Are you mad? No absolutely NOT!! I would love to do a big trip like that with all my family. I especially want to do the whole drive to Broome and back trip before my oldest starts Boarding school which is at the end of next year.

We drive for 10-12 hours just to get to a town with stoplights (great excitement for the little ones) so my kids are great travellers and used to it. If you are worried - try getting a in-car DVD player. It can help especially when covering long drives of similar types of country where the kids have no interest at all.

Ohhhh I am so jealous!!!