September 17th/Oct 15th 2011
This is our trip report as we traveled nearly 6600km's in 30 days through Western NSW, The Flinders, Adelaide, Great Ocean Rd, Wagga Wagga, Dubbo Zoo, Manilla and then back home.
We have some great neighbours that kept an eye on our place while we were away, looking after the horses, fish, lawns, some friends helped out as well. Cheers Guys, we could not of done this without your help,
Thank you,
Our Pre-trip preperation, & Post Trip Maintenance
The day starts really early, just after 1am.
Kids are woken up and bundled into the Cruiser, the first day would be a long day for everybody.
And so our first big adventure begins
Day 1&2,17-18th; From Home to Bourke to Broken Hill & Silverton
Day 3/6, 19th to 22nd; Explore Oz Gathering, Silverton and surounding area
Day 6/13, 23rd to 29th; Silverton, Yunta, Hawker, Wilpena Pound, Leigh Creek, Farina and back to Hawker
Day 14/16, 29th to 3rd ; MySwag National Meet, Milmington SA, 29th Sep - 4th Oct
Day 17, 3rd; Petersborough and to Adeliade
Day 18- 25, 3rd to 10th; Adeliade, Mount Gambier,Warrnambool, Great Ocean Rd, Geelong
Day 26/30, 11th to 14th; Wagga Wagga, Dubbo Zoo
Day 29/30 13th to 14th; Manilla and then Home
We spent 30 days on the road since we left home on the 16th of September 2011.
Some of the statistics of our trip
Vehicle; 91 80 Series 1HD-T Landcruiser
Camper; 87 Jayco Swan, Tare weight, 1380kg
We traveled some 6608 Kilometers, avg 220.26km per day
Fuel economy figures, Avg, 6.17 L/K or 16.19 L/100km's, traveling at 90-105kph, depending on the roads.
Used 1068.28 litres of Diesel at a cost of $1606.05 with the average price paid of $1.50 per litre, 17 times we refuel, 1 liter of Chemtec Diesel Power Additive, $32.00.
The cheapest Diesel was at Geelong($1.44) & the dearest was at Hawker Repco($1.59),
which was 15 cents cheaper than across the road at the Mobil service centre
Used 2.3 litres of engine oil & 120ml of power steering oil(Steering Box input shaft seal Leak)
Purchased a new set of Bridgestone 604V tyres, $1000.00 Fitted (Thanks to Chris @ Hawker Repco)
and one driving light globe, $10.95
Accommodation Review
We setup and pull down the camper 15 times, the last couple of times we never stood the poles for the Bedend Fly's, which made it quicker. we used Virgin's wireless broadband, $10 sim card, $30/2Gb, had reception in all major centers, even in Hawker, SA. It was were we wanted it to be, the few places we couldn't get reception, it don't bother us.
It's amazing how fast a month goes by. A lot of people have asked what the highlight was, The highlight was the whole trip. Glen Innes to Bourke, an amazing sun rise, with a sunset that was just as amazing at kidmans Camp. Bourke to Cobar, the kids have never seen such long straight roads, Broken Hill, Silverton, has the most intriguing history, so much to learn in a couple of days. Watching the sunset at Mundi Mundi is something special to see, Wilpena Pound was beautiful, The Flinders were incredible, Adelaide is one of the cleanest cities we've been to and the roads in SA are a pleasure to drive on. Mount Gambier, is Stunning and very beautiful, The Great Ocean Rd is awesome and breathtaking. Dubbo Zoo, The kids loved it, The baby animals, Rhino's, Hippo's, Elephants and Apes as well as the Meerkats. Going back to my old school was a buzz, and chatting to folk that knew my father & Grandmother well.
This trip has been something we will never forget, it has only made us want to see more of this awesome country.
So where to next?
