Summary of our Australia trip 2019- 2020
NSW , via Canberra through mid west areas of NSW
SA, north of Port Augusta
NT through the centre with minor detours west and east
Across the Kimberleys
WA from north to south and mostly along the coast.
The Eyre Peninsula SA.
Home via NSW Hay, Forbes and the golden highway.
this trip in red
Our trip started early April 2019 and finished in mid February 2020.
We travelled 31,000 kms with the Caravan doing approx 25,000 kms
The cost of fuel our biggest expense
Toyota landcruiser 200 series never missed a beat, great performance but expensive on fuel, averaged 22 litres /per 100 kms
Our New age van was comfortable except the café seating , it travelled well but needed constant repairs.
Most caravan parks we stayed in varied from $28 to $35 per night
We free camped about 15 percent of the time and mainly when on the move.
WA had the best free camps and facilities
Dinners mostly cooked in the van and most common dish was fish
Lunches were mostly in the van , or sandwiches made for day trips, occasionally eaten out , pies or we shared a burger
Morning teas most days , the thermos filled at breakfast time and we either took it with us or stopped and had it in the van.
we rarely ate out, maybe less than 10% of the time.
The tent was used five times when went on 4 wd or long dirt roads these were areas without the van.
Favourite spots
• Exmouth and the Cape Range National Park, snorkelling at torquoise bay.
• Horizontal falls trip from Broome
• Ayers Rock
• Bitter springs
• Litchfield National Park
• Lake Arygle
• McDonnell Ranges
• Underwater walk at Busselton jetty
Worse spots
• Tennant creek
• Fitzroy crossing
Prettiest spots
• 80 mile beach in the late afternoon.
• Pemberton and wineries
• Eyre peninsula
Worse roads
• IN NSW and Goldern hwy
Lows
• Flies
• Dirt and dust
• Same landscapes that never changes for 100’s of miles
• Having to be inside due to heat , flies and wind
• Van breakages
Highs
• Great scenery around the national parks and coasts
• Good company and friends made
• Great hospitality for xmas and new year
Good decision
travelling to France from Darwin to do maintenance on Anja
Amazed by
• Australia’s dryness and drought
• How vast and diverse Australia is
• How most caravans wave at each other
• How many Aborigines laze around in towns
• Number of nomads travelling in vans especially in May June and July
• The number of families with small children that are travelling around australia
• Huge number of Europeans travelling in wiz bangers
• Number of people travelling with dogs
• How poor the internet etc is between towns and in remote areas
Areas to return too
• More time in the Eyre peninsula
• Litchfield nat park after a wet season
• Karijini National park and the Pilbara which we didn’t see as it was too hot
• Central Wa in the wild flower season
• More time for snorkeling at Cape Range National Park
In general
A GREAT TRIP
