As part of our 'Down Under' trip from UK this December we plan a route in the motorhome from Clermont to Adelaide. Any help or advice on campgrounds along the way, places to stop (and places not to stop), interesting sights would be appreciated.
A question: I calculate the distance at 2,500 kms, mostly Outback. Is 12 days enough time to do the journey justice?
H1 NAT
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G'Day Hi Nat, the distance is not a problem, a little over 200 km per day, the time allowed is very tight for sight seeing, I doubt a month would be enough to see it all.
As a matter of interest are you aware of temperature in outback OZ in Dec? 40C is pretty normal a this time.
Many thanks for your helpful responses. Our proposed route is Mackay - Clermont - Emerald - Rolleston - Roma - Charleville - Cunnamulla - Bourke - Cobar - Broken Hill - Adelaide, but any suggestions would be appreciated.
We did experience 46 degrees C in Alice Springs some years back, and similar in Saudi Arabia - but that doesn't mean it's easy to live with - far from it, and we will do our best to be careful.
Thanks for the WikiCamps - it's a great place, pity its's not yet on laptops, but we will get it on our I-phones, though not sure yet how we're going to use them in Australia.
Hi Nat
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Terry
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead
Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow
Do not walk beside me, for the path I tread is narrow
In fact just bugger off and leave me alone
Safe and happy travelling while you are out here in Oz, maybe a good idea to also have plan B in place due to the time of year your are out here, as around this time of year in some of the places you intend to travel is what we call the wet season,so in some areas the roads maybe cut or closed.
Thanks Herbie, in your opinion how far south will I have to go before I can be sure I've left 'the wet' behind? Terry
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Terry
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead
Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow
Do not walk beside me, for the path I tread is narrow
In fact just bugger off and leave me alone
Many thanks for your helpful responses. Our proposed route is Mackay - Clermont - Emerald - Rolleston - Roma - Charleville - Cunnamulla - Bourke - Cobar - Broken Hill - Adelaide, but any suggestions would be appreciated.
We did experience 46 degrees C in Alice Springs some years back, and similar in Saudi Arabia - but that doesn't mean it's easy to live with - far from it, and we will do our best to be careful.
Thanks for the WikiCamps - it's a great place, pity its's not yet on laptops, but we will get it on our I-phones, though not sure yet how we're going to use them in Australia.
Hi Nat
Just travelled this route over the last 4 1/2 months. Animals are a BIG hazard west of Roma particularly, the worst we have seen since the end of the drought in 2003. The "pick" on the side of the road is the only food in some areas.
Be very careful,,,,, heaps of emus on the move and pigs too especially around water troughs/dams and tanks
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Thanks for that Baz, all the help we get from Grey Nomads goes into our log sheets. It all helps. Terry
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Terry
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead
Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow
Do not walk beside me, for the path I tread is narrow
In fact just bugger off and leave me alone
