18 June 2005

Road trip Road trip...
looks like, i need to get more sleep now, incase i screw up in the cold.

here's the likely timetable, all planned and served on a silver platter.

26th of June (Sunday)

- 2000hrs 1st Group to Leave Wollongong for Melbourne (Only applicable to those moving off from Wollongong.

27th of June (Monday)

- 0200hrs Reach Albury for Rest and Refuel
- 0530hrs Reach Werribee to Rest and Refuel and have breakfast and await for 2nd Group to arrive (Werribee, about 27 km south-west of Melbourne, is midway on the Princes Highway to Geelong. It is situated on the Werribee River, which has its headwaters north of Ballan.)

- 0630hrs Arrival of 2nd Group and reorganize
- 0700hrs Leave for the Great Ocean Road
- 0800hrs Stop by at Torquay to shop and look for information and maps from the Info center
- 1000hrs Arrive at Otway National Park, explore the place till 1300hrs (have lunch there)
- 1300hrs Leave for Port Campbell, explore the place till sunset at around 1730hrs
- 1800hrs Leave for Warrnambool
- 1900hrs Arrive at Warrnambool, Rest and Refuel and have dinner there, then leave for Dunkeld
- 2030hrs Arrive at Dunkeld, search for a campsite in the Grampians

28th of June (Tuesday)

- 0630hrs Rise and Shine, Pack up camp and have breakfast. Spend the rest of the day till 1730hrs (maybe earlier) exploring the Grampians. Get information from Hallgap’s info center about the Grampians’ attractions.
- 1730hrs Have dinner and head towards Adelaide and HOPE to find a cheap motel along the way to rest for the night. Be prepare to camp if no motel is found.

29th of June (Wednesday)

- 0630hrs Rise up, have breakfast and prepare to head into Adelaide City, but if motel is close to Adelaide City, we will rise at 0800hrs and spend the rest of the day till 1730hrs (maybe earlier) checking out the city.
- 1730hrs Have dinner and leave for Flinders Ranges
- 2200hrs Arrive at Flinders Ranges (Wilpena), search for a campsite.

30th of June (Thursday)

- 0630hrs Rise and Shine, Pack up camp and have breakfast. Spend the rest of the day till 1730hrs (maybe earlier) exploring the Flinders Ranges. Get information from Wilpena info center about the Flinders Ranges’ attractions.
- 1730hrs Have dinner and leave for Broken Hill and HOPE to find a cheap motel in there else head straight to Kinchega National Park and look for a camp ground.

1st of July (Friday)

- 0630hrs Rise and Shine, Pack up camp if needed, have breakfast and head for Mungo National Park
- 1000hrs Arrive at Mungo National Park and spend the rest of the day till 1200hrs exploring the National Park.
- 1200hrs Have Lunch and reorganize as 1st group departs for Wollongong and 2nd group departs for Melbourne.


1st Group should arrive Wollongong by 2230hrs 1st July
2nd Group should arrive Melbourne by 1900hrs 1st July



As it is...this is a likely plan.
My friend ends this plan with this little note, (his the one who planned it),
A plan is just a plan, we normally try to stick to it, but in most situation we can’t due to factors like being overly distraction by everything that we see along the way, waking up late in the morning and screwing the whole day’s timing up, getting lost and finding our way around, taking a long time to eat, breaking down of vehicles, injuries, meteor impact, Tsunami, attacked by kangaroos and koalas, alien invasion and many many many other variables that is beyond our control. From my experience in the pass road trips that I have done, the worst thing that can happen will happen, so be prepared. You may want to start off with writing your will.
so here's my legacy for posterity...if i dont return...its probably the cute koalas turned Fugly...or aliens have deemed me a social hazard and taken me back for experiments, or...i decided life's a bitch and have run off to join the circus...
Geesh.
such optimism.
I'ii enjoy it, i know...Man...How long havent i done anything exciting?

*rubs grubby paws together*

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