This week after Easter is when I'll head to Cairns, probably Friday, Saturday and Sunday, about 750km a day.

 

Google reckons the shortest way is through Walgett, Lightning Ridge, stay in St George, next day through Roma, Emerald, Clermont to Belyando Crossing, and the last day goes through Charters Towers to the sea and then Townsville to Cairns.

 

If you're on the route I might get time for a quick cup of tea or a beer...

Not saying its right or wrong but sometimes google can get the directions wrong and take you on the longest route.

 

When i was down in victoria at heathcote i had to take mum over to beaufort. Google maps reckoned the shortest way was down to bacchus marsh and up to beaufort. Almost 3 hours. The garmin navigation was a more direct route that reckoned a touch under 2 hours.

That's a big difference! This is 2300Km up the inland route, or 2550km if I go through Kingaroy, so I reckon I'll go straight up and catch the house in K'roy on the way back.

 

Currently it looks like 720km to St George, next day 710Km to Clermont, third day 860km to Cairns. 6lb/in chopped Falcon springs... I don't think so!

 

A month or two in Cairns painting the house ready for sale and then a week in K'roy fixing the roof there. Might catch up with you on the trip from there back to Orange

Dang that's a long drive

Might catch up with you on the trip from there back to Orange

Sounds like a plan

Yeah, its a big country.. I have to get 600km per tank and fill up at the right places.

 

All the house-fixing/painting gear fits in the car (plus the beer fridge!) & the boot is still empty for the microwave and kitchen gear/food. Then three T-shirts, 2x shorts and 3x underpants! Oh, and a towel in case I have to hitchhike!

 

...and one tyre has a slow leak where the wheel weight was under the bead. So that is a pump-up each morning. :(