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basicly..in 2 weeks im flying home for a few days, got a wedding to attend in wollongong..so i figured id pop in and see me mum b4 i go there...
now i still havent got a GPS (figure i dont really need one- i use to live there and should be able to work shit out)...

so normally id fly in, rent a car and drive up to the nth coast on the number 7 road....

then id cruise down princess hiway to wollongong...

as i will be short for time, im wondering if there have been any major changes to the roads that are gunna confuse the crap outta me?? or is it still pretty much the same??



if its turned to shit ill go buy a GPS..but id prefer not to....

G'day Neka - I think most of the major rental firms supply a Sydney & surrounding districts map or have them for sale.

You've now got the Lane Cove Tunnel linking the Gore Hill and the M2, The M7 from Prestons (M5) to the M2 crossing the M4 at Eastern Creek. Was the M5 East done before you left?. The changes have probably made it easier though.

Glen wrote:You've now got the Lane Cove Tunnel linking the Gore Hill and the M2, The M7 from Prestons (M5) to the M2 crossing the M4 at Eastern Creek. Was the M5 East done before you left?. The changes have probably made it easier though.

umm i dunno i never pay attn...lol

i left abt 4 yrs ago..and ive been back a few times since....
i should be able to sort it out if its not too hard.... is it well marked??

if you're not going to be heading towards lane cove, or the north/north-west then it shouldn't affect you too much as that's where those major roads are located. The only thing is though, the idiots still haven't gotten any better at driving.

Neka79 wrote:so normally id fly in, rent a car and drive up to the nth coast on the number 7 road

depending how long you're stayin in syd how about you hire a bike for a sunday come do nasho with us and shoot of to wollongong from there its a nice ride along the coast as you

Adel wrote:

Neka79 wrote:so normally id fly in, rent a car and drive up to the nth coast on the number 7 road

depending how long you're stayin in syd how about you hire a bike for a sunday come do nasho with us and shoot of to wollongong from there its a nice ride along the coast as you

i'd love to....
but i fly in thurs arvo....fri with mum and siblings, then wedding sat... then fly out sunday at 11am....

got to be back in Adelaide for sunday...

Neka79 wrote:

Adel wrote:

Neka79 wrote:so normally id fly in, rent a car and drive up to the nth coast on the number 7 road

depending how long you're stayin in syd how about you hire a bike for a sunday come do nasho with us and shoot of to wollongong from there its a nice ride along the coast as you

i'd love to....
but i fly in thurs arvo....fri with mum and siblings, then wedding sat... then fly out sunday at 11am....

got to be back in Adelaide for sunday...

not to worry, one day I'll get to ride with the famous Neka

i put $10 buack on neka ending up at parramatta instead of wooloooooongoooong .

buy a gps dude, its a shit hole!

but not as much of a shit hole as melbourne

Wattie wrote:i put $10 buack on neka ending up at parramatta instead of wooloooooongoooong .

buy a gps dude, its a shit hole!

but not as much of a shit hole as melbourne

hahahahah atent ya meant to go thru parra to get to wollongong??

Try Google maps or travelmate.com.

Both have facilities for directions for your A to B trip and you can print out a map that includes directions.

penno wrote:Try Google maps or travelmate.com.

Both have facilities for directions for your A to B trip and you can print out a map that includes directions.

yea thats a top idea....

i had a bit of a look see , and seemed useful... also ill see if the hire car has street directory... but all in all surely it should be sign posted or sumthing?

might still end up with a GPS...

as for a ride with me..last time i did it was wild...maybe i should organise a trip back again..im abt due...

penno wrote:Try Google maps or travelmate.com.

Both have facilities for directions for your A to B trip and you can print out a map that includes directions.

it works ,i did that when we did our driving in the US, worked out we did about 1100 miles of driving using the GPS as a primary guide and having the printouts for whenever the p.o.s. decided to send us along freeways instead of the scenic routes.