We drove from Brisbane with a 10 month old child, who on the journey down cut 4 teeth. We took it easy and drove for 5 days... worth every second and every inch for the 32 seconds of totality.
Peter we were on the foreshore and enjoyed the totality cloud free. We heard that others copped the clouds at that time... my condolences. Here is my old effort.
http://members.optushome.com.au/firstlight/eclipse.htm
Thanks for reminding us of the event.
Tony