Tag: groundtravel
We had two choices of how to return to Sydney; take the Hume highway that we took for several hours from Canberra into Victoria state, or a more scenic route. The choice was obvious, the scenic route between Melbourne and Sydney!
After returning from the ANZAC sunrise ceremony and a quick nap, we were up and ready for the rest of the day. The goal: Return to Hobart without having to navigate hairpins or switchbacks.
It wasn’t until we left Hobart that we came across a road sign indicating that the route we were taking was special, we drove Tasmania’s Great Eastern Drive. Even though daylight ran out before we got to Launceston this is a worthwhile route to take.
Continue reading “2018 – Part 25 – Great Eastern Drive to Launceston”
Our drive to Melbourne was around 500 km and would have us stopping several times throughout the day. How scenic were these stops?
Initially, they started modestly on the first part of our drive.
Continue reading “2018 – Part 17a – Off to the Great Ocean Road”
Somewhere in a prior post, I mentioned that one part of our trip plan for Australia was to minimize the amount of back tracking, or taking the same route twice. Today was a result of not wanting to travel the same road.
Continue reading “2018 – Part 14 – Driving 1,000km in one day”