We have now finished our lap of Australia and are safely back home. Thank you all for the welcome and your interest in our travels. It is a bit daunting to now face the reality of everyday routines. However, we are now enjoying the space of living in a house and realizing just how comfortable a bed can be.
No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. Lin Yutang
Distance: 22,000km
Punctures: 1
Breakdowns: 0
Highlights: many
Disappointments: few
Days: 112 days
Different camps: 62
Fastest setup: 15 minutes
Fastest pack up: 1 hour (wake up to on the road)
Average weekly fuel costs: $372
Average accommodation cost: $28 per night (a mixture of caravan parks, station stays, national parks and free camps)
Favourite places
Caroline: Karijini NP, Cape Range NP (both in WA), Tunnel Creek and Windjana Gorge and any hot springs
Liam: Karijini NP, Cape Range NP, The Kimberleys especially Windjana Gorge, Tunnel Creek and the Bungles, Cape Le Grande (near Esperence)
Madonna: Cape Range NP, Coral Bay, Karijini, Wyndham (horse riding at Digger's Rest Station), The Bungles, Darwin and Litchfield NP
John: Karijini NP, Litchfield NP, Darwin, Perth, Edith Falls (Katherine Gorge NP), Cape Range NP, Coral Bay, Quobba Point, Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek
David: Karijini NP, Litchfield NP, Darwin, Perth, Edith Falls (Katherine Gorge NP), Cape Range NP, Coral Bay, Quobba Point, Windjana Gorge and Tunnel Creek
Luke: Territory Wildlife Park, The Warrumbungles
The Patrol (God bless the war horse):Cape Leveque, Gibb River Road and the Bungles
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| Wind turbine, Albany WA |
And that's the wonderful thing about family travel: it provides you with experiences that will remain locked forever in the scar tissue of your mind. Dave Barry
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| Barra feeding, Cape Leveque, WA (note how fast Caroline's arm can move) |
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| The Big Galah, Kimba, SA |
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| Bird feeding, Cannia Gorge, Qld |
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| David's winning boule, Meadowglen near Wilcannia, NSW |
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| Corrugated camels, Norseman WA |
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| Cannia Dam, Qld |
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| NT Queensland border near Camooweal |
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| Monastery cemetery, New Norcia WA |
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| Circular Pools, Karijini NP WA |
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| Corrugations |
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| Windjana Gorge, WA |
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| Fern pools, Karijini NP WA |
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| Two-storey cave, Cannia Gorge NP Qld |
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| Call of the wild |
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| David and dart, Port Hedland WA |
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| The family that snorkels together......, Turquoise Bay Cape Range NP, WA |
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| Geike Gorge, WA |
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| Hamelin Bay, WA |
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| Iron Knob, SA |
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| More planking in the Pinnacles, WA |
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| Jurien Bay, WA |
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| Kalbarri NP, WA |
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| Karijini NP, WA |
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| Our last day |
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| Do all fishermen lie or do all liars fish? |
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| Creaming soda spider |
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| Murphy's Haystack |
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| The Nullabor |
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| Sand dunes, D'encastreux NP WA |
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| Boolboonda Tunnel, near Gin Gin Qld |
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| Adjusting tyre pressure, Cape Leveque |
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One word....Awesome!
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