Half Lap - 4 kids, 3 months

Submitted: Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016 at 21:27
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Hi All,

We have an opportunity to take 3 months Long Service Leave next year and want to do a half lap. So the question is how much can we sensibly fit in? I know it all depends on what we want to do but any advice would be appreciated!

With school, work etc it is unlikely we will get another, longer opportunity in the foreseeable future. We can do closer to home (Melbourne) in short trips but would really love to see WA / NT.

The high level plan:
- July - September 2017 (13 weeks)
- 4 kids (all girls, will be aged 12, 10, 8 and 3)
- planning to get a Jayco Expanda to fit us all in and a Land cruiser 200
- we will borrow/hire a similar van for a few smaller trips to get a feel for it
- as a general preference would prefer to see fewer places but take some time
- previous road trips suggest our mental health would benefit from limiting driving to a max of 500 to 600km per day
- have done some family camping but limited experience in a caravan

Would something like this be too rushed?

Melbourne to Port Augusta (1 week)
Port Augusta to Darwin via Uluru (2 weeks)
Kakadu, Katherine, Litchfield (1 week)
Darwin to Perth (5 weeks)
Perth to Port Augusta (3 weeks)
Flinders Ranges (if time permits - 1 week)
Flinders Ranges to Melbourne (1 week)
Total 13 weeks

Thanks in advance.

Glenn
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