What are we doing at the planning stage
As promised we have tried to work out how far we will be travelling on our trip. This was not as easy as you may think but I think we are quite close to the distance. This will be the minimum distance, we have estimated some journeys and have used the lower estimates.
So the total distance we are travelling is 55246 km or 34330 miles!
We have also broken down the distance according to the different types of transport we are using.
Today we went to our local surgery to have the next round of jabs. So we had Tetanus, Polio, Diphtheria and Typhoid jabs. Not as bad as it seems as the Tetanus, Polio, Diphtheria was a combined jab. We now have 3 weeks off until the next round.
We have now booked the last bit of our itinerary in Australia. We will be staying at City Tempo Apartments in Melbourne for 15 nights.
Today was round 2 of our inoculations. it was the second rabies jab, so we still have to have one more of these. We now have 3 weeks off before the next round!
Another piece of the jigsaw falls into place. We have confirmed the arrangements for our time in Australia.
We had already decided to spend two weeks in Melbourne, it is one of our favourite cities and after six weeks touring New Zealand it will be good to stay put for a while; a holiday from our holiday if you like. But Australia beckons and we don’t want to miss some of the sights we haven’t been able to see on previous visits.
We will leave Melbourne and drive the Great Ocean Road to Adelaide. We have allowed time to visit the Barossa Valley (cheers) and spend a couple of days on Kangaroo Island before we fly to Ayres Rock to explore the Red Centre. Uluru, Kings Canyon and Alice Springs are all on the agenda followed by a flight to Cairns to visit the Great Barrier Reef and Queensland Coast. Finally, just in time for Christmas we will head up to Darwin and take in a trip to Kakadu National Park and Katherine Gorge.
After all that I think we will be ready to make the short hop to Bali for the beaches and some spiritual refreshment.
Mark And Kim's Adventures 