One thing a few people mentioned today was, should we consider an overnight cruise?
We could start mid-morning on the first day (instead of crack-of-dawn), and get well away from Melbourne, then we'd all be in the right place for an early-ish start the second day.
You could then do something like this:
Day 1: Melbourne to Bright. 315 km, 4 hours. (or even twistier alternative: Healesville, Eildon, Jameson, Bright. 350 km, 5 hours 32 minutes, which includes this road )
Day 2: Bright, Mt Hotham, Omeo, Bairnsdale, Noble Park. 488 km, 6 hours 31 minutes
Obviously you'd do this in summer, when the Hotham Rd is open and dry.
You can't avoid a few stretches of boring freeway, but it lets you get to some nice out of the way roads that we'd normally never be able to reach.
Alternatively, post some ideas for just a day cruise around Melbourne if you know some good roads. Check out the routes we've previously taken at viewtopic.php?f=34&t=14074
We could also do one of them again, as many didn't go on those cruises.
You can also comment here about what length of cruise you like. Today's was the longest we've ever scheduled.
