Car travel (in Oz)

In article FEZJb.55704$I07.196186@attbi_s53, HCN says...


"Tim May" wrote in message
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In article ELQJb.52920$I07.175869@attbi_s53, HCN
wrote:
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Have lots of water handy... that is really the best drink to have along.
We
would pack ice in drink containers for a long trip, it gave us nice cold
drinks and kept the lunches chilled in the ice chest. It really helped.


And be sure to have a one month old baby to dangle out the window...the
Aussies really like it when their little tykes are tested this way.

Dangling a baby in front of a crocodile is the Official Aussie Way,
though. It test the reflexes, and makes the baby properly fearful.


--Tim May

How is this helpful or in anyway related to bringing enough water for a car
trip?




It was a USENET humor test.

Whoops - looks like you need work in that area...

Cheers,
Banty

On Thu, 1 Jan 2004 23:13:14 +1100, "Liz"
wrote:

We can pull over
for rest stops so long as it's not scorching hot but will be driving for up
to 3 hrs at a time for most sections of our journey.

What sort of drink / snack things would you go for?

We did a few days of driving around Christmas with DD (20 months) - so
a bit younger than your little one. We didn't have any new toys for
the car (she has a few "car" toys already), but made sure we had music
(that we liked ) and a cup for water that DD could drink out of. We
had some fruit (bananas and cherrys) for DD to eat at our breaks
times.

I would echo the stop every two hours - even if it is scorching hot -
for a quick stretch of the legs and change of drivers (if you are
doing driver changes - if not stop for at least 10 mins every 2
hours).

Also remember to put sunscreen on everyone in the car.

Have a fun trip.

Di

In article ,
"Liz" wrote:

Thanks Chookie! I might have to pursuade DH to stop. He's terrible for
driving on, no matter what! The music Pascal goes to sleep to has a warning
on it for drivers, so maybe not that one :-)

Definitey get him to stop! When I first joined mk someone had as their sig,
"I want to die peacefully in my sleep like Grandpa -- not yelling and
screaming like the passengers in his car." :-0

Children are a great excuse for civilised driving, which to my mind involves
cuppas in as many cafes as possible!

Are you a Melburnian? Would that mean about 8 hrs' drive to Tumbarumba? I
would be pushing for another stop just before you leave the highway for
Tumbarumba as I imagine that's the trickiest section of road. Unless you are
popping in on friends in Wangaratta or Holbrook, which would give you more
than a 10-minute rest!

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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In article ,
"Liz" wrote:

Thanks Chookie! I might have to pursuade DH to stop. He's terrible for
driving on, no matter what! The music Pascal goes to sleep to has a
warning
on it for drivers, so maybe not that one :-)

Definitey get him to stop! When I first joined mk someone had as their
sig,
"I want to die peacefully in my sleep like Grandpa -- not yelling and
screaming like the passengers in his car." :-0

Love this one! That could be my Dad though - he's still driving at 83 and we
all wish he'd stop.

Children are a great excuse for civilised driving, which to my mind
involves
cuppas in as many cafes as possible!

Are you a Melburnian? Would that mean about 8 hrs' drive to Tumbarumba?
I
would be pushing for another stop just before you leave the highway for
Tumbarumba as I imagine that's the trickiest section of road. Unless you
are
popping in on friends in Wangaratta or Holbrook, which would give you more
than a 10-minute rest!

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia

The plan is to get up rather early, in order to move the last of the
furniture and pack up the car. Pascal can have breakfast and a play as we
get organised. Drive to Wangaratta for early lunch with DH's Dad. She could
get a morning nap in on the way maybe or we take a play stopover. Then we
drive during what is her usual nap time, with perhaps a stopover at Holbrook
after she wakes up. Tumba is not terribly far off the Hume (less than an
hour I think).

The other trip we have is from Tumba to Canberra. I think it's a 3 1/2 hr
drive so we will need to go in her nap time and have a stopover I think.

Thanks for all the advice! I bought a stable table and a CD today and will
be shopping for a few snacks tomorrow.

Liz