If you live in Perth, Adelaide or Melbourne... the "BLACK BEAST" will be coming your way in early September...

Call me mad... call me looney... yes, it's all true.

Regardless, I am planning a long coast-to-coast driving holiday...

This trip is based around the fact that I am presenting tutorials at the SAGE-AU 2005 Technical Conference which is in Perth on September 5-9 and I have this urge to knock over a large chunk FBT miles. I'm planning to take ~10 days to leisurely make my way back home after the conference by basically following the southern coastline from Perth back to Sydney.

For those who know me, I'm a bit of a photographic nutcase. So I'm looking for some ideas on interesting places to visit on the "fun drive" home. I have a rough outline of places I'll be visiting...

Perth: Meet the locals, BBQ, go for a cruise....

In WA: Caves Rd, Margaret River, Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse, Albany, Wave Rock, Esperance, "The 90 Mile Straight", Eyre Bird Observatory

In SA: Head of Bight, Fowler's Bay, Smoky Bay, Murphy's Haystacks, Port Lincoln

Adelaide: Voy, I trust you can keep me amused for a day or two...

In VIC: Great Ocean Road of course!!!

Melbourne: Meet the locals, BBQ, Friday night drags, maybe even a visit to Kittens???

If anyone has any other suggestions, I'd be more than happy to hear them.

Cheers, Phil.

PS. Yes, I know it's four months away... but my schedule is just nuts between now and September. Most of this month I'm overseas for work, then I'll be Pommie-bashing through July (Fanatics UK Tour) and then back on the road for work in August....

Yeah man im up for it. Im from Perth but id definatly head down to albany for a weekend to catch up with ya and a few of the other guys down south.

cikas

Adelaide: Voy, I trust you can keep me amused for a day or two...

w000000000000000000t!!!!!!!! gimme dates man and I'll book in the anual leave!!!!

the anual leave!!!!

Had to read that twice, just to be sure. I know its a typo, but is it one letter too many (), or one letter short...

the anual leave!!!!

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Had to read that twice, just to be sure. I know its a typo, but is it one letter too many (), or one letter short...

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Has that got you excited Annie?

the anual leave!!!!

Had to read that twice, just to be sure. I know its a typo, but is it one letter too many (), or one letter short...

Has that got you excited Annie?

Not as much as you were.

If you live in Perth, Adelaide or Melbourne...  the "BLACK BEAST" will be coming your way in early September...     

Call me mad... call me looney... yes, it's all true. 

Regardless, I am planning a long coast-to-coast driving holiday...

This trip is based around the fact that I am presenting tutorials at the SAGE-AU 2005 Technical Conference which is in Perth on September 5-9 and I have this urge to knock over a large chunk FBT miles. I'm planning to take ~10 days to leisurely make my way back home after the conference by basically following the southern coastline from Perth back to Sydney.

For those who know me, I'm a bit of a photographic nutcase. So I'm looking for some ideas on interesting places to visit on the "fun drive" home. I have a rough outline of places I'll be visiting...

Perth: Meet the locals, BBQ, go for a cruise....

In WA: Caves Rd, Margaret River, Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse, Albany, Wave Rock, Esperance, "The 90 Mile Straight", Eyre Bird Observatory

In SA: Head of Bight, Fowler's Bay, Smoky Bay, Murphy's Haystacks, Port Lincoln

Adelaide: Voy, I trust you can keep me amused for a day or two...

In VIC: Great Ocean Road of course!!!

Melbourne: Meet the locals, BBQ, Friday night drags, maybe even a visit to Kittens???

If anyone has any other suggestions, I'd be more than happy to hear them.

Cheers, Phil.

PS. Yes, I know it's four months away... but my schedule is just nuts between now and September. Most of this month I'm overseas for work, then I'll be Pommie-bashing through July (Fanatics UK Tour) and then back on the road for work in August....

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Phil , as you know ,I am a fair man I will swap your fanatics tour for anything other than the Phoon To own one is to love one, they are a diffrent beast. Anyway send the ticket through the secret mail, and some of your wishes maybe granted

LC, the southern NSW coast is magical and a photographers paradise. l highly recommend Merimbula and some of the neat places north from there. Hell it would take me 10 days to get from Merimbula to Sydney there's so much to see.

OH NO, I see a major flaw in your planning...

Once you get to Margaret River, you just won't want to leave the place..

It is the nicest piece of realestate in our SW, and although it may have the best 'driving' roads (twisty, bendy, hilly), I can highly recommend the "scenic tour" between Bussleton and Margaret River, off the Bussell hwy.. It takes a dive towards the coast, and is much quieter and driver friendly than the main hwy..

Take in the few boutique breweries down there, aswell as the wineries..

the anual leave!!!!

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Had to read that twice, just to be sure. I know its a typo, but is it one letter too many (), or one letter short...

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yes....I'm booking anal leave I need the time to rim....... your all insane.

I ask the question again....

Phil - would u like me to book in some anal leave or annual leave....I know which 1 I'd prefer but what about u???? or

Voy