Day 3/6, 19th to 22nd; Explore Oz Gathering, Silverton and surounding area
Day 6/13, 23rd to 29th; Silverton, Yunta, Hawker, Wilpena Pound, Leigh Creek, Farina and back to Hawker
Day 14/16, 29th to 3rd ; MySwag National Meet, Milmington SA, 29th Sep - 4th Oct
Day 17, 3rd; Petersborough and to Adeliade
Day 18- 25, 3rd to 10th; Adeliade, Mount Gambier,Warrnambool, Great Ocean Rd, Geelong
Day 26/30, 11th to 14th; Wagga Wagga, Dubbo Zoo
Day 29/30 13th to 14th; Manilla and then Home
| Town | Speedo | KM | Litres | P/L | Cos t$ |
| Home | 325251 | ||||
| Glen Innes | 325441 | 190 | 75.00 | 1.50 | 112.00 |
| Walgett |
325867 |
418 | 62.77 | 1.51 | 95.35 |
| Bourke | 326112 | 245 |
44.00 |
1.55 | 68.23 |
| Emmdale | 326271 | 159 | 28.15 | 1.49 | 45.01 |
| Broken Hill | 326734 | 297 | 49.43 | 1.49 | 74.00 |
| Broken Hill | 327137 | 403 | 57.81 | 1.50 | 87.00 |
| Yunta | 327336 | 199 | 31.32 | 1 47 |
46.01 |
| Hawker | 327757 | 417 | 59.41 | 1.59 | 95.00 |
| Hawker | 328368 | 611 | 93.07 |
1.55 | 144.28 |
| Melrose | 328536 | 167 | 33.09 |
1.46 |
48.61 |
| Adelaide | 329035 | 498 | 75.60 | 1.46 |
110.00 |
| Mount Gambier | 329553 | 515 | 86.21 | 1.50 | 130.09 |
| Geelong | 330077 | 521 | 86.71 | 1.44 | 125.64 |
| Wagga Wagga | 330573 | 498 | 73.51 | 1.50 | 110.19 |
| Dubbo | 331015 | 442 | 68.99 | 1.47 | 101.35 |
| Manilla | 331412 | 397 | 64.91 | 1.52 | 96.60 |
| Lawrence | 331857 | 445 | 78.3 | 1.50 | 117.45 |
| Total | 6608Km | 1068.28L | avg $1.50P/L | $1606.05 |
We spent 30 days on the road since we left home on the 16th of September 2011.
Some of the statistics of our trip
Vehicle; 91 80 Series 1HD-T Landcruiser
Camper; 87 Jayco Swan, Tare weight, 1380kg
We traveled some 6608 Kilometers, avg 220.26km per day
Fuel economy figures, Avg, 6.17 L/K or 16.19 L/100km's, traveling at 90-105kph, depending on the roads.
Used 1068.28 litres of Diesel at a cost of $1606.05 with the average price paid of $1.50 per litre, 17 times we refuel, 1 liter of Chemtec Diesel Power Additive, $32.00.
The cheapest Diesel was at Geelong($1.44) & the dearest was at Hawker Repco($1.59),
which was 15 cents cheaper than across the road at the Mobil service centre
Used 2.3 litres of engine oil & 120ml of power steering oil(Steering Box input shaft seal Leak)
Purchased a new set of Bridgestone 604V tyres, $1000.00 Fitted (Thanks to Chris @ Hawker Repco)
and one driving light globe, $10.95
Accommodation Review
We setup and pull down the camper 15 times, the last couple of times we never stood the poles for the Bedend Fly's, which made it quicker. we used Virgin's wireless broadband, $10 sim card, $30/2Gb, had reception in all major centers, even in Hawker, SA. It was were we wanted it to be, the few places we couldn't get reception, it don't bother us.
It's amazing how fast a month goes by. A lot of people have asked what the highlight was, The highlight was the whole trip. Glen Innes to Bourke, an amazing sun rise, with a sunset that was just as amazing at kidmans Camp. Bourke to Cobar, the kids have never seen such long straight roads, Broken Hill, Silverton, has the most intriguing history, so much to learn in a couple of days. Watching the sunset at Mundi Mundi is something special to see, Wilpena Pound was beautiful, The Flinders were incredible, Adelaide is one of the cleanest cities we've been to and the roads in SA are a pleasure to drive on. Mount Gambier, is Stunning and very beautiful, The Great Ocean Rd is awesome and breathtaking. Dubbo Zoo, The kids loved it, The baby animals, Rhino's, Hippo's, Elephants and Apes as well as the Meerkats. Going back to my old school was a buzz, and chatting to folk that knew my father & Grandmother well.
This trip has been something we will never forget, it has only made us want to see more of this awesome country.
So where to next?