AnswerID: 279586 Submitted: Thursday, Jan 03, 2008 at 17:57
Max - Sydney
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Hi Greg
You've had lots of replies about stuff to take, but not much on where to go or where to do the research!
A few thoughts that might get you started:
1. Have you read all the "treks" and "places" on ExplorOz?
2. Get on to the web sites of the
Queensland and NSW National Parks, the major tourist areas like
Broken Hill,
Birdsville,
Corner Country etc. Ring them up if you need more info though you can usually get all the good stuff when you get there.
2. In the time you have and the very sound aim to spend quality time in
places rather than scream through many
places and go long distances, I'd suggest that you look at
south west Queensland including
Birdsville and Currawinya NP as well as the towns like
Cunnamulla etc, "Corner Country" (around Cameron's Corner, including Innaminka, Coongie Lakes, Dig Tree, Cameron's Corner,
Sturt National Park), and western NSW (
Tibooburra,
Broken Hill, Mootawingie National Park,
Menindee and maybe
Bourke. That would put you on track to get to
Oberon as part of that loop.
3. Personally I would not try to tie your daughter to routine school work. I have seen a lot of families
on the road whose teachers have just suggested the kids work on a big trip diary. Do a page every day or two, put in photos, maps and anything else she collects. And if she writes up what she sees, she will be doing English, spelling, geography and history, and keeping track of kilometres will take care of the arithmetic. She can get the ideas from info centres, interpretive boards everywhere, and especially in National Parks (eg the
Kinchega wool shed, the homestead in Sturt NP etc etc etc)
Mate you are going to have a ball - and half the fun is planning where to go and where to camp and what to not see because you can only do so much.
You have got plenty of gear, big green signs even on outback roads will look after the
navigation, and just make sure you have some decent maps and a good supply of water, never pass a fuel stop without filling up (once off the blacktop) and drive slower than you think safe and all will go well.
Enjoy the planning and the trip will be a hoot. Have a great time!
Max
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