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Well the weekend was the first time I got the time to even think about what we needed to organise for our trip to the Goldfields.......and now we are only 4 days away from gettin outta here - yay.  The first thing I realised is that my Hyundi Lantra just wasn't going to cut it this trip, no matter how hard I tried to convince myself it would do the job, as it had done many a time before.  The CV joints are making very suspicious noises, its got 253,000 klms on the clock, its smokin ...

I lived in Darwin for about 10 years and left with my family in April 1989. My dad and I drove the 3415km in four days, driving from morning until the end of the day, staying in little motels along the way. The drive normally takes approximately 44 hours depending on road conditions, and how many tyres you blow out along the way. I drove my little Datsun 1000 with my pet budgie strapped into the front passenger seat and my belongings filling the rest of the car, and dad drove his car be...

not enough australians have travelled through our own backyard! hiring a campervan and driving from alice springs to darwin was lots of fun. uluru was incredible and exceeded my expectations. you tend to just think it's a big rock in the middle of nowhere, until you get there! the sunsets, animals and landscapes we experienced were unforgettable!