Any suggestions where we should visit?

[Ollie]

Theres plenty of you guys out there done some travelling. Anyone like to suggest anywhere we should visit? Cheers

[martync]

colwyn bay on your way to lands end - sorry no ideas yet!



mart

[bestmum]

Lamorna???

[Ollie]

Ahh .......

Well our plans have been confused a little by my operation date of 5th october. Me and Jenny are just trying to figure out what we doing. I'll give you a bell!

[Chris Newcastle NSW]

Hi Ollie and Jenny,
Hope your planning goes well. Your web site is great, well done.
For information about your trip through Oz you might like to checkout the web site
www.exploroz.com/Splash.asp

Chris, Newcastle NSW.

[Ollie]

Hi there Chris,

Thanks for getting in touch. I've now had a chance to have a good look a tthe site and its top bananna. Not just for looking round Oz but also some great vehicle and travelling tips.

Its now added to my favorites and will soon be added to my links pages.

Thanks

[Alastair Jess]

Hi guys
We're from Australia and plan to overland the UK and Africa in 2010 - we found your page from www.africa-overland.net

Anyway, when in Australia, you might like to visit a few of our favourite places: (in no particular order!)

1. Jervis Bay, NSW & Pigeon House Mountain (nearby). If you come in winter, you can watch pods of minke whales swim past a lookout near a broken lighthouse. The nearby town Huskisson is a great base, and nearby Hyamm's beach has the whitest sand in the world.
2. Victoria's Great Ocean Road & 12 Apostles - what a drive!
3. Lake Eccles National Park (it's an extinct volcano, near the 12 Apostles)
4. Cow Bay and Cape Tribulation in Far North Queensland - it really is reef-beach-thick rainforest
5. Magnetic Island, off the coast of Townsville. Take the Landy over on the barge and enjoy driving the most powerful car on the whole island - all the other cars are worn out mini mokes.
6. Sydney harbour is always worth a look
7. 4wding the local tracks behind Victoria's Yarra Valley wineries. Then drop into Domain Chandon for a free self-guided tour. Google: "Toolangi"
8. The Grampians National Park in Victoria is a great place to take your Landy: aboriginal rock art is easy enough to find if you have good maps.
9. Mataranka thermal pools (a few hours south of Darwin) are a great place to stop if you're driving the Stuart Hwy.
10. The rainforest and logging/4wd tracks behind Cardwell (North Qld) are worth a look - terrific waterfalls and you can drive right down to them.
11. Fitzroy Falls and Kangaroo Valley (about 2 hrs south of Sydney) is a tranquil place with some nice walks. Take the Landy to visit the other waterfalls in the area (all marked on local maps).

all the best with your trip - we've heard import duties in China can be *very* expensive. Maybe carry on through Siberia instead?

cheers
www.shamrocksafari.info

[Ollie]

Hello there Alistair and Jess!

Thanks for the complete guide to Oz Really nice to see you site too. It looks likeyou will be travelling in about the same time frame as us, so will be interesting to compare notes.

I see you guys are Land Rover fans too. One thing I'd love to grab of you are any Land Rover contacts you may have in Oz? We have been warned that there may be a shortage of Land rover parts and help once we arrive. I'm guessing this might not be as bad as its made out?

Anyway, thansk again and nice to see you on the board and to see your web site .

Cheers

Ollie

[Alastair Jess]

Oh don't worry about LR bits in Australia.

The dealers are very good at supplying parts around the country. There are also some excellent LR mechanics in Qld, NSW and Vic. Darwin is probably the worst, but ask the Land Rover forum on www.aulro.com for help finding someone to fix things.

The Landy clubs are also a good source of info: www.LROCV.com.au (Vic) and www.lroc.com.au/ (NSW) are the two biggest.

We certainly have no problem looking after our 40 yr old LR - but we do stay away from most 'average' mechanics. We only take ours to a specialised LR wrecker/mechanic and we have no problems. Usually same day servicing too!

all the best!

Alastair & Jess
www.shamrocksafari.info