Upcoming Trip to Aus - tips on driving / sights

[si_xsi]

Hi All,

First Trip to Aus coming up in a month or so, im away for 2.5 weeks, looking at hiring a Holden SV6 which I think is just a Vauxhall Vectra but with a 3.6 V6, so hopefully comfy, well equipped and with a bit of poke.

The general plan is - Fly to Sydney, pick up car - drive up to Central Coast / Marks point for 5 days, then onto Hunter Valley for a night, back down to Sydney for 3 nights, onto Canberra for 2 nights and possibly finish with 2 nights in Blue Mountains before driving back to Sydney. Need to stick to this order due to visiting people.

Aside from the ridiculous speeding fines and need to stick to the speed limits, and the odd skippy, is there anything else driving wise I should be aware of!?

Any recommendations for things to see / stop at along the way / around these areas? Might try to get to Bathurst.

Cheers

Simon

[si_xsi]

Thanks for all the suggestions. Just got back, amazing trip, scenery around the Hunter breathtaking. Had fun getting the back out on a few of the dirt bush roads from Hunter to Wisemans ferry! Goodness the speed limits are frustrating though for the type of roads (wide arrow straights) and low volume of traffic.

Also, anyone who plans to hire a car, don't bother with Hertz out of Sydney Airport. 1st car they gave us had a chunk out of rear tyre and missing Arial (no radio), second one they tried had 2 bald (down to the thread) rear tyres. The Hertz staff asked: 'so you are not happy with the second car then'... err no, I love the car, its just not safe...