Road Conditions

... wide for the deal of the century. After about 6 months, we found it. A 1998 Holiday Rambler Endeavor in near perfect conditions with a very motivated seller. We bought her for thousands less than our 30K limit and we were now in business. Fast forward ...

... jet lag between Perth and SA, which is now in daylight saving… Well we infer it should be 3:40 pm. Provided the weather conditions, we decide to drive to the Nullarbor roadhouse (another 250 km), as there’s no much we can do around. We try ...

... backed by a main street chock full of trendy cafes and restaurants. So far our trip to Australia has been blighted by poor surfing conditions and this was no exception - flat as a millpond. I'm beginning to wonder if it is just me having sky-high ...

... 250km or so to Port Campbell near the 12 Apostles, most of it through atrocious weather - really foggy and rainy - not exactly ideal conditions for the drive. We arrived at around 6pm and just collapsed and had a real quite night, praying for a better day ...

... as you see the same faces all along the route and everyone chats to everyone about the good places to see, the road conditions and the various challenges of driving though the Kimberly. Manning Gorge, despite less than wonderful first impression of the ...

... town of Humberstone, the geoglyphs of El Gigante del Atacama and Pintados, and the salt lake of Salar del Huasco. When asked about the road conditions, he said they were all paved. So, pleased with my plan, I went to hire a rental car. It cost me around ...

... , thankfully, were nothing noteworthy. Once you've seen a small stretch of the plains, you've basically seen it all. And with pleasant road conditions, it just becomes a waiting game. I ended up meeting a great guy who got off the bus with me in Dilla - ...

... when spelt backwards.  Until that moment we had not even realised that. With full bellies we headed back to our tent to ponder on the fuel prices, the road conditions and the bad weather before getting our first night of sleep on the Yorke ...

... . With the rain still belting down my speed was limited by my ability to see the road rather than slowing down due to the road conditions. The bicycles not having mud guards either didn't quite help as mud and little stones kept flying up into my face. ...

... is coming the other way).  For bends I follow the normal rules of start wide and end tight, depending on road conditions and traffic.  When we entered the Northern Territory, the condition of the roads was noticeably much different to WA ...

... we took this route on our way back from Hana, we decided to visit this park on the same day. The park is well built and the road conditions are very good. It took us almost 15 - 20 minutes to reach the Haleakala Summit. The summit is at a 10,000 foot ...

... , it is stinky along this stretch of road!  Getting as far north as Stockton it is sunny and cool.  We soon see the road conditions start to deteriorate, and we're wondering why the roads would be so bad here.  We would see bad road all the ...

We started off the Gibb River Road in Derby. We went to the visitor centre to inquire about the road conditions.  The Gibb River Road is a heavily corrugated road with many riverbeds crossing and recommended for 4WD with high clearance only. It's a ...

... , this might change once we are on road depending on the circumstances, but having a route plan including approximate distances, road conditions, hours needed, points of interests on the way etc will help in ensuring that the trip is efficient w.r.t. time ...

... the section of road at Teapot Rocks that leads down into the Maze. At the Ranger Station on the white board listing the road conditions they referred to this section as "Technical 4WD", unlike the other roads, which are mostly just "High-clearance 4WD". ...

... name given to the roadhouse! The manager was very nice and up for a chat. She also passed on some information regarding the road conditions ahead and places where we might find a nice camping area for the night. We soon made it into the Northern ...

... floods it seems we will not be traveling through British Colombia.  The next morning we travel south through Alberta and find good road conditions well into Montana.  With over night stops in Butte, Montana and Boise, Idaho we limp our way to ...

...  up in Edmonton at 92.4 and in Red Deer it was 101.9.  The rest of the drive was pretty uneventful.  Road conditions were bone dry and visibility was excellent.  Cruise control all the way.  Since I'm still trying to regain my ...

... as we approached Kings Canyon Resort - an oasis in the middle of rolling sand dunes and rocky outcrops. Because of the varying road conditions, we passed numerous 'slow down' signs - caution, warning etc. We did like the one in the middle of aboriginal ...

... (without snow tires or chains) and hit the road. It was very dangerous for the first 40km however after that the road conditions were much better. The drive was spectacular with snow covered mountains, frozen lakes, glaciers and wild animals along the ...

... ,000km   We started out on our adventure this morning after popping into the visitor information centre to check out the road conditions and weather forecasts.  The lady here was very helpful and gave us some more detailed maps of Townsville and ...