4 Aug 2008 3:43:00 pm

hmmm, i did a little research about the drive from melb to adelaide, for reasons obvious.



according to http://www.wilmap.com.au/stripmaps/adelmelb1.html, it is a 911km drive!
If drive at 100km/hr its a ~9 hour + drive. crap.


ADELAIDE TO MELBOURNE
-coastal highway between Adelaide and Melbourne passes through rich pastoral country, national parks, and pretty seaside villages and ports with a character all their own. Major towns along the route include Mount Gambier, with its famed 'Blue Lake', Portland, Victoria's first settlement, the pretty seaside town of Port Fairy, Warrnambool where you can SEE WHALES in the shallows, Colac, and Geelong, Victoria's second largest city. One of the most visited attractions in the country will be found off the road between Warrnambool and Geelong. The Great Ocean Road is renowned for its scenery and character.

HAHAHA. don't mind driving along such roads. see whales baby!

MURRAY BRIDGE:



TAILEM BEND:
Tailem Bend is a rail and road junction on the highways from Melbourne and Sydney.
MENINGIE:
popular holiday destination for fishing and safe swimming.
KINGSTON:
renowned for fresh lobsters and safe beach. A giant lobster will be found at the northern entrance to the town. There are motels and a caravan park.

ROBE:
Robe is one of South Australia's best kept secrets and sits beside Guichen Bay with spectacular coastal scenery and golden beaches. Fresh lobsters are available from the wharf in season and the creeper-covered Caledonian Inn is a local landmark in the main street. Motels, caravan park.



BEACHPORT:
Beachport is a pretty seaside village with a long jetty, coastal scenery, a golf course and safe swimming beach. A drive west of the town gives panoramic views over the town and coast. Motels, caravan park, B&B.
MILLICENT:
Millicent is best known as the centre for a forest industry but has much to offer the visitor.
MOUNT GAMBIER:
Capital of the south east and renowned for its Blue Lake and limestone caves.
NELSON:
This small fishing village. Between Nelson and Portland you will pass through massive pine foreests with turn-offs to the Discovery Bay Coastal Park with unlimited sandy white beaches and excellent surf.
PORTLAND:
The first town settled in Victoria it is rich in history and has a large commercial centre. nearby national parks and wineries.
PORT FAIRY:
With Robe, the prettiest of the towns along the highway. The Moyne River provides a safe haven for a colourful fishing fleet and is a photographers delight. Many historic buildings, motels, caravan parks, swimming and fishing.

WARRNAMBOOL:
A large commercial centre with beaches, whale watching between May and September, plenty of things to see and do.
GREAT OCEAN ROAD:
One of Australia's best known natural attractions.
CAMPERDOWN:
Camperdown is in what was once called Lakes and Craters Country. A reflection of the volcanic nature of the area and the many lakes which provide excellent fishing and water activities.
COLAC:
The largest town between Geelong and Warrnambool it is a commercial centre with plenty of accommodation and nice shady parks.
GEELONG:
Victoria's second largest city and the centre for a vast agricultural and touring region which includes the Great Ocean Road, Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula.
WERRIBEE:
On the freeway between Geelong and Melbourne and noted for its Mansion and free-range wildlife park.