Mornin, hope the weather holds ! have had 2 mths in the van in Tassie, we have just booked to cross over again on the 4/march for 4 wks on the bike, as we are tentin all the way FINGERS CROSSED!!..... leavin wagin bout the 10th feb..........
Bruce and Bev - #1 drive-on/off. Tight fit once you are inside, but easily doable. Troy drove our bus (8.5m) on easily; first time, he'd driven it for the first time from Adelaide to Melbourne after getting his licence 18 months earlier, and not using it til we picked up the bus, second time, he'd driven it to the mechanic, then the boat, after a similar non-drive period.
#2 - who can say, I think it's personal preference - look at booking AT LEAST 6 months in advance. Start looking early, look every day, have a large window to travel in. Avoid holiday periods.
#3 - they allow 12 hours, but it takes at least 1-2 of lining up to get on, and depending on where you are in the line, get off.
#4 - get a cabin if you can. Price may be higher, but the comfort is worth it. That being said, we paid more MEL-DPO on seats than the other way, with a cabin to ourselves.
#5 - take food, and personal entertainment. What you can get on board is exxy and limited.
#6 - have fun. Tassie is beautiful, but the weather is super-changeable, and can be expensive. Treat it as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and spend/live/sightsee accordingly while there.
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The Mobile Madhouse: me (Rosie), him (Troy), a kelpie, a kelpie-dingo, a husky & a rainbow lorikeet.
Hi jules n billeeeee, yer, tooooo hot t ride the nullabor in jan, so leavin mid feb, & not rushin, is ''spida'' stayin there f awhile??.......yep cya in oct. will try t get t seabird maybe as well....
