cruising around Australia?

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sladey
sladey
QLD
10 posts
QLD, 10 posts
8 Jul 2008 6:09pm
hey guys

im interested in travelling around australian coasts for a time and im wondering if someone who has done it can tell me a few things i.e how much its roughly gonna cost me...im keen to here how much people have spent on a whole trip and stuff...an yeah just generally peoples experiences obivously im looking to go to good kiting spots so if anyone knows any secret spots i should check out let me know
Boxburg
Boxburg
QLD
144 posts
QLD, 144 posts
9 Jul 2008 11:27am
I did a 6 month trip in my motorhome travelling from Cairns to Melbourne finishing up about a month ago. Best time of my life, but timing is everything. I copped rain for the first thirty days because of a la nina pattern, so missed all the great spots from Cairns - Bundaberg. Then, of course heading into winter the further south I got was not the best.
Too many good spots to mention, but the Sunshine Coast, NSW south Coast and north coast were the places I found the best combination of wind and waves.
If you're staying in caravan parks, the average is $30 per night for a powered site, and there are plenty close enough to the beach that you shouldn't have to drive anywhere for a kite.
Google earth is your best friend on the road when it comes to scoping out new sites. Searching seabreeze with the place name will also yield really good info and give you an idea as to who the local riders are. I think I would have kited twice as much as I did if I was travelling with someone else who kited. There were way too many times when I erred on the side of caution because I wasn't sure about local conditions.
Flux
Flux
WA
533 posts
WA, 533 posts
9 Jul 2008 12:54pm
Nice Avatar Boxburg ha
molteb
molteb
NSW
45 posts
NSW, 45 posts
9 Jul 2008 2:59pm
I was "cruising" from Sydney to Perth, best spot Gnarloo.

Look at my post link

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=32830&SearchTerms=molteb

Cheers THomas
sneakybutche
sneakybutche
VIC
73 posts
VIC, 73 posts
9 Jul 2008 5:19pm
I travelled around Austrailia for 22 months with my GF 3 years ago, was the best time of my life. The only problem was i didn't kite then. Bummer. Would have been awsome if i did, probably would still be travelling. I did it in a troopy and and towed a camper trailer, had a boat and solar panels. I could stay at a spot for ever and not worry about having warm beers (running out was always a problem). The west coast is the best as you can basically just pull up anywhere on the beach and camp for free. All i can say is do it and do it in a 4X4 if you decide on a van or kombi you will be very limited.
sladey
sladey
QLD
10 posts
QLD, 10 posts
9 Jul 2008 7:16pm
cheers for the replys guys...i dont really have an aloted time for this trip or a exact route...so im prob gonna be looking for work along the way you kno to keep the food in me guts and the petrol in the car to get to the next spot...i was thinking fruit picking or something...people need labours for that in summer yea?
Kitehard
Kitehard
WA
2782 posts
WA, 2782 posts
9 Jul 2008 11:45pm
Hi Sladey,

I have done the trip around most of oz starting in Cooktown and finishing in Geraldton but have been as far north as Exmouth in the west too. Took us a year. Good fun, plenty of adventures and misadventures.

There is a guide you can get that the grey army and backpackers tend to have, can't remember its name, it lists all of the fruits and harvesting times etc for the whole country. Nite packing Coles and Woolies etc is good too.

Cheers,

sladey
sladey
QLD
10 posts
QLD, 10 posts
11 Jul 2008 9:21pm
rad cheers kite hard

just one thing tho....who are the grey army lol?
wdric
wdric
NSW
1625 posts
NSW, 1625 posts
11 Jul 2008 9:48pm
Grey haired retiries who live a life on the road
kiter zac
kiter zac
QLD
295 posts
QLD, 295 posts
12 Jul 2008 8:55pm
make sure you check out cairns, its been blowing good for the last week or too.
sladey
sladey
QLD
10 posts
QLD, 10 posts
13 Jul 2008 11:31am
cheers dude are you from tannum sands by any chance?
kiter zac
kiter zac
QLD
295 posts
QLD, 295 posts
13 Jul 2008 10:32pm
yeah mate i am. why you ask? lol
kiter zac
kiter zac
QLD
295 posts
QLD, 295 posts
13 Jul 2008 10:34pm
yeah mate i am. why you ask? lol
firiebob
firiebob
WA
3182 posts
WA, 3182 posts
13 Jul 2008 10:15pm
We did it years ago sladey with a 4x4 & van, took 6 years, work holiday work holiday etc. Absolutely loved it, made some very good life long friends. Now we dream of retirement and doing it again.
I see you're 20, my wife & I were 18 & 21 when we took off

The only advise I'll give you junior is just do it, work it out as you go

When you're in Cairns say hi to the old bastard with the windsurfer
sladey
sladey
QLD
10 posts
QLD, 10 posts
14 Jul 2008 6:50am
cheers bob ill make sure i say gday...im from tannum aswell zac or was....move away bout a yr ago now
kiter zac
kiter zac
QLD
295 posts
QLD, 295 posts
14 Jul 2008 10:01am
true mate. how long you been kiting for?
sladey
sladey
QLD
10 posts
QLD, 10 posts
14 Jul 2008 9:40pm
bout a year aye only got into it when i moved down the coast really...i kno a few of the kiter boys in tannum tho
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