Quick run to Sydney
Submitted: Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 17:24
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Member - Ray (QLD)
Hi Everyone, Merry Christmas
Just did a quick trip down to
Sydney from
Brisbane (wed), road conditions going down via the Coast was a bit damp and busy around Kempsey.
In two minds about which way to go heading back, heading out of
Sydney on the freeway at the
Newcastle end, a
sign flashed on about traffic delays at Kempsey,
Macksville, Coffs and
Grafton, so decision made, home via the
New England, great run, little traffic, rain from about Armidale.
Cheers
Reply By: Rockape - Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 17:52
Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 17:52
Ray,
I hope you went through the cattle dip at
Wallangarra, we wouldn't want to bring any of those diseases back into Gods country. LOL
Have a good one
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Follow Up By: Member - Ray (QLD) - Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 20:58
Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 20:58
Gday Rocky
Always go through the dip, but forget the crutching eh, same as when I go up the Coast, always get the passport stamped at the Tweed stock control.
Merry Xmas
cheers
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Reply By: Member - Bruce C (NSW) - Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 18:32
Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 18:32
Hi Ray,
I live near Kempsey and was in town yesterday and the traffic was pitiful.
From My observation the main problem is the traffic lights. Three sets of them!!
Traffic was flowing freely north of the last set of lights on the north bound side and the traffic was flowing freely on the bridge heading south which is after the last set of lights. Different story heading north onto the bridge.
Heard that earlier in the day the traffic was built up for 5 kilometres south of the bridge, north bound. Has not been verified but that was the skuttle butt.
When I head north out of Kempsey heading for Queensland I head for the
New England just so that I can dodge the pacific Highway and
Brisbane.
On the last holiday we went to Rocky and I took 2 days to get to a certain point traveling via Kyogle and Warrick and on the return we traveled the
new England down to
Uralla then to
Walcha and back to the coast which we did in one day.
Sydney Brisbane the
New England is far less stressful in my opinion and virtually no traffic holdups.
Congratulations on a wise decision.
Cheers, Bruce.
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Follow Up By: Member - DW Lennox Head(NSW) - Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 19:28
Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 19:28
It amazes me that anyone would travel the Pacific Highway especially at holiday time. The
New England Highway is always easier even in the non holiday time and that is from the North Coast of NSW.
Go in land and enjoy the trip.
DW
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Follow Up By: Member - Ray (QLD) - Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 21:03
Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 21:03
Gday Bruce
Yep it is those 3 sets of traffic lights that are the problem, had to think outside the square on that one, all good ...
Yep, the
Walcha track is a good one, at the moment there is a fair bit of
water around, at Warrick there was high tide on the way out of town on the north side.
But your right, go inland and enjoy the trip.
Merry Xmas
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Ray (QLD) - Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 21:06
Friday, Dec 24, 2010 at 21:06
Gday GW
Your right, the inland is a good run, but unfortunatley, have too many catch ups on the way, so mostly go down via the Coast.
Merry Xmas
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Dave(NSW) - Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 at 01:45
Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 at 01:45
Try driving a truck on the
New England Hwy, It's the only road in Australia that goes up hilll in both directions.
Cheers Dave..
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Follow Up By: Member - Ray (QLD) - Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 at 06:35
Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 at 06:35
Gday Dave
Yep, your right, up
hill both ways, trucks ... Coaches ... 38 years of it.
Merry Xmas
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Rockape - Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 at 15:52
Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 at 15:52
Dave/Ray,
My left arm still hurts from punting up the
New England with an 892 2 stroke Jimmy.
Have a good one
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Follow Up By: Member - Ray (QLD) - Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 at 17:00
Saturday, Dec 25, 2010 at 17:00
Gday Rocky
892, lol, try it with an 871, but then again it was a rigid :-))) . . .
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Tour Boy ( Bundy QLD) - Monday, Dec 27, 2010 at 18:52
Monday, Dec 27, 2010 at 18:52
Did the run down from Bundy to the Blue Mtns via the Pacific Hwy on Christmas Day, bugger all traffic and took 16.5 hrs with stops for the missus and
young bloke. There were reported 14km delays Nth bound and 2km southbound near Buladealah today.
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