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Maybe March is a bit early to head north from Perth ..... but it depends on the weather. I suggest you wait for about 4 years for the sake of your boy. Not much fun for a 7 month old but great fun for a 4 and a half year old. Time it so that you get home and settled in time for him to enrol at school. His confidence and general knowledge will be greatly enhanced by the trip.

as i said wont be able to do this trip in four years this is only opertuntiy bnut thanks for your imput! oh and we arent married lol

Gaday Beau, 7 month olds are easy to travel with although with the heat in WA you'll need to be wary of dehydration/heatstroke. Take a travel cot that's easy to set up with a fly net that fits over the top. Doubles as a playpen & bed. A tarp to spread on the ground will allow the young man to roll & crawl around without getting dirty. A kids backpack is a necessity as most attractions are a short walk from the car park.
Forget your 500km main stops as some areas require more time & others like the Nullarbor don't. Pick up the key guide books for each area before you go (eg: Vic High Country/Flinders/ Kimberly/Central Oz) as they have all the places worth visiting showing camp sites, history, attractions, maps & contacts. These will help you with spacing the trip to suit the time you have. Set a few dates that you need to be in key city's otherwise just wing it. We always drop in on the main tourist information centres as they give free local maps & show attractions that may not be in the guide books. In the smaller remote towns the pub is the best spot to get ideas off the locals.
In the time you have available touring the southern states through the summer is a good plan. The later you can leave it the more comfortable it will be when you get to Wa/Central Oz/Darwin etc. Possibly December would be ideal.
Don't try to see it all as you'd need 2 years otherwise have a great trip :-)
Cheers Craig................

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Thank crackles yeah we have a porta cot with fly net and tarps allready sorted yeah might try and leave a little later only was worried about the christmas holiday traffic and yahoos at the campgrounds . But i like your ideas and appreciate it . I suppose i shoud say that we r driving a ford futura s/wagon on duel fuel lpg and unleaded. Have a tinnie with large 3room tent and shadehouse camp kitchen toilet and shower tent with hot water on demand ,3 way fridge 1,kva digital generator to recharge 100ah deep cycle battery for lights, tv l,aptop ,phones and of course camera. Any ideas on wat i might be missing or advice relating to our trip would be appreciated.
thanks beau

To get the weather right, I'd be doing Melbourne in March, Adelaide in April, Perth in May/June, And be going around the top in June/July/August/September.

just fits in with the best times in all those places. With a 7monther, you don't want to be risking really hot weather.

Hey just realized something else i hadn't thought of my car is rego till july.What do you do if you run out of rego on the way i have nsw rego . Can i get rego whilst im away even though i have a nsw address.Hmmm or should i get re rego before i go a lot of stuffing around any info guys and gals?
Thanks Beau

We are doing a similar trip having started in Feb 07. For all the information we have collected check out our blog at www.kilbytrip.bigblog.com.au

It will teel you what we enjoyed and what was a waste of time.