Roadhouses on way to exmouth
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Fri, 2008-06-27 17:35
Hi All looking for a bit of help in regard to is there a good roadhouse to stop for the night on our way to exmouth next week.
We dont want to drive all the way there with the kids. The overlander is booked out and have not heard good things about billabong so any help would be great
We dont mined sleeping in the car or boat if needed
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we stayed at minilya, its
we stayed at minilya, its just a bed basically but made a 4am till 4pm drive that day then a few hour drive into exxy the next morning russ.
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How far from perth is it
How far from perth is it mathew and do you remember how much it was
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umm, send paul a message he
umm, send paul a message he was the one to organise it, it was about an easy 12 hours drive, so not too much of a hassle, i think it was around $130 a night maybe more, but hey it was a bed a shower and somewhere to have a bbq dinner and bbq brekkie for the next day drive into exxy
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Yeah thats right was just
Yeah thats right was just wondering thank mathew will PM Paul
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Hi
We usally stay at canarvon on the way to exxy.
Towing a boat you would be looking at around 13 or 14 hours.
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well we left yanchep at just
well we left yanchep at just before 4am and arrived in minilya at just after 4pm so yeah would take a little longer from your place russ, i suppose it will all depend what time you want to arrive into exmouth the next day and how much driving you want to do on day 2.
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Well Mathew both Sandy & i
Well Mathew both Sandy & i can drive towing the boat so share driving and can not book in to our unit till i think2 pm so time is not an issue it is the kids fighting in the back ha ha ha it only took us 12 hours to shark bay so was looking at around the same give or take an hour
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Have
you heard of those portable head rest dvd players Russ? My friend used one for his 2 yo going down south and said it worked a treat. Granted it would take longer going up north but it should put them to sleep, well maybe
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Good Idea mate
But these kids are 16 and 15 year olds that dont like being confind together to long
got them PSPs so who knows *lol*
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if the kids fight too much
if the kids fight too much you can always tie them into the boat, a couple of big ratchet sraps should help there, hahhaha.
yeah where we stayed wasnt nothing flash but hey really your only looking at somewhere to crash for the night.
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if the kids fight too much
if the kids fight too much you can always tie them into the boat, a couple of big ratchet sraps should help there, hahhaha.
yeah where we stayed wasnt nothing flash but hey really your only looking at somewhere to crash for the night.
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too right mathew
dont want to drive to late at night dont like the giant grasshoppers
etc
As far as tying the kids in the boat i thought maybe one in boat and one on the roo bar for extra protection ha ha have told them if the fight to much or i we could use them as shark bait once up there *lol*
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forget the boat how about
forget the boat how about putting them on the roof rack?
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ha ha ha RUSS "A family
ha ha ha
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tied under the trailer i
tied under the trailer i think would keep them even quieter lol., how many of the kids are you guys taking?
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How many kids do you think
How many kids do you think we have ha ha just the two boys that is enough
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one each side under the
one each side under the trailer axles to hold the mud guards on, that will fix them
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I usually stopped at Carnarvon Russ
I don;'t know what shape the jetty is in, but it was always worth a visit. The choc coated bananas aren't bad either.
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thanks colin
might look into it .the banananas sound good as long as they are not on the boat
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One tip though Russ
Just make sure you aren't driving either side of Carnarvon before dawn or after dusk. The kangaroos, goats and other critters can be thick there.
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we heard
that about the area .we are hoping to get enough miles behind us before dark to avoid them,altho we do have 4 big spotties on the front.thanks
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We left at 3.30am and were
We left at 3.30am and were there for 4.30pm .Packed a cut lunch so we only stopped for fuel ,and of we went. Getting food and things can add hours to a trip. the roo's and cows are quite bad at night .
