The wash up

My final costings for the trip are detailed below: -

Total Km's - 21,705
Km's without van - 5,109
Total Litres - 3,596.55
Av cost/litre - $1.557 - unleaded - Total Cost = $5,600.78
Fuel consumption - 6.035km/litre or 16.57 litres/100km

Dearest Fuel - $2.17/litre at Barkly Homestead, NT
Cheapest Fuel - 0.929c/litre - Cunninghams Gap, QLD

141 days duration - 140 nights

Caravan Parks - 96 nights - av $19.93/night = $1913 (budget - 75 nights at $25/night = $1,875)
Food & beverage (me & 2 dogs) - $24.255/day = $3420 (budget $20/day)
Sundry items - $7.05/day = $994 (budget $20/day) - i.e. Clothes, generator fuel, DVD's, chemist, caravan repairs etc

Mobile Phone - 5 months - $566
Internet - 5 months - $400

Vehicle Service - $270
Reunion - $305 (budget $500)

Total Costs including phone & internet = $13,469

These figures do not include Home Expenses i.e. Internet, Phone, Foxtel, Rates & Electricity ($1152)


Would I do it again? YES

There was so much to see & really, I only scratched the surface.



Here is a weekly summary: -

4th August - first stop Chinchilla
Week 1 - Brisbane to Chinchilla, Morven (CA 608), near Longreach (CA 354), near Mount Isa (CA 306), near Three Ways (CA 7), Daly Waters & Katherine
Week 2 - Katherine, Kununurra, Halls Creek
Week 3 - Ellendale (CA 585), Derby, Broome, Barn Hill (CA 575)
Week 4 - Barn Hill, Sandfire, Port Headland, Roebourne
Week 5 - Roebourne, Robe River (CA 462), Barradale (Yanmarie River CA 454)
Week 6 - Giralia Station Homestead, Carnarvon
Week 7 - Carnarvon, Denham (Shark Bay)
Week 8 - Denham, Nerren Nerren (CA 414), Geraldton, Northampton
Week 9 - Northampton, Geraldton, Mullewa (CA 366), Pindar, Geraldton
Week 10 - Geraldton, Leeman
Week 11 - Three Springs, Arring Siding (CA 382), New Norcia, Moore River, Baldivis
Week 12 - Baldivis (Trackers Reunion)
Week 13 - Baldivis, Bruce Rock (Back to the Bush, Veteran's Reunion)
Week 14 - Bruce Rock,Kulin (Tin Horse Highway), Lake Grace, Needilup (CA 74), Albany
Week 15 - Alexandra Bridge (CA 290), Cape Leeuwin, Busselton, Margaret River, Bunbury, Lake Clifton, Mandurah, Perth
Week 16 - The trek home begins or really, the journey continues. Wave Rock (near Hyden), Yerdani Well (60km west of Coolgardie), Kalgoorlie, 10 Mile Rocks (CA 26), Moonera Tank (CA 12)
Week 17 - Nullabor Roadhouse, Ceduna, Streaky Bay, Coffin Bay
Week 18 - Port Gibbon (CA 559), Port Germein, Moonta Bay,Morgan (on the Murray)
Week 19 - Lake Cullulleraine (Vic), Dareton - Ramon Deed Veteran's Retreat (NSW)
Week 20 - Moama, Mirrool, Peak Hill,Coonamble, Walgett, Nindigully
Week 21 - Home on Monday, the 22nd December

CA = Camps Australia 4

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