During the summer holidays, my friends and I took a trip of a lifetime, a trip I know will bring a smile and chuckle to me for many years to come. Great views, great adventure, great photos (and models!) but most importantly, great company.
There’s no way I can relay all that has happened, but here’s a snap shot of what we got up to!
R O A D T R I P 2008 – 2009
1 trip
1 roadtrip song that never ends
3 cars
3 states
5 cities (Syd, Meramubula, Melbourne, Mt Gambier, Adelaide)
5 resting places
6 cameras
8 roadtrip games
11 days
14 friends
18 roadkills
40-120km/hr
705 litres of petrol total
4000 kilometres
999,976 green bottles remaining on the wall
Uncountable laughter
It all began with an idea:
“Let’s go on a roadtrip!”
Followed by a chain of emails:
“Re: Roadtrip 2008”
We had two memorable roadtrip planning meetings at Wilsen’s headquarters.
Then we were off!
- 26th December 2008 – left Sydney. Lunch at Kiarma (blowhole). Arrived at Merimbula (wow hotel view, ok Thai restaurant)
- 27th December 2008 – crossed NSW-VIC border. Lunch at Lakes Entrance. Arrived at Melbourne (picked up Susu, Italian restaurant. Logan St)
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28th December 2008 – Great Ocean Road. Crossed VIC-SA border. Arrived in Mt Gambier (Dinner –Subway)
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29th December 2008 – Blue Lake in Mt Gambier. Then World Heritage Caves (Alexandria Cave and Fossil Cave, and Wet Cave). Arrived in Adelaide. Dinner – Chinese
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30th December 2008 – explored Adelaide City. Home-cooked meal – Midnight SY bday surprise
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31st December 2008 – Hanoff German town, Penrose Vineyards, late lunch at Barossa, home-cooked meal, fireworks, pool etc till 4am
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1st January 2009 – slept till 10am. Victor’s Harbour. Dinner in Chinatown
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2nd January 2009 – All day on the road from Adelaide to Melbourne. Average speed 87 km/hr.
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3rd January 2009 – Melbourne City
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4th January 2009 – Chill out day in Melbourne
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5th January 2009 – Crossed VIC-NSW border. Home sweet home!
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11th January 2009 – We-miss-each-other Post-Roadtrip Thank-U dinner @ Adeline’s place
Thank you
to SY and Sen for organising
to Sen, Vickey, Lucky and Shan Shan for getting us there and back safely (barely at some times)
to Shanty for spoiling us with great breakkies, massages and Vit C
to SY, Sen, Shanty, Lucky and Bernie for the over 3000 happy snaps and making FB crash from all our uploads and comments
to ZY for sharing a room with me and waking me up way-too-early every morning ‘accidentally’
to Susu for being our tour guide around Melbourne and allowing us to create havoc at your place (has your neighbours banned our return yet?)
to Xoe for your bravery crossing state borders with a random bunch of strangers, and making it out alive (barely, but still…)
to Podjie for the the music and ‘intelligent’ roadtrip games (“open or close?”)
to Adeline for organising the Post-RT dinner and more importantly, allowing us to um better inform you
to our mate Nicky for allowing me to Aussiefy you
and last but definitely not least, to Rosie for being my partner in crime in ‘educating’ the girls with ShanShan and Susu