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we are taking
travel grub. we are aware of food prices easy to spend 50 on a food stop,but its the fuel that will hurt (ouch).if we woried about that we wouldnt go
.only been that far up once 12 years ago and there was plenty of roos then
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night travel
We traveled over night up to Onslow (commodore) and only seen the odd cow and roo!! 95kms/hr during the day and 85kms/hr through the night. Left Perth around midday and arrived in Onslow at 6.30am(with 4 stops of 30min)!! As long as your happy not to put the foot into it I find 85 is a good speed if you need to pull up in somewhat of a hurry(ie:when you get a blowout)any faster and the story could have been different!! How ever you do it, drive safe and have a great time. Plenty of pics on your return
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cheers
for the info .we are looking at stopping at night for some sleep i will probably do most of the driving.towing 3 ton can take it out of you on a long haul
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Just go and enjoy the time
Just go and enjoy the time up there, like you say the fuel is a killer but its all worth it. We went up at night last year and arrived half asleep, took two days to get back on track.
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Carnarvon Best Western
We generally drive straight through but no way with kids!! Leave Perth about 6 and it is an easy 10 hour drive to carnarvon from NOR. Just head out through joondalup and the pine plantations as it cuts about 40 minutes. NEver again will I drive in to exmouth at night, winter after rain is probably OK but we did it in summer and I have never seen so many roos and cows on the road in all my life, and I grew up in Western QLD which is pretty bad for that stuff. Tooks us 5.5 hours from the highway into Exmouth. If you can't check in til 2 then no point rushing up there. Brekky in carnarvon then a steady 4-5 hour drive into exmouth
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Thanks for all your help
Thanks for all your help guys . We have found a booking in carnarvan at a caravan park just off the high way .
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a cracker of a time and hope you get some sweet pics of fish. ATB
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Thats the go Russ, Wintersun Caravan or any of those parks from the Caltex starmart turnoff into the outskirts of town. They are all safe and you wont find any problems. Definately worth the stay over instead of doing the night drive. Ant from Bluewater had a close encounter with the cows last week heading back to Perth and I had a couple of close calls with the roos on Tuesday night coming back. Drove 300km on twilight and night and didn't see one thing until 60km to Exmouth, then there was a 20km stretch where I counted 8 with only one close call. They have slashed the Minilya stretch so the vis is a lot better now.
Look foward to meeting you guys, hopefully the weather will be a little better than what it has been lately. :)
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If your kids are 15, 16 do
If your kids are 15, 16 do they have a Xbox or playstation?
Wii probably wouldnt be good cause kids playing tennis in the back would be a concern :P
You get a dropdown monitor that fits in the roof of cars.
Then they can watch a movie in between playing games.
Dont know about the roadhouse as I usually drop a swag down a track or similar.
I also take packed food in esky as food is not only very bland but very expensive. Make up a fresh salad, rolls, a few cooked snags or colds meat and a roll made by yourself is 100% better then what is served over the counter and 1/3 of the cost.
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Adam : yeah staying at the
Adam : yeah staying at the Plantation caravan park as we are members of the big 4 saving a few dollars. do not have any need to meet the jumping locals
and do not need any more beef. Cant wait to get up there and yeah hope the weather gods are good to us plus of cause meeting up with you
Neander : yeah going to pack luches and dinners save money where we can more money for fuel for the boat ha ha ha ha
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Good idea on packing food,
Good idea on packing food, roadhouse food is not the best on that trip (its only what i have heard)plus the money you save of course.
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sacrilege
Its tradition to have at least one 5 day old crumbed cheese sausage on the way up and back.
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Ok Andy just for you
will take a pic too
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Crumbed Cheese Sausages
Andrew froim Commodore Marine is a Crumbed Cheese Sausage connoisseur. Badgingara roadhouse is the best CCS stop on the Brand Highway. They use extra grease and aged to perfection.
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ha ha ha ha thanks for that
ha ha ha ha thanks for that heads up
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Sounds scrumptious Andy
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Could always book a B&B
Could always book a B&B Russ. Theres plenty of those on the trip up.
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Just got back Russ - We did
Just got back Russ - We did the Carnarvon stop over aswell ($88) on the way up, with ham and cheese toasties at Minilya for morning tea - $12-80 for two
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Bugger all Roos - too much grass around. A few cows between Minilya and Exy. Passing triples (2 off) into Exy was the hardest thing for the trip.
As Adam said - the grass has been freshly cut - love the smell of fresh cut grass.
Report later, once pics are recieved.
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The crumbed Suasage
Just make sure you ask if the Crumbed Sauasage has been there for at least 3 days, if not, go for the 4 day Dim Sims, a Bargearse favourite.
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