Heyas, well im rather new to the forum and Canberra too.
I'm really keen to get out and meet ya all. I’m totally up for a cruise sometime.
I know this may be a little far away but I just returned from two weeks in Tasmania.
I hired a Nissan Maxima (Leather & SAT Nav) and did the drive around.
For the entire two weeks I wished I had the skyline. Hours of windy roads with the Altimeter at 800m above sea level. You cruise from open plains into rainforest into little, really old, towns. I must have passed a thousand motorbikes, all enjoying the drive.
I promised myself I would return with the Skyline.
I’m yet to do any costing but I figure I would need three weeks in total. The two weeks I spent there last was basically 8 hours a day of driving with about 10 days total driving. With this I was able to drive around the entire island, with two day stops in Port Arthur and Cradle Mountain. We stayed overnight in ‘Cosy Cabins’ and for the three of us we paid around $70 a night total (for three). Most of these cabins have about 5 beds.
So, I figure I would take the drive to Melbourne, by day, and book the skyline on a boat, by night.
I figure we could contact the Tazzie Skyline guys and hook up over there. They should be able to sort us out with local mechanics for on-tour mods and unforseen repairs.
With a few months notice & some planning / costing to come would anyone be interested in joining the fun?
M@