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[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

On my "Bucket List" is to drive from Melbourne to Perth. (3,424 km)

Along the way you pass by the Cafe that Skylab fell on, the worlds longest stretch of straight road and the antipodes to my home in Maryland.



(Technically, the antopode is in the ocean, but the farthest land you can stand on relative to my home is along the drive).

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Damn rental car "relocation fee". It would cost about $4,000 US to rent A 4WD car for my trip.

I might just have to buy one in Melbourne and sell it in Perth. Humm, that could add to the fun....

Originally Posted by lashbear

That's what most backpackers etc. do.

You can sell your 4WD quick (and buy one too) at www.carsales.com.au

Yes! The Trip is back on, perhaps!

It turns out you Aussies have an Auto Train that goes from Perth to Sydney.

So, if I change the driving trip to go from Sydney, to Melbourne to Perth (via Port Lincoln, Esperance, Albany, and Dunsborough - 5,167KM) and take the auto train back to Sydney so I can pick up and drop off the car at the same spot we are right as rain. Plus I get the added bonus of the train trip across Australia.

The car rental (AWD Wagon with unlimited miles )will be about $1,000 the train $700, plus flights, lodging and the like makes this a real possibility.

I'm going to peg this for Summer of '11 - Winter in Australia temps in the 40-50's F. It's all good.