Great & Crap Driving Roads
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Any reference to Grey Nomads belongs in the Grumpy Old Man thread. fluffybunnies the lot of them holding up traffic and not giving a shit.
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Take a plane and miss put on the interesting and varied central Queensland landscape...
630km to Proserpine yesterday
850 to Burrum Heads today
Nice easy 4 hours to the GC tomorrow
New ranger is glorious on the highway
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We did 2,500kms between Darwin and Broome in July-19, 2 families, 2x motorhomes, over 2 weeks. Farking epic. Loved every bit of the driving, the subtle scenery changes, the random stops at watering holes and outback towns...
Some depressing stuff seen also, but a magic time.
This country is huuuuuge!!!
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Jealous.
My wife fucking hates sitting in the car for hours. Road trip with cricket on the radio watching the landscape unfold? Fucking heaven.
Can I beat Google Maps' estimate to my destination while still staying legal? Or at least, not getting caught?
Let's find out...
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@NTA said in Happiness Scale:
Jealous.
My wife fucking hates sitting in the car for hours. Road trip with cricket on the radio watching the landscape unfold? Fucking heaven.
Can I beat Google Maps' estimate to my destination while still staying legal? Or at least, not getting caught?
Let's find out...
That’s me, the other half and my boys tomorrow. Mahia here we come. Forecast says there won’t be a single day over 18 so I’ve sensibly packed a couple of hoodies.
Fuck, maybe Greta is onto something
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@mariner4life said in Happiness Scale:
Take a plane and miss put on the interesting and varied central Queensland landscape...
630km to Proserpine yesterday
850 to Burrum Heads today
Nice easy 4 hours to the GC tomorrow
New ranger is glorious on the highway
Burrum Heads? Really?
... I mean ... err ... interesting choice...
Silly question but where is there to stay there? Campgrounds would have been heaving with bogans-with-boats and booked out for months. Can't think of motels (?).
Air BnB?
Friends/rellies?Also requires a bit of a deviation off the highway ... and it's not exactly prime swimming (less box jellyfish, irukanjis and crocs than up your way not withstanding).
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@mariner4life said in Happiness Scale:
Take a plane and miss put on the interesting and varied central Queensland landscape...
630km to Proserpine yesterday
850 to Burrum Heads today
Nice easy 4 hours to the GC tomorrow
New ranger is glorious on the highway
With the wife, sounds great.
With two kids in the back. Fuck. That.
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@MajorRage said in Happiness Scale:
@mariner4life said in Happiness Scale:
Take a plane and miss put on the interesting and varied central Queensland landscape...
630km to Proserpine yesterday
850 to Burrum Heads today
Nice easy 4 hours to the GC tomorrow
New ranger is glorious on the highway
With the wife, sounds great.
With two kids in the back. Fuck. That.
Don't hear from the kids. Faces buried in devices. Dog sleeps. Wife and I listen to music and chat. Share the driving. It's nice
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@mariner4life said in Happiness Scale:
Share the driving
That's the other thing: I do all the driving.
In part because she doesn't do a lot of Highway kilometres, but also because she refuses to use cruise control* and is nervous behind the wheel.
While I would get the chance to enjoy the passenger seat view, I think I'd find it frustrating to have the constant tension from the driver.
The Boy is old enough to get his learners licence, and that's my goal: get him behind the wheel
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@mariner4life @NTA
I fucken HATE sharing the driving. I drive 100% of the time. Never like being a passenger. -
People who haven't driven in Australia tend not to grasp the distance involved in getting from one place to another. I enjoy the time and landscape, it's the Muppets that I find irritating.
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@voodoo said in Happiness Scale:
@mariner4life @NTA
I fucken HATE sharing the driving. I drive 100% of the time. Never like being a passenger.I was in the passenger seat of the boss' car driving across Sydney on a road is been a dozen times before.
The new things I noticed during that drive made me realise I was missing a lot on the other roads I've done in Australia.
If I had to pull up at everything I wanted to see, it would take days to get anywhere.
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@mariner4life said in Happiness Scale:
@booboo air bnb. Ice little brand new 3 bed townhouse. Great fenced off area for the dog.
And it's only 15km off the highway. I travelled further for Airlie, 1770, or Yeppoon on the last trip.
Yeah, ok so it's not Maryborough ...
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@NTA said in Happiness Scale:
@mariner4life said in Happiness Scale:
Share the driving
That's the other thing: I do all the driving.
In part because she doesn't do a lot of Highway kilometres, but also because she refuses to use cruise control* and is nervous behind the wheel.
While I would get the chance to enjoy the passenger seat view, I think I'd find it frustrating to have the constant tension from the driver.
The Boy is old enough to get his learners licence, and that's my goal: get him behind the wheel
Jr needs to get her hours up. Needs another 20 or so.
Have not let her use cruise control until this trip. She loves it.
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@NTA said in Happiness Scale:
@voodoo said in Happiness Scale:
@mariner4life @NTA
I fucken HATE sharing the driving. I drive 100% of the time. Never like being a passenger.I was in the passenger seat of the boss' car driving across Sydney on a road is been a dozen times before.
The new things I noticed during that drive made me realise I was missing a lot on the other roads I've done in Australia.
If I had to pull up at everything I wanted to see, it would take days to get anywhere.
I'd stop at every lookout if I could. Mrs Boo just wants to get there.
If they made a look out it's obviously worth looking at ...
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@booboo said in Happiness Scale:
@NTA said in Happiness Scale:
@voodoo said in Happiness Scale:
@mariner4life @NTA
I fucken HATE sharing the driving. I drive 100% of the time. Never like being a passenger.I was in the passenger seat of the boss' car driving across Sydney on a road is been a dozen times before.
The new things I noticed during that drive made me realise I was missing a lot on the other roads I've done in Australia.
If I had to pull up at everything I wanted to see, it would take days to get anywhere.
I'd stop at every lookout if I could. Mrs Boo just wants to get there.
If they made a look out it's obviously worth looking at ...
I'm like your missus (!) - once I'm driving I hate stopping. I swear my family all have bladders the size of peas.
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@booboo said in Happiness Scale:
@NTA said in Happiness Scale:
@voodoo said in Happiness Scale:
@mariner4life @NTA
I fucken HATE sharing the driving. I drive 100% of the time. Never like being a passenger.I was in the passenger seat of the boss' car driving across Sydney on a road is been a dozen times before.
The new things I noticed during that drive made me realise I was missing a lot on the other roads I've done in Australia.
If I had to pull up at everything I wanted to see, it would take days to get anywhere.
I'd stop at every lookout if I could. Mrs Boo just wants to get there.
If they made a look out it's obviously worth looking at ...
That was the beauty of my solo trip to NZ in 2017 driving around: "Fuck that looks interesting!" and "Another tourist sign eh?" as well as "what is the second best way to get from A to B" on the assumption it was more scenic than the best way.
Yeah the drive from Taupo to New Plymouth took me most of a day instead of under 4 hours, but fucking hell what a drive.
And no, I will never get sick of sharing this photo