Holiday Dilemma

Being retired, kids still living at home, wife works part time and we have pets. I want to go to Australia and rent a car to live in for a few weeks while touring around.
It costs a chunk to get down there, and the car, but if I take the family it will cost 4 times more.. actually way more since they need to sleep in hotels or whatever, so probably 20X more.
Should I ditch them all and go by myself, or just never go.

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woodswalker · 61-69, M

Go on separate holidays. My wife and i went to europe last year. She went ro scotland while i went to france. Worked well. Tell her you want 6 weeks by yourself and she can have her own solo 6 weeks at another time.
The kids?? If they are over 18, then its their own problem to finance a trip.