Tentative!
Leave LA Monday night 10 PM May 13th.
Arrive Melbourne Wednesday 2:45 PM with stop over in Sydney.
Take boat to Tasmania the next day.
Stay 2 days. Take boat back.
No time for Adelaide.
Fly to Perth. Visit the Perth group.  Stay 3 days? Maybe 4.
Take pictures of Ian's airplane. Go for a ride.
Fly to Darwin. Visit aviation museum. Stay 2 days.
Fly to Brisbane. Be there by the 27th.
Pick up 172. Spend two weeks flying around in the outback.
Alice Springs, Ayres Rock, etc. etc. and Great
Barrier Reef island.
Return 172 to Brisbane June 12th.
Take train to Sydney or drive. Visit Jap Performance
and get another 90-91 turbo exhaust manifold and take
pictures of anything else that looks interesting.
Return to LA.

Any feedback on this from my Aussie friends?
Does it sound practical and doable?

Paul Lamar

Paul,

Brisbane/Sydney: Train ( www.countrylink.nsw.gov.au/ ). About 14 hours,
day or night, only 9 twin sleepers per train, book early. Sleeper
leaves BBN 1900 and arrives SY 1100. Fare for sleeper about $220 pp.
Same as air fare, discount? Air trip 1.5 hours. Drive is 1 hard day or
take your time, very pretty. Road is not good in spots.

Ayres Rock (YAYE) "Uluru" and The Olgas, only one resort: see sunset at
rock. Plenty of tour buses or hire car. One night enough IMHO.

Alice Springs (YBAS) is busy centre. Plenty of motels  See Telegraph
Station Museum. One night enough IMHO.

Barrier Reef: Hamilton Island (YBHM) is upper to top class. Plenty of
boat trips to reef and cruising etc. Also ferry service to other resort
islands. Lindeman Island (YLIN) is one resort island, but same trips
available. Alternative is land at Proserpine (YBPN) on mainland and take
boat to an island. Same trips to reef etc. are available from mainland.
Various helicopter services also available.

Coober Pedy (YCBP) Opal mining, underground Motel,  mine visits. Another
1 night IMHO.

Cloncurry (YCCY)  near Mt Isa (copper). Interesting channel country.
Birthplace of Qantas.

Qld.coast  is very scenic, while inland goes on for ever. This is my
summation from my helicopter trips at about 95 Knts 500 AGL. I am a water
person.

Colin Smith

Thanks Colin.

Paul Lamar
 
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