Informative and useful tips. Thanks. Do you think we can manage the road trip in a Mazda 3 or Corolla? After going from Perth to Adelaide, do we use the same road back home?
@newsgetsold3 ай бұрын
Are there lots of Kangaroos to avoid on the roads? Is it safe to drive at night? How many days is reasonable for this trip?
@DandGAtLarge03 ай бұрын
Hi @newsgetsold Yes there are kangaroos especially at sunrise and sunset. I don't drive at night but have had a close call with emus when driving at dusk. You will see animals on the side of the road that have been hit by cars. Because the road is straight and flat you can generally stick at a constant speed throughout the trip. I usually take 4 days to do the trip Perth to Adeliade and sometimes 3 days for the Adelaide to Perth trip (because of the time difference you gain time when going west). Other do it faster. Cheers
@newsgetsold3 ай бұрын
@@DandGAtLarge0 thank you!
@jayrutpatel71324 ай бұрын
Very informative for someone planning a trip to perth from adelaide..cheers
@DandGAtLarge03 ай бұрын
Thank you @jayrutpatel7132 I hope it helps you plan your trip.
@mitpatel76503 ай бұрын
i m planing to drive from Melbourne to Perth next week…any suggestions would be much appreciated
@nicholaschoogie5 ай бұрын
Omg thanks for your information. Had a road trip from Brisbane to Perth, went across the Nullarbor. Was wondering the Grid metal bar thingy on the road Is for? :) Cheers
@DandGAtLarge05 ай бұрын
I am glad the information was useful. I hope you had a great trip. Cheers
@chrisagam12986 ай бұрын
Can you access internet or use phone data from ceduna to norseman?
@DandGAtLarge06 ай бұрын
In some places like Mundrabilla we had no service at all. There is a tower at the top of Eucla pass which gives good service for some distance around there. I can’t remember which other places had good service and which didn’t. I guess the best idea is to assume that you will not have any connectivity along the way and to be organised to take advantage of it when you do.
@stephenmeek5208 ай бұрын
I have done it several times in the 70s before it was sealed 👍🏻👍🏻❤️
@DandGAtLarge07 ай бұрын
I did it once when it was not sealed with my parents. It is a much easier drive now.
@user-nt2io6rz9h8 ай бұрын
I've done this trip over 50 times and i must say that your vid brings back my desire at 74 to do it again . Well done
@DandGAtLarge07 ай бұрын
We're never too old. 74 is the new 54. I have got a lot more trips to do before I catch up to your 50 times.
@changnoiboi8 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, great work.
@DandGAtLarge08 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@Javad018 ай бұрын
Absolutely spot on!
@DandGAtLarge07 ай бұрын
Thanks @Javad01
@jrs00718 ай бұрын
I went from Sydney to Perth with my parents when I was ten, in the early 80's, in a mini! It is a road trip I'll never forget.
@DandGAtLarge08 ай бұрын
It definitely is unforgetable. I have done it a few times now (have family in Adelaide and Perth and Sydney) and I still enjoy each trip.
@peterstamenkovic81738 ай бұрын
Great video. Excellent commentary. Beautiful scenery
@DandGAtLarge08 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@rauldempaire53308 ай бұрын
Sorry ... You missed a lot... Hope you will return... Better luck next time!
@DandGAtLarge08 ай бұрын
Yeah it is hard to see it all when you only have a day - Doing a guided tour helped make sure we saw the important things. We would love to return and it is definitely in our plans. Cheers
@robertdavis12558 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience with great comments....yes I drove from Perth to Melbourne in 1991... great trip & no problems only stopping for fuel & take photos...at night stayed in motels (very cheap).... cheers 🦘🦘😃
@DandGAtLarge08 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@roberthocking91388 ай бұрын
Great video. Would it possible to do Adelaide to Perth on that road , in a diesel 4WD, with no camping gear or caravan, just using motels or cabins ?
@PortiasPics46808 ай бұрын
Yes. A lot of the roadhouses have cabins. Just phone ahead. Be prepared for very basic accommodation at high prices. You are in the middle of nowhere with no infrastructure so they have to bear all the costs.
@DandGAtLarge08 ай бұрын
Thanks to @PortiasPics4680 for the reply
@grahamferris7229 ай бұрын
Done That!
@olivealbers24789 ай бұрын
Come East in 2005, there are changes now. l night we had to stop and sleep on the side of the road where there were bushes and a toilet only. They need more stop overs as you approach Norseman.
@DandGAtLarge08 ай бұрын
Yeah, more stopovers would be better. I have not stayed outside any of the villages...might do it one day!
@michaelhayden7259 ай бұрын
I have plans in hand to do this drive the reverse direction:Perth to Adelaide.
@DandGAtLarge08 ай бұрын
Enjoy the trip, I am sure you will
@sssumon78179 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@DandGAtLarge08 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@Colinemes9 ай бұрын
Mate and I drove across there in the Summer of 1962, what a ride...in an old Austin (?) model
@DandGAtLarge09 ай бұрын
Hi, Yeah I did the trip in 1964 with my parents. The road has changed since then, bypasses Ivy Tanks now. Cheers.
@ianmccormick34539 ай бұрын
Great video - explained everything I needed to know (especially fuel stops & accommodation options) to travel to Perth for my very first time. THANK YOU!!! 😊
@DandGAtLarge09 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@kenc32889 ай бұрын
I did this trip in the 1980’s, but from Perth to Adelaide, via Esperance, Albany and Norseman. I took note of the distance 3400km. Virtually non stop. Part of it at night. Fuel and food stops approx every 250km. Pretty boring but worthwhile to complete a bucket list challenge. Hit by a sheep at midnight while still in WA, which took out the driver’s wing mirror. So glad to reach Port Augusta, knowing that Adelaide wasn’t too far to go. Some stunted trees both ends but virtually nothing in between. Lots of red dirt. Wouldn’t do it again but that was my Mt. Everest achievement. Cheers.
@DandGAtLarge09 ай бұрын
Hi, Glad you enjoyed it. I've done the trip a few times and you are right, there is not much to see. But I have family at both ends of the trip so I will be doing it several times more. Cheers.
@michaelhayden7259 ай бұрын
This is the route I have planned, putting car on the train westbound, have a week in Perth then head out!
@jesstill78339 ай бұрын
👍👍😀🦘🇦🇺
@tusharchowdhury76079 ай бұрын
Lovely video, full of useful information and relaxing to watch
@DandGAtLarge09 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@FoelyZ899 ай бұрын
Is there a priest, a church and a churchyard for normal European people "aus Tirol". I don't like these way of the Aussies😆 Stay there downunder.
@DandGAtLarge09 ай бұрын
Greetings, It is less than 250 years since European settlement in Australia, so we do not have the religious history and heritage of Europe. However, Australia is a democratic, multi-cultural, secular nation that is the envy of many around the world. Most small towns, if they don’t have an actual church, do have a place for worship. Ceduna (pop. 2,000) has 6 Christian churches and Norseman (pop. 560) has 3 Christian churches. However, there is a stretch of road for 1,200 kilometres with a total population of maybe 1,000 people that, as far as I know, only has 1 actual church, the Lutheran church in the Yalata community.
@jarahkaren80749 ай бұрын
Great video - thanks!
@DandGAtLarge09 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
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