Cost of getting to Tassie...

I remember going over about 7 years ago, on the old boat... Falcon wagon and 7x4 trailer(had the trail bike on it) cost me from memory about $300 return including the me & missus fares...

After I had my little coronary, the lass on the other end informed me my fare(as in ME the person) was not a cabin fare... Had to mill around for the whole cruise... Not a problem if I had a designated driver handy.

Had another mate say she must've got it wrong so I rechecked on their internet site and she was right on the money.

Either way I had to take a trailer, bikes, tent and the rest of the crap kids "can't live without"... 7x4 trailer is the same length, so same price...

So, :)~ back at ya Bruce, I mean Bogged, I mean Truckster.

P.S is your avatar on OL actually a picture of you???

I think the combination price break down was along these lines:
* $239 + $64 for each meter over 6.1m = $431
* $145 for me to walk around all night.

So it seems to be in line with your quote for car+trailer

Adam, think I'll take my chances with Jaws before I pay the extortion levy to get to KI...

hahaha Blue

Yeh we nearly dropped the phone when we booked it hahaha, but what a great place, soon forget about it.

I guess you're right, a place you've got to see but the budget doesn't stretch that far these day's... When the fairer half left work(kids), we lost $800/week... You'd reckon I'd be used to it after 5 years but I've got to say I really miss it when it comes to saving for trips...

Mate I gotta say I'm pretty dissapointed with the flag on your truck... When in QLD, I tried really hard to drink the stuff, I just couldn't...

P.S Glad to see you guy's had a ball on your trip, tried to wish you well on your return but my system froze up when I tried to post(visited some non G rated sites and got myself an infection)... Forgot to get back to you...

Hi Nick, yep save your penny's... I was going to fly the family over as it was much cheaper... As it happened, the trip was cancelled so for the moment I can rest easy and stick the money in the bank for the next opening.

What do you think of your Tambo so far? So far I've nothing but praise for the product. We got the extra bedroom for the kids, adds about 15mins to setup but is worth it. Kids are less likely to wake up when we go to bed and they play happily in their compartment instead of climbing all over us first thing in the morning, so we get a bit of extra sleep.
Blue

Gday Blue,only been back a month and must admit to only having put it up once.Bit cold for camping just now ,most mornings have been about -4deg C.
Quality wise,carnt fault it.Easy to put up (even for first time),quality fittings,great canvas work,good solid trailer,etc,etc.We got the full walls for the annexe so the kids can sleep in there,room to them selves.Comon warmer weather so we can try it out.

Yep, -4 is pretty cold... Should be around 0deg C at Upper Yarra Dam next weekend... Somehow I got conned(read helped organise) into a dad's and kids weekend away so the chicks could have some time off... While we freeze the ladies should be enjoying a sleep-over, indulging in Baileys and facials as one of the ladies is a beautician. Guess they deserve it though, they do a good job while go to work and mine never complains when I want to go for a blast on the bike...