Hello everyone!
Driving to Charlotte Pass
from Sydney is a LOOOOOOOONG 6 hours drive or 500 kilometres.
If like me you plan on spending the weekend
at the Kosciuszko National Park and driving from Sydney, then ideally, the best will be to drive there on
Friday afternoon/evening to start the walk on the Saturday morning.
Aim to leave early as it will be a long drive after a
day at work!
Going there with a group of
friends might be a good idea to share the drive. You can also take turns to eat
in the car (sandwiches / salads) to get there quicker.
Most car parks in the city
have early bird specials allowing you to park early and leave by 4pm for ~$15. So pack the car on Thursday evening, drive to work and park early on Friday morning and leave early on Friday afternoon to Kosciuszko!
Parking in the city (or leaving directly from work) is a good idea to prevent you from going back home to pick up your gear and
then get stuck in peak hour traffic. This is also good for people who do not
like to drive at night time.
I drove by myself down there, stopped
mid-way at Goulburn for dinner around 7pm, and at the same occasion said "G'day" to an Australian icon:
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| Goulburn's Merino |
The drive is actually not too difficult, just long. Getting out of Sydney is a challenge, especially on a Friday afternoon/evening (it did slow down a few times on the M5) so the sooner you leave, the better!
The idea for me was to camp on the way to Charlotte Pass to keep
the drive to a minimum (more details on this topic in the next post). While I did have several stops on the way, the drive was long and I was glad to arrive around 10pm to my camping site as I was quite exhausted.
So to sum it up, try to leave as early as possible on the Friday and if able to, share the drive down there!
In the next post, we will
talk about accommodation and listen to a night-time serenade!
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