Natives,
Is it feasible to drive from Melbourne to Perth in
a small motor home? What is the price of gas in Aus ?
http://www.motorhomesworldwide.com/
Paul Lamar
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Just to give an idea of the distance involved it takes about 4 hours
flying time in commercial jets
to go from Melbourne to Perth.
It is about 3500 kilometres total distance you could expect to take
about 5-6 days averaging approx
8 hours per day with stops, longer if you want to take easy. Just in
case, make sure you carry extra
water and at least a mobile that connects to the Telstra NextG network
(dearest telco in AUS) but they
have the greatest coverage in Rural Aus and no most phones unless they
are designed to, do not
connect to the frequencies that NextG uses.
try using the following link it gives you directions and maps to
almost everywhere in Australia.
http://www.whereis.com.au <http://www.whereis.com.au/>
Regards DavidG (Aus Melbourne)
Thanks David.
I usually use google maps as I can get an idea of the topography.
Paul Lamar
Paul,
Traveling in Australia is similar to traveling in the US. I have
been right
around the US and right around Australia on my motorbike - camped
out every
night. Remember to travel on the LEFT side of the road, but you have
been
here before.
In the US you have RV parks, we have Caravan parks - the 'Big 4' caravan
parks are good, there are others as well. If you get a idea of where
the Big
4 caravan parks are and work toward traveling distances between known
camping spots, you won't go too far wrong.
Speak to others who are traveling, this also helps. Don't expect the
roads
to be as good as in the US and don't expect the signs to be as good
either.
A local cheap GPS would be a great idea, even for us natives.
Allow enough time to travel at a reasonable speed and enjoy the
scenery. If
you exceed the 100 kph expect tickets, I guarantee you will get them.
The exchange rate is good for you at the moment.
George (down under)
Thanks George.
Paul Lamar
Hi Paul
When you are in Perth, how would you feel about getting together any
rotary builders and sharing around a table key systems:
Water Cooling, Oil Cooling, Exhaust, Intake, Fuel, Mount, Aerodynamics
associated with cooling etc.
I’m happy to get in contact with people but I don’t know many of them.
I know Ian Beadle and I’ve met Don Dunbar.
Do you have contact numbers for others?
Steve Izett
Perth WA
Thats OK with me. Some old subscribers will be bored :) Last time
we had a Perth Rotor Heads dinner down town at a central location.
I have not heard from Dave McCandless since August 2008. I think he
was working with Don. He owns a Stinson kept at Serpentine. There
may be others whose names escapes me right at the
moment. If you are reading this and live near Perth please chime in.
I'll bring a couple of my cooling books.
Paul Lamar
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