{"id":266,"date":"2009-02-12T07:40:52","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T07:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelondonbiker.com\/blog\/?p=266"},"modified":"2009-02-12T07:40:52","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T07:40:52","slug":"planning-the-first-medium-sized-trip-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelondonbiker.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/planning-the-first-medium-sized-trip-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning the first &#8216;medium&#8217; sized trip in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I knew it wouldn&#8217;t take long to seriously get into planning my first extended trip here in Australia after I bought the XT660X &#8211; so here&#8217;s my first stab with some helpful advice from Mr Nigel Dalton (author of the Dalton Diversion) and Mr John Shippick.<\/p>\n<p>Comments on this route greatly appreciated, thoughts on the towns I should visit, when I should ride &#8211; I need all the help I can get.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"485\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com.au\/maps?f=d&amp;source=s_d&amp;saddr=-37.86076,144.896622&amp;daddr=Great+Ocean+Rd+to:Great+Ocean+Rd+to:Great+Ocean+Rd+to:Portland+Nelson+Rd+to:Bay+Rd+to:Neechy+Flat+Rd+to:Beachport+Millicent+Rd+to:Main+South+Eastern+Rd+to:Main+South+Eastern+Rd+to:Langhorne+Creek+Rd+to:Hindmarsh+Rd+to:Victor+Harbor+Rd+to:Princes+Hwy+to:Barndioota+Rd+to:Menindee+Rd+to:Kidman+Way+to:Binda+Rd+to:Princes+Hwy+to:Princes+Hwy+to:Princes+Hwy+to:South+Gippsland+Hwy+to:Bass+Hwy+to:Stevedore+St&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=%3BFVSQtP0dnm6VCA%3BFSTEsP0d7D6QCA%3BFX5bsP0dUuaMCA%3BFZi-uv0dQHpqCA%3BFSASvP0d3AhjCA%3BFZw-vv0d3B9gCA%3BFdDSw_0dZKhZCA%3BFVBtx_0dkNlWCA%3BFWqsyP0dDk5VCA%3BFZxn5f0djIdICA%3BFa6p4f0d7FRDCA%3BFdyf5f0dtFtCCA%3BFTbzD_4dpJU2CA%3BFW0TGf4dEE5ACA%3BFaR8E_4dWiZ8CA%3BFai2NP4dqM6yCA%3BFVJU8v0dmDDoCA%3BFRr52v0daGryCA%3BFdwyxv0dAMTsCA%3BFbrFvv0dUMrSCA%3BFbASs_0dTme1CA%3BFaKItP0dwJCrCA%3BFbJavv0d8OuiCA&amp;mra=dme&amp;mrcr=0&amp;mrsp=0&amp;sz=11&amp;via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22&amp;sll=-37.859676,144.94812&amp;sspn=0.370268,0.617981&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;s=AARTsJoGA1fn_yMtMYcq3tG8G_4Kmqw3QA&amp;ll=-34.957995,143.964844&amp;spn=12.592675,20.654297&amp;t=p&amp;z=5&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/><small><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com.au\/maps?f=d&amp;source=embed&amp;saddr=-37.86076,144.896622&amp;daddr=Great+Ocean+Rd+to:Great+Ocean+Rd+to:Great+Ocean+Rd+to:Portland+Nelson+Rd+to:Bay+Rd+to:Neechy+Flat+Rd+to:Beachport+Millicent+Rd+to:Main+South+Eastern+Rd+to:Main+South+Eastern+Rd+to:Langhorne+Creek+Rd+to:Hindmarsh+Rd+to:Victor+Harbor+Rd+to:Princes+Hwy+to:Barndioota+Rd+to:Menindee+Rd+to:Kidman+Way+to:Binda+Rd+to:Princes+Hwy+to:Princes+Hwy+to:Princes+Hwy+to:South+Gippsland+Hwy+to:Bass+Hwy+to:Stevedore+St&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=%3BFVSQtP0dnm6VCA%3BFSTEsP0d7D6QCA%3BFX5bsP0dUuaMCA%3BFZi-uv0dQHpqCA%3BFSASvP0d3AhjCA%3BFZw-vv0d3B9gCA%3BFdDSw_0dZKhZCA%3BFVBtx_0dkNlWCA%3BFWqsyP0dDk5VCA%3BFZxn5f0djIdICA%3BFa6p4f0d7FRDCA%3BFdyf5f0dtFtCCA%3BFTbzD_4dpJU2CA%3BFW0TGf4dEE5ACA%3BFaR8E_4dWiZ8CA%3BFai2NP4dqM6yCA%3BFVJU8v0dmDDoCA%3BFRr52v0daGryCA%3BFdwyxv0dAMTsCA%3BFbrFvv0dUMrSCA%3BFbASs_0dTme1CA%3BFaKItP0dwJCrCA%3BFbJavv0d8OuiCA&amp;mra=dme&amp;mrcr=0&amp;mrsp=0&amp;sz=11&amp;via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22&amp;sll=-37.859676,144.94812&amp;sspn=0.370268,0.617981&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=-34.957995,143.964844&amp;spn=12.592675,20.654297&amp;t=p&amp;z=5\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I knew it wouldn&#8217;t take long to seriously get into planning my first extended trip here in Australia after I bought the XT660X &#8211; so here&#8217;s my first stab with some helpful advice from Mr Nigel Dalton (author of the Dalton Diversion) and Mr John Shippick. 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