Sunday, Apr 10, 2011 at 09:29
Hi Meagain,
I agree completely that it's better to it; the hardest part about our trip was actually leaving! I was more suggesting that maybe you aim only to cover half the distance, not the time frame - time frame is usually a lot more inflexible.
Try having a look at some of those audio books, (particularly Librivox as it's free) because we find that they save our sanity on long car trips. No one can ever agree on music in our family - The eldest and I want nothing, hubby wants modern music, three kids want nursery rhymes. Everyone always agrees on an audiobook or podtour.
We usually feel like we've done nothing and haven't done much at all because we move slowly, but when we look back we realize we actually have done a lot. People always laugh at us when we say it took 8 months to see Victoria and we still missed bits!
However, the kids and I did the Great Ocean Rd alone while their Dad was working up in
Roxby Downs last month. We drove it in a day from
Geelong down to Warnambool. It was too quick, and i think we all would have been happier doing it in two days. (We had tents and couldn't find a free
campsite.)
Flagstaff Hill is an outdoor museum at Warnambool (think Sovereign
Hill on a much smaller scale, and focused on Maritime history). In the evening they have a Laser Sound show about the
Loch Ard shipwreck. A bit loud, and all but two of the passengers died; I judged it was suitable for the 9 and 8 year old, the 2 yo was oblivious and I was really unsure about the five year old. She was fine though.
Enjoy your trip, it's always worth it!
Amy
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