Thread 99428: Gunbarrel Hwy @ New Years

Whose planned journey Paul? Who are you referring to?

Good question Paul. So often on here people spend a fair bit of time providing advice in response to all sorts of questions - but so often there is no feedback, either in the short or long term. As in this case.

So please posters, if you ask a question do try to come back and tell us how you got on. That way we all may get to learn a bit more.

Cheers,

Val

Getting back to the question.

I recall taking two of my kids, about 6 and 9 at the time, on a trip to the Pilbara in September/October one year. The daytime temps got really high, around the 40°C mark, and this was just bearable if you stayed in the air cond all the time.

But the reality is that kids, and adults, need to get out of the car from time to time to stretch the legs, look around, explore, climb a hill and enjoy the journey. That is nigh impossible in those high temp, or maybe not impossible, but certainly not enjoyable. i.e divorce material.

Worse comes at night when the temps don't drop to what we are used to for a comfortable sleep. And there is often no breeze, let alone a sea breeze. After one horrid night in the Kennedy Ranges, I promised the kids we'd stay in air cond the rest of the trip. At least that made the nights bearable.

I see you sig says you are from Kalgoorlie, so you'd understand the temperatures you're likely to face. Added to the increased load on vehicle systems that increases chance of breakages, it's a good reason to not travel unless you have to.

Tim