Travel Itinerary

So... tomorrow at 4am, our big month-long adventure begins! While we will have internet access fairly reliably for the next week or so, things will definitely change after that. So to keep our families and friends from worrying too much, here's what we're up to:

Dec 24th: Get up at 4am, leave house by 4:30 so we can get to the airport on time, fly to Sydney (takes just over an hour by air) to stay with Bill and Ruth for Christmas.

Dec 25th: Spend at least part of the day on the beach, regardless of the weather forecast (which has not been all that promising).

Dec 27th: Catch a train to Canberra (about 4 hours).

Dec 27-Jan 3rd: Tour Canberra, the Snowy Mountains, and hopefully a bit of the NSW coast too. Many thanks - again! - to Nikki Coleman and her family, who are letting us house-sit for them in Canberra while they're off on their own adventures.

Jan 3rd: Catch a bus/train combination back to Melbourne (about 10 hours).

Jan 4th: Day off in Melbourne to do laundry and repack for the second part of the trip.

Jan 5th: Catch the Overland train to Adelaide (about 9 hours). Overnight in Adelaide.

Jan 6th: Catch the Indian Pacific train to Perth. We will be on the train until early in the morning on Jan 8th. Definitely no internet and likely no phone during this time.

Jan 8th - Jan 20th: Explore Perth and Western Australia. No, our plans aren't all that fixed at this point. Yes, Western Australia is a huge place and there's no way we'll see it all, but we'll do our best! We will likely be out of contact for a good portion of this time... based on our other road-trip experiences, there won't be a lot of cell phone reception where we're going (unless we're actually in Perth). Internet will likely be dependent on our ability to find internet cafes.

Jan 20th: Get back on the train to Adelaide. We'll be on the train until Jan 22nd.

Jan 22nd - 25th: Explore Adelaide. We'll be meeting up with the Glenleg Guides on Jan 23rd to do a campfire, which will be great!

Jan 25th: Catch the train back to Melbourne.

Jan 26th: SLEEP IN!

So wish us Bon Voyage! I'll try to keep the blog as updated as I can while we're traveling. I wish everyone a wonderful, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Best of luck in 2008! Cheerio!