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1. Day 1 Leg 1 Toowoomba 127 km / 79 mi
Leaving Brisbane at daybreak with a quick dart up the Warrego Highway sees us in Toowoomba on top of The Great Dividing Range for breakfast. Why do we have to slow down from highway speed just before the edge of town?
2. Mt Isa Day 1 Leg 2 1701 km / 1056 mi. Total Daily Distance 1828 km / 1135 mi
On top of the range we head almost due west towards the other side of the country but near Charleville, the road turns north west until 17 hours after leaving Toowoomba and 19 hours after we leave Brisbane we finally reach the small city of Mt Isa, the lw skyline sticking out of a vast plain. Which of the following options is *NOT* true about Mount Isa?
3. Day 2 Leg 1 Tennant Creek 661 km / 410 mi.
Heading out early the next day, we head due west, crossing into the Northern Territory approximately 2100 km from Brisbane. The Barkly Highway stops dead near Tennant Creek, with another highway running only North-South at its end. Is it true we now have to travel 1900km south before we can go west again?
4. Day 2 Leg 2 Cooper Pedy SA 1195 km / 742 mi. Daily Distance 1857 km / 1154 mi
Total Distance to Date 3675 km / 2284 mi
We cross into South Australia and reach the opal town of Coober Pedy. What is distinctive about the skyline of this town?
5. Day 3 Leg 1 Port Augusta 542 km / 336 mi
We leave early next morning for the easy five hour drive into Port Augusta, one of the three towns that form the Iron Triangle. One of the others is Whyalla. Which is the other coastal town that comprise this trio of small cities?
6. Day 3 Leg 2 Eucla 960 km / 597 mi Total Daily Distance 1502 km / 933 mi
Total Distance to Date 5107 km / 3173 mi.
This is a huge leg but as we pull into the tiny town of Eucla, we have now have achieved an iconic Australian achievement. What?
7. Day 4 Leg 2 Esperance 913 km / 567 mi
Leaving Eucla early, its a 700 km due west drive to Norseman the nearest town, before turning south for Esperance. Is it true that this section of the National Highway 1 contains the longest straight stretch of road in the world?
8. Day 4 Leg 2 Albany 482 km / 597 mi Total Daily Distance 1393 km / 300 mi
Total Distance to Date 6500 km / 4038 mi.
In the afternoon we have an almost leisurely drive along the south-west Western Australian coast until we reach Albany on King George Sound. Which of the following claims to fame does *NOT* apply to Albany?
9. Day 4 Perth 414 km / 257 mi
Total Distance to Date 6914 km / 4296 mi
A short drive today before we arrive in the Western Australia capital, Perth. Which *ONE* of the following options is true?
10. "Wow" said Spit who is prone to exaggerate, "We have driven over 6900km. That's almost as far as Boston on the East Coast of the US to Seattle on the West Coast. Did Spit give factual information?
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