tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post5629422649942065012..comments2023-09-30T22:07:52.362+10:00Comments on Coal Valley View: Road TripMel @ Coal Valley Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773581188651200076noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-86710769685503356802013-04-27T21:16:20.578+10:002013-04-27T21:16:20.578+10:00Oh and there you go... if I'd read this post f...Oh and there you go... if I'd read this post first I'd have saved all that mind scrabbling that went on, haha! I'll say it again... AMAZING Mel! Love your tips for road trips. We also enjoy a good road trip and have done many with the boys... though nothing as extensive as your adventures AND we only have 2 little people to consider. Our longest one has been Sydney to the Sunshine Coast and we have done it two years in a row... gluttons for punishment a lot of people have said to us ;) xoxoAll For Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151973819133926868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-12806362241644602112013-04-25T22:09:41.183+10:002013-04-25T22:09:41.183+10:00I think you are so right about the dvd players. T...I think you are so right about the dvd players. There are a lot of lessons learnt having to travel long distances in a car with others. we hope to go on a road trip before moving to NZ so when the time comes I will no doubt be refering back to your big trip and sending you a list of questions about travelling with a dog.Fiona from Arbordale Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-63558115774168171442013-04-24T23:25:19.357+10:002013-04-24T23:25:19.357+10:00I haven't had a chance to catch up with everyo...I haven't had a chance to catch up with everyone's blogs for a week or so, it's nice to pop over here and see such a lovely photo at the top there! Have a great trip, it sounds amazing. 5,000km? I think distances seem much longer when you live in the tiny UK - that distance is pretty mindblowing, let along the longer one last year! It's hard to envisage quite how big Australia actually is :) bon voyage!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-71283782620173281972013-04-24T08:56:53.964+10:002013-04-24T08:56:53.964+10:00Great tips! I'm always interested to read abo...Great tips! I'm always interested to read about how others travels with kids. We love a road trip, too. We drove from Melbourne to Byron bay before the twins were two (the trip was good but I am not in a hurry to repeat the drive). With the 3 kids we have done the Melbourne to NSW central coast trip a number of times. We like to start early (sometimes around 4am when I was breast feeding and up anyway) and drive for the border. The kids will sleep (or not) and we can get a good 4-5 hours in before stopping. I agree with you on the DVD players. I intercepted a grandparent gifted DVD player a couple of Christmases ago. The kids were none the wiser. <br /><br />Have a great trip!!CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030868529159709384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-24931906338271306082013-04-23T02:33:27.976+10:002013-04-23T02:33:27.976+10:00I hope you have a wonderful time on your trip ... ...I hope you have a wonderful time on your trip ... I love that feeling when you first all get in the car and you're ON YOUR WAY! We've done a lot of road trips with our kids over the last 19 years, and didn't regret a single one. We did cave in the last few years with a dvd player, but our kids have headsets so we don't hear the movie, and my husband and I have great conversations. Your boys are so cute! WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-25191123778188307012013-04-22T09:43:36.198+10:002013-04-22T09:43:36.198+10:00I love the idea of no DVD players and retraining t...I love the idea of no DVD players and retraining them to the way we used to have to do it. Have a fabulous and safe trip xxLife Love and Hiccupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03283618400442819761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-12990853469146532672013-04-20T16:04:37.531+10:002013-04-20T16:04:37.531+10:00Sounds like you guys are in for a great adventure ...Sounds like you guys are in for a great adventure - can't wait to see more about it! And car cricket! That takes me back - we used to play it on our trips to nan's every summer (that was a three hour drive - felt like forever at that age)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085054284790032962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-42342359596814232982013-04-20T13:35:43.161+10:002013-04-20T13:35:43.161+10:00Hello! What beautiful pictures you have here :) a ...Hello! What beautiful pictures you have here :) a big congrats for being a finalist in Voices of 2013 too. Thank you for stopping by my blog and also telling me about your husband's Ichthyosis. Can you please email me (contact details on my blog) as I'm doing a blogging project he may be interested in. Thank you :) <br />Carly Findlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368145710452826385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-55333768958581345282013-04-20T09:41:44.113+10:002013-04-20T09:41:44.113+10:00Ours are getting too big for the car now in long s...Ours are getting too big for the car now in long stints with long legs. If we ever do a road trip it will have to be in a bus now with these tall teenage boys. I'm with you on the DVD players though. We've never bothered. I just figured it would give them something to argue about like where they were sitting for the best view as they drive past something magnificent. Kids need to learn to be still and think about thoughts. It is a lost art in these times of cuber silliness. Bon Voyage!