The trip

Our trip is now over and we are back in Sydney. Below is a map and list of the places we stayed on our 7 month trip around the western half of Australia, as well as a few stats from our time on the road.

 

10-Sawtell

Total distance driven: 26,622km
Longest driving day: 590km (Broken Hill to Nyngan)
Total diesel consumed: 4,213L
Average price per litre: $1.39
Cheapest price per litre: $1.12 (Sydney – the day before we left)
Most expensive price per litre: $2.05 (Gibb River Road)

Total nights away: 209
Number of places we stayed: 71
Total trailer set up/pack ups: 76
Average accommodation cost per night: $36

Number of flat tyres: 0
Mechanical issues:
  – Replaced dead car battery
– Replaced broken trailer shock absorbers
– Replaced broken MaxTrax bracket on roof rack

  1. Gulgong, NSW
  2. Lightning Ridge, NSW
  3. Bourke, NSW
  4. Paroo-Darling National Park, NSW
  5. Bindara, NSW
  6. Mungo National Park, NSW
  7. Buronga (Mildura), NSW
  8. Silverton, NSW
  9. Carrieton, SA
  10. Mount Little Station, SA
  11. Marree, SA
  12. Coward Springs, SA
  13. Oodnadatta, SA
  14. Coober Pedy, SA
  15. Kulgera, NT
  16. Uluru, NT
  17. Erldunda, NT
  18. Alice Springs, NT
  19. Palm Valley, NT
  20. Devils Marbles, NT
  21. Banka Banka, NT
  22. Bitter Springs, NT
  23. Edith Falls, NT
  24. Kakadu, NT
  25. Darwin, NT
  26. Litchfield National Park, NT
  27. Katherine, NT
  28. Keep River National Park, NT
  29. Kununurra, WA
  30. El Questro, WA (The Gibb)
  31. Home Valley Station, WA (The Gibb)
  32. Ellenbrae, WA (The Gibb)
  33. Drysdale River Station, WA (The Gibb)
  34. King Edward River Camp, WA (The Gibb)
  35. Manning Gorge, WA (The Gibb)
  36. Silent Grove, WA (The Gibb)
  37. Windjana Gorge, WA (The Gibb)
  38. Broome, WA
  39. Embalgun, WA
  40. Cape Leveque, WA
  41. Bidyadanga, WA
  42. Eighty Mile Beach, WA
  43. Indee Station, WA
  44. Karijini National Park, WA
  45. Nanutarra Roadhouse, WA
  46. Exmouth, WA
  47. Coral Bay, WA
  48. Carnarvon, WA
  49. Shark Bay, WA
  50. Kalbarri, WA
  51. Jurien Bay, WA
  52. Perth, WA
  53. Busselton, WA
  54. Fernhook Falls, WA
  55. Albany, WA
  56. Dalyup (Esperance), WA
  57. Lucky Bay, WA
  58. Fraser Range, WA
  59. Mundrabilla, WA
  60. Nullarbor, SA
  61. Streaky Bay, SA
  62. Wilmington, SA
  63. Broken Hill, NSW
  64. Nyngan, NSW
  65. Dubbo, NSW
  66. Warrumbungles, NSW
  67. Upper Bingara, NSW
  68. Wollomombi National Park, NSW
  69. Sawtell, NSW
  70. Newcastle, NSW
  71. Sydney, NSW (home)