have one very spoilt English Staffy called Bobby, we have sold our family home and will be leaving Adelaide in late August/early September for the big lap, we are new to this and are undecided which way to head from Adelaide, hubby wants to head west, but i am a bit worried about the weather at that time of year.
Any advice would be very welcome, we have a AWD car and will be towing a caravan, we wont be going off-roading and need to avoid dog unfriendly places.
Thanks
Nicky
I could be out a bit here but leaving at that time of year could find you going across the top, either way, in the " wet season " and probably not a good idea. Just my thoughts though as I have not done that yet.
Keep Safe on the roads
No way you will get a full lap in.
Cheers,
Peter
Leaving "late August or early September" you have already had winter in Adelaide. You are leaving in Spring.
It can still be done, explore Yorke Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula, Port Lincoln & the West Coast.
Across to Esperance then enjoy WA's beautiful Southwest during Summer where daily temperatures can be 15c lower than Perth.
By February you could be heading North, slowly. There is much to see & do on the West Coast.
Pilbara & up to Kimberly & across to Darwin will take you to May / June. Better start heading South tho Adelaide if you only want to be away a year.
Adelaide in July.
This is assuming you are like most people & try to avoid the North in Summer, you may love the heat & humidity. In this case go north from Adelaide and decide in Darwin whether to turn right or left. Either way 12 months is not enough for a full lap & see anything.
Cheers Neil