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Sydney To Townsville Road Trip...

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    Sydney To Townsville Road Trip...

    With the return to work after 6 week holidays looming on the horizon, I had to make a move from Sydney back up to Townsville...
    So with the car packed and fueled, and at 3am monday morning, I tanked up on Mother and strong coffee, drained the bladder, and set off...





    I got to Brissy about 1pm local time, and met up with my mate who I was to stay with for the next couple of nights...That night I also met up with Trent, Jon and Coxy for a bit of a chin wag.

    I left Brissy on the Wednesday afternoon and headed out via Toowoomba to Miles and north to Moura. I got there just after dusk after about 6 hours.








    Mums choc chip bikkies she cooked for my trip...


    Then today I returned to Townsville via Rockhampton...Had a good run of about 8.5 hours.
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    Hahaha nice one mate, love the ''mums cookies'' lol.
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      Yea love the cookies, not the bug splatter on the windows!!

      Car is looking good too, but what a massive drive, and by yourself

      ps. Wishing you had a 6th gear?

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      • #4
        Originally posted by AusScare View Post
        Yea love the cookies, not the bug splatter on the windows!!

        Car is looking good too, but what a massive drive, and by yourself

        ps. Wishing you had a 6th gear?
        The worst thing is going for 6th gear at about 140km/h after overtaking another Grey Nomad or road train and finding a bad sound and thin air...I did that a about a half dozen times...

        I love driving by myself, and find myself getting into a zone...Today I managed to operate on a packet of Twisties, and a can of Mother...



        In total, the drive is about 24 hours, but it is an ok drive to do in 2 days. Its a drive I have done more times than I can remember, but this time I felt like going a different way, and found a really cool road between Mt Morgan and Rockhampton.



        By the way...You manage to see though the bugs...It started raining about 60km South of Townsville, so it managed to wash the majority of dead wildlife off my car.
        Last edited by Blitzen; 29-01-2010, 02:22 AM.
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          nice little road trip there. I've said it before, but would really like to have a section dedicated to road trips.

          It's surprising how well the polo goes on the open road, unfortunately my longest trip has only been about 350kms out to Bunya Mountains from brisbane.
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          • #6
            Good stuff mate. Good to finally meet you (dig those chops).
            Cheers,
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              what you need is a big shirt poket and a long straw. that way you can have the mother in your pocket and the straw connected straight to your face! - hows that for hands free!

              that's fair roadtrip though. I'd love to do it in a mk 1 someday!


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              • #8
                It was great meeting you too Trent...

                I have to say that the drip was made so much earlier though having my new Ipod connector...I fitted the XcarLink Ipod adapter, and cannot be happier...Its was made even better after I bought an Iphone window holder so I could get the music videos going on it.

                The Polo has now done the following trips:

                Sydney To Darwin...3 days
                Darwin to Townsville...2 days
                Townsville to Sydney 3 times now...

                The only thing I really think the Polo GTI needs is a 6 speed box...
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                  Originally posted by Blitzen View Post
                  Mums choc chip bikkies she cooked for my trip...
                  Are you sure they are just plain cookies!!!!!! haha

                  Nice write up & dude & love the pics.

                  You definitely do some km's in your car.

                  I can't wait to get some more time to do some traveling & see more of this great country of ours!!!!

                  & I've got the guts to do it in a mk1!!!!!!!!!! hahaha. Alittle stupid maybe, but I reckon I'll get my mum to make me some cookies too to shorten the trip!!!!!!!!! haha

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                    nice Ryan. It was great to seeya again when you were down here in "sunny Melb"
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                    • #11
                      nice effort mate. that's a decent hike!

                      myself and the gf have just trekked to Emerald and back last weekend for my nephews christening in my A3.

                      we stopped at Carnavon Gorge for one night on the way up (we went up via Roma, Injune, Rolleston etc), one night in Emerald and had two nights at Agnes Water on the way back down (back home via Bruce Hwy).

                      Agnes Water and 1770 is an awesome spot. you've prob been there already if you've done the Syd-Rocky trek before though... Carnavon Gorge is really cool too, although it was hot as, and accom was a bit crap.

                      had to get stuck into the power drinks too. i seem to get sleepier driving as i get older

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by funkamedic View Post
                        Carnavon Gorge is really cool too, although it was hot as, and accom was a bit crap.
                        Yeah it's nice out there, I was at Carnavon in July for a few days on the way to longreach, in a tent. Days were magic but central qld in winter, in a tent, probably not the smartest thing I've done.

                        How'd you find that dirt road in with a normal car??? There were a few cars out there, but mostly 4WD's and rentals.
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