Yeah, agreed, i just had to drive up there and back and well... its damn foggy, wet and the roads are covered in crud.
I basically take the route you described almost every 2nd day, the other option is the moutain hwy and back thru olinda-monbulk rd.
could be some good photo ops at skyhigh thou?
*glance at ns2500*
but as you said pretty bad conditions atm