Where to go ?

How many km are you planning on doing each day? Where are you likely to want to stay? Camping in the trailer for free or low cost, in caravan parks etc. What sort of activities are you planning on doing? Fishing, swimming, tour of towns, just driving. Answering these questions would give us a better idea of what sort of trip to put together for you!

Try this one for size.

Sydney, Muswellbrook, Quirindi, Breeza, Curlewis, Gunnedah. Sleep the night.

Gunnedah, Narrabri, Moree, Mungindi, Thallon, Nindigully, St George, sleep the night.

St George, Mitchell, Morven, Augathella, Tambo, sleep the night.

Tambo, Blackall, Barcaldine, Longreach, sleep the night. Check out the stockman's hall of fame, Qantas museum, school of the air. Sleep the night.

Longreach, Winton, Cloncurry. Sleep the night.

Cloncurry, Burke Wills roadhouse, Gregory river, lawn hill or Adel's Grove. Sleep for four or five nights. Check out Lawn Hill National Park, Adel's Grove, Riversleigh dinosaurs. Have a fish, have a swim.

Lawn Hill, Gregory River, Barkly Highway, Mount Isa. Sleep the night. Check out the Mount Isa tourist info centre, maybe a mine tour. Sleep the night.

Mount Isa, Boulia, Bedourie. Sleep the night.

Bedourie, Windorah, Quilpie. Sleep the night.

Quilpie, opal mines, Eulo, Cunnamulla. Sleep the night.

Cunamulla, Bourke, Nyngan, Nevertire, Narrowmine, Dubbo, sleep the night. Check out the zoo. Sleep the night.

Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst, Sydney.

How's that? It doesn't quite fill in your three weeks, but add in a side trip here and an extra night there and you could fill three weeks.

Seriously, just get out a map of Aus and set out a few places to go and get out there and see it.

Hope this helps.

BTW did similar to this trip with three kids (8, 5 and 9 months) and we all had a ball.

Cheers
sdr00y

I think 'give the kids a good time' is the defining point. Either you want to do stuff you want to do and 'manage' the kids, or it is about the kids. Loads of driving, towns, museums, cafes, etc is not kid friendly. If you really want to go that far North, do some long drives and get there and then slow down and play with the kids.

I consider my kids young; 2 and 6. All they are concerned about is playing and eating LOL. Kids love wildlife; take some field books on birds, mammals, insects, reptiles and stay in one place long enough to view them.

Three weeks is loads of time if you don't spend the whole time travelling.