Roadtrip Photodump

"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12) 07/24/2015 at 18:50 • Filed to: Great Australian Roadtrip

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This past week my girlfriend and I took a roadtrip from Victoria to South Australia to spend time with some family. We added about 3000km to the 300ZX’s odometer, spent whole days driving, nearly hit a few kangaroos (they crazy), almost ran out of fuel (no one in the distant country sells 95 octane), and had a great time. Here are some pics

We left early in the morning. It’s winter here but I was determined to drive all the way to SA with the roof off. For some reason the inland town of Ballarat was colder than anywhere else at 5 degrees (Celsius) below freezing, but we persevered with gloves, scarves and heater.

White kangaroos, who knew?

The motor museum in Birdwood had a lot of pre-war cars, and an interesting selection of more modern cars. Highlights include a (non-BTTF) Delorean, the BE-1 and S-Cargo, some interesting Australian cars, a couple Rolls Royces, an E-type, a 260Z...a Mercury Capri for some reason...a Chrysler Airflow...some interesting Holdens...I could go on.

Adelaide, SA’s capitol

Kept seeing this thing. What is it!?

I let my girlfriend drive for some of the boring sections. Sitting there for 12 hours straight was killing me. She did a fine job, despite Google Maps dropping the ball a bit.

Typical Australian country road. Capped at 110 km/hr (68mph), enforced with speed cameras. You Americans don’t know how lucky you are! When we got back to Victoria the limit dropped to 100km/hr.

whoarder is tellurium > Nauraushaun 07/24/2015 at 19:28

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Here I am, totally forgetting its winter in Aussie land.

I love that first early morning frost pic of the ZX.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Nauraushaun 07/24/2015 at 19:33

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Ballarat is always colder.

always has been , always will be.

and i’ll never move away from Ballarat either!

Nauraushaun > whoarder is tellurium 07/24/2015 at 19:34

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I know right, all those American posts about glorious Summer are killing me. But we did a pretty good job of denial.

Thanks :) The frozen grass crunched when you walked on it. Very unusual for Australia, we don’t get snow except for the mountains.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Nauraushaun 07/24/2015 at 19:34

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very early Toyota ‘Cruiser

Nauraushaun > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/24/2015 at 19:38

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I see! Very early.

Nauraushaun > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/24/2015 at 19:38

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I just don’t understand why! It’s not especially high or low as far as I can gather, there’s no ocean nearby!

My father insisted we went to “the best McDonalds in the free world”, Bakery Hill.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Nauraushaun 07/24/2015 at 19:40

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idk either!

ah Bakery Hill , The first maccas in Ballarat (5 in total now) , wouldn’t say it’s the best , but then i haven’t been to all of them.

Nauraushaun > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/24/2015 at 19:42

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It’s got a certain charm though doesn’t it? I had no idea there were 5, we sort of just breezed through

AM3R shamefully returns > Nauraushaun 07/24/2015 at 19:44

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Looks like a fun trip, funny to see it so cold down under yet here I am enjoying 85 degree weather!

pip bip - choose Corrour > Nauraushaun 07/24/2015 at 19:45

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never really noticed tbh.

Nauraushaun > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/24/2015 at 19:50

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Oh :P

Nauraushaun > AM3R shamefully returns 07/24/2015 at 19:51

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Damn you!

pip bip - choose Corrour > AM3R shamefully returns 07/24/2015 at 20:22

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GRRRRRRRRR!