What is the longest drive you've done ?

Bill Walker said:
I've never done a really long drive. So maybe this will be a crazy idea.

We are planning a trip from Brisbane to visit friends in Perth.
If it were possible to drive non-stop it would take about 60 hours using the coastal route Hwy 1.

Obviously that is not possible so we're planning to drive about 4 hours a day so should take roughly 18 days. We will spend 3 or 4 days not driving at all got staying in towns that sound interesting, like Coober Pedy where there are opal mines, you can visit, and wineries in the Barrosa valley. Things like that.

On the way back home we aim to go round the top end of Australia.
This would take 90 hours in one hit as it's longer. But we will take about 30 days to get back doing the same sort of thing.
Aiming to do this in our winter (June) as the trip home through the northern tropics would be too hot and humid in summer. (Top third of Oz is tropical)
Total driving time over 150 hours to circumnavigate Australia.

Has anyone done any long drives like this, any advice, tips etc. ?

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Looks amazing but is there actually anything worth seeing in Aus outside the big cities? Sheep farm, check. Endless road, check. People who were related before they were married, check. You’ve seen one you’ve seen them all no?
 
Manchester to South of France 2 weeks after passing my driving test, in a 1L Mini Metro with a dodgy clutch. The clutch was actually a Mini clutch that had been installed (in error) the day before the trip and there was no time to fix it, just meant no 1st gear and a few funny noises.
 
I drove from Melbourne to Adelaide over 2 days and stopped somewhere in between. Wish I'd done it over 3 days as the scenery was amazing. Sounds like a great trip!
 
Home to Ouddorp NL via Eastbourne and the Chunnel, and the return journey 3 days later, mid february top down in a MGTF for a bet (the top down bit not the journey). About 12 hours driving time 4 countries and a very very tall dutch copper.

My first time on Belgian soil involved stopping the car in a service area, jumping out, getting back in again and driving on.
 
metalblue said:
Looks amazing but is there actually anything worth seeing in Aus outside the big cities? Sheep farm, check. Endless road, check. People who were related before they were married, check. You’ve seen one you’ve seen them all no?
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Don't forget the random murderer
 
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