We will be flying approximately 4,000 miles, with an expected daily distance covered of 300 miles. Allowing for sightseeing trips and possible weather delays, the key target dates are :
Depart Perth 12th July 2008
Arrive Darwin 28th July 2008
Arrive Brisbane 13th August 2008
SCHEDULED ITINERARY PERTH TO BRISBANE
Day 1 Nowergup to Riverview Sanctuary 228 n/m
Look at Pinnacles on the way
Day 2&3 Riverview Sanctuary to Denham 134 n/m
Visit dolphins atMonkey Mia and stromatolites
Day 4 Denham to Coral Bay 296 n/m
Day 5&6 Coral Bay to Exmouth 90 n/m
Fly up the Ningaloo Reef
Day 7 Exmouth to Fortescue River Roadhouse 206 n/m
Day 8 Fortescue River Roadhouse to Port Hedland 177 n/m
Day 9 Port Hedland to Anna Plains Caravan Park 221 n/m
Day 10 Anna Plains to Broome 175 n/m
Day 11 Broome to Fitzroy Crossing 221 n/m
Side track to Winjanna Gorge
Day 12 Fitzroy Crossing to Warman 247 n/m
Overfly Wolfe Crater
Day 13 Warman to Kunnunurra 152 n/m
Overfly the Bungle Bungles
Day 14 Kunnunurra to Timber Creek 89 n/m
Barramundi fishing
Day 15 Timber Creek to Katherine 142 n/m
Day 16 Katherine to MKT Noonamah (Darwin) 131 n/m
Day 17/18 Darwin
Day 19 MKT to Pine Creek 68 n/m
Day 20 Pine Creek to Mataranka 100 n/m
Day 21 Mataranka to Tennant Creek (Threeways) 80n/m
Day 22 Tennant Creek to Camooweal 270 n/m
Day 23 Camooweal to Cloncurry 170 n/m
Day 24 Cloncurry to Richmond 157 n/m
Day 25 Richmond to Charters Towers 195 n/m
Day 26 Charters Towers to Townsville 73 n/m
Day 27 Townsville to Bowen 111 n/m
Day 28 Bowen to Mackay 105 n/m
Day 29 Mackay to Rockhampton 183 n/m
Day 30 Rockhampton to Bundaberg 148 n/m
Day 31 Bundaberg to Caloundra 131 n/m
Day 32 Caloundra to Brisbane 46 n/m