Ok, before I start on my adventure, let me give a brief explanation on our road trip.
The route we took is known as Grand Pacific Drive. What is Grand Pacific Drive (GDP)?
Grand Pacific Drive encompasses some of the most spectacular scenery and coastline in New South Wales and Australia. Starting just 45 minutes south of Sydney at the entrance to the Royal National Park (world's second oldest), the 145km drive takes you through coastal rainforests, quaint seaside villages and traverses along the iconic 665 metre Sea Cliff Bridge. The Grand Pacific Drive then makes its way into the bustling city of Wollongong and through the beautiful coastal towns of Shellharbour and Kiama, passing rolling hills, wineries and dairy farms on the way to the Shoalhaven.
The drive ends in the spectacular Shoalhaven and from there you can experience the `beyond' to the Southern Highlands, greater South Coast and Canberra!
Summary
Start Point : Farnell Avenue, Loftus
Finish Point : Bolong Road, Bomaderry
Route Distance : 145km
Estimated Driving Time : 2 Hours 30 minutes (not including stops)
We didn't go down to the finishing point. Basically our route started from Sydney - Otford Lookout - Stanwell Park - Wollongong - Kiama. Honestly, 1 day was not enough to complete the GPD as the attractions from one town to another were so many and the views along the journey were really breathtaking so we took time in driving to enjoy the fantastic panorama.
So back to my last post in Ibis Hotel, the next day we woke up and had breakfast at the hotel.
After checked out, I called the East Coast Car rental for pick-up to their office. We waited at the lobby (almost 20mins) and finally the shuttle van arrived. Wow, we were quite impressed as the driver was a woman. Inside the van were other few customers also to the same destination like us.
Once arrived at their office, we settled the payment then had a quick briefing on the T&C and road laws in Australia by the East Coast Car Rental staff. It was a very quick and smooth process, then all we knew that we already directed to their workshop to collect our car.
Very excited and can't wait to start our journey. Before that it is very important to check the car condition (dents, scratches, fuel level, etc) and point out if those are not indicated as on paper. Another information, as per Australian's law it is illegal to put your baby on your lap while in the car. Babies, toddlers and children must be secured in a child safety seat so in our case, they provided a child seat installed at the back seat.
All the arrangements settled... then here we went, to Grand Pacific Drive.
Like I told you, baby musa had to put on his baby seat at the back so Lina also needed to sit at the back next to him. Ended up, me to act like bamalex partner 😜😜. Since I was the one who prepared the itinerary and familiar on the route, Lina asked me to be the navigator while Bamalex was our driver for all the way of our trip.
With map already printed (we didn't rent a GPS as we found that the route was quite straight forward 😜), then we started our journey with Bismillah....
To be continued....
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1) Day 0 – The Journey KL to Sydney and 1st Night at Ibis Hotel
3) Day 1 – GPD (Otford Lookout, Stanwell Park and Cliff Bridge)
4) Day 1 – GPD (Wolonggong & Kiama)
5) Day 1 – Night at Windang Beach Tourist Park
6) Day 2 – Trip to Blue Mountain
7) Day 2 – Echo Point Lookout and Scenic World, Blue Mountain
8) Day 2 – Night at Bass Hill Holiday & Residential Park
9) Day 3 – Darling Harbour / Waterfront
10) Day 3 – Sydney Wild Life Zoo
11) Day 3 – Madam Tussauds Sydney
12) Day 3 – Ferry Ride, Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge at Night
13) Last Day – Checked Out and Shopping Paddy Market
14) Last Day - Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge
15) Last Episode Sydney
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