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Old 28 Aug 2015
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I'd reverse your route sort of.

Oct HU + Canberra
Nov Sydney
Dec down the east coast to Melbourne
Jan Tassie
Feb across the bottom to Adelaide, Perth (follow the coast - it will be cooler)
March up the west cost to Broome
April across the top to Darwin/Kakadu
May center - Alice Springs, Ayres Rock (cold at night!!)
June across to Cairns - Family
July down to Brisbane
Aug down to Syd then Melb.

Yep I know the family will miss summer in blighty .. but winter in Cairns would probably be better

Passing broad brush strokes across to the other 'experts'.
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Thanks Warin

Some else also suggested going around that way. I was just in the process of changing the route but very happy with switch back from Sydney.
I was just trying to have a rough idea of when and where but I'm flexible so will just see how it goes ref time in and around each location.

Hope to see you there and buy you a

Cheers Daren
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Hi Mark

Happy with that

Daren

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Warin's on the money. Have your Relo's been to Carins before, at that time of year? If not, they and you are in for a shock. Heat, with oppressive humidity. I lived in the UK for nearly 6 years and witnessed, what 28 deg C did to the local population, let alone 36 deg C and 100% humidity. It was kinda funny, at least from my perspective. Just meant that you had to keep hydrated

Stay updated here, If we are about when you pass by Merimbula/Pambula, then we could catch up. two problems to that plan. I work away 1/2 the year and this time next year we ship ourselves and bike to South America to start our RTW trip. Safe travels.
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Dec down the east coast to Melbourne

Might catch you up for a then
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Yep I know the family will miss summer in blighty .. but winter in Cairns would probably be better
100% it would be better (English myself) spent six months in Cairns, do it in winter not summer, the humidity is the killer.

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