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433701550878013807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-71461126723719795292013-04-19T22:12:21.216+10:002013-04-19T22:12:21.216+10:00This is just FANTASTIC Mel! what a star you are! ...This is just FANTASTIC Mel! what a star you are! We are seasoned car travellers and I agree with all of your suggestions! We ditched the DVD player really early on as it was a complete failure and now the kids know the drill so well, they are better at packing than I am! We are currently planning a drive from Melbourne to Sydney, but I would so love to do the red centre! Oh have heaps of fun and remember to take loads of Instagram pics!!! Oh, wishing you could plan a pit stop via my house! xxBrenda @ 13 Acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936530633161291153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-27301713322899493402013-04-19T22:08:06.200+10:002013-04-19T22:08:06.200+10:00Oh, how exciting! Have a brilliant time. I totally...Oh, how exciting! Have a brilliant time. I totally agree with ditching the DVD players. The kids complained they couldn't here theirs over our radio/music, we couldn't talk over the volume of two competing Disney movies, the cds kept sticking, then they would break altogether half way through the journey. It was a wonderful moment when we realised that we could travel without them and it was actually BETTER!! <br /><br />Gillian xGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-30658672509586697212013-04-19T21:46:57.326+10:002013-04-19T21:46:57.326+10:00Have a wonderful time away on your big adventure M...Have a wonderful time away on your big adventure Mel:) Take care and by the way congratulations on being picked in the top 100 bloggers on Kidspot too, how cool. xxCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11314373295390794669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-40620728840249852662013-04-19T19:55:27.895+10:002013-04-19T19:55:27.895+10:00Have a great time. Can not wait to see pictures o...Have a great time. Can not wait to see pictures of your adventure.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298778607580628487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-80255066673529367192013-04-19T18:55:18.518+10:002013-04-19T18:55:18.518+10:00This fellow Tasmanian blogger and Mummy says HI! A...This fellow Tasmanian blogger and Mummy says HI! And hopes you all have a great time on your trip!<br />I'm sure you wont miss this cold snap we have at the moment!!<br /><br />Enjoy!!Tammy MultiBlogging Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264789122643943411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-43503480964621083972013-04-19T18:34:59.592+10:002013-04-19T18:34:59.592+10:00Have fun on your trip. I agree with the DVD playe...Have fun on your trip. I agree with the DVD players. We have just ditched ours and the boys were much more content once they had got over it! Jen Walshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374363403295342745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-15850683595278902462013-04-19T17:34:58.032+10:002013-04-19T17:34:58.032+10:00Have a wonderful wonderful time with your gang and...Have a wonderful wonderful time with your gang and that pic is beautiful. mel xBungalowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591099131301027446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-71955444351975846762013-04-19T14:45:26.792+10:002013-04-19T14:45:26.792+10:00Great post! We love a road trip too. Lots of goo...Great post! We love a road trip too. Lots of good advice too thank you kindly. P.S. your profile pic is gorgeous! xoA little bit countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683516169183026473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-64642797295071526912013-04-19T10:04:07.773+10:002013-04-19T10:04:07.773+10:00Lovely post! I hope you have a good time. It was a...Lovely post! I hope you have a good time. It was a 5-6 hour drive to go to visit out grandparents as children, and we'd pass the time with a similar game to your "car cricket". My sisters and I would all pick a colour car, and you got one point every time your colour went past. White wasn't allowed, as it was just too common :-) <br />Have fun!<br />Sarah xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07424494318400885717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-46508304154934159702013-04-19T08:43:35.571+10:002013-04-19T08:43:35.571+10:00Love a family roadtrip even if we have a serious c...Love a family roadtrip even if we have a serious chucker in our midst.....he now puts the window down before crying out 'here comes old chokey' & spraying the outside of the door! Sure that doesn't happen in your car! Safe travels & happy holidays! RxRomyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076787666700221629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-13645891054030210502013-04-19T08:16:05.088+10:002013-04-19T08:16:05.088+10:00What an awesome holiday you guys are going to have...What an awesome holiday you guys are going to have! Travel safe and I can't wait to see pics.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04152509228698416413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-10494580163033896562013-04-19T08:14:38.505+10:002013-04-19T08:14:38.505+10:00How exciting! Loved reading ths and can't wait...How exciting! Loved reading ths and can't wait to hear all about the actual trip. I'm with you on DVD players in the car!<br /><br />We have a vw caravelle which would be perfect for road trips but with the price of diesel hovering at £1.40 a litre I find I am loathed to drive anywhere! How much is petrol / diesel in australia? <br /><br />Good luck and Bon voyage xxx love Sarah mumofsixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715014690375416475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-74625931359423398222013-04-19T08:02:43.478+10:002013-04-19T08:02:43.478+10:00This is a great post Mel! Full of fantastic advic...This is a great post Mel! Full of fantastic advice and ideas! Have a fabulous time and looking forward to hearing all about your experiences. xxEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634383197755226856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-65673122390992831592013-04-19T06:08:21.998+10:002013-04-19T06:08:21.998+10:00travel safe...no doubt there will be great tales t...travel safe...no doubt there will be great tales to tell when you get back. xAllisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945815850726862441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-69102458827774130472013-04-19T03:43:30.498+10:002013-04-19T03:43:30.498+10:00I am full of admiration.. Enjoy every second. You ...I am full of admiration.. Enjoy every second. You deserve too x<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6004458534993714527.post-46875272745712160352013-04-19T02:04:16.814+10:002013-04-19T02:04:16.814+10:00Hope you all have a wonderful adventure ... Bee xx...Hope you all have a wonderful adventure ... 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