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> Many people don't realise just how big the continent actually is, since they've only heard of Sydney

I hosted European guests in Sydney a while back. They inquired about hiring a car for a weekend to go and see Perth/WA.

They were shocked when I told them they'd be lucky to even get there in 2 full days of driving.

Full days, as in 2x 24 hours? because it'd be a lot more than 2 days if we're talking a measly 8-9hrs per day.

It's about 40 hours non-stop in a car.

Did me some hitch-hiking back in the day. Sydney-Perth, Melbourne-Perth (and the corresponding return trips) somehow always neatly approached four days, or 96 hours if you like.

Once got a ride from a trucker who did Adelaide-Perth-Adelaide once a week. Alternating with a colleague, that is, so he had 3½ days exactly to complete the round trip, including on/off loading at both ends. They never really stopped once they got the truck moving, and I do believe a lot of the driving was pill-fueled. Completely bat-shit, of course, but apparently not that uncommon a practice back in the eighties.

Bloody hell that's the most boring drive of the country too

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