NACCB All Aussie Adventure: 100 Days on the Road

Today we completed our 100th day since leaving Melbourne on 5 July. We have taken some time to reflect on those 100 days (2400 hours, 144000 minutes).

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Highlights

Riding on elephants in Bali and getting up really early and walking to the top of a hill in the dark to see the sun rise at Lawn Hill. (Chantelle).

The Bali highlight was seeing the elephants and being able to be so close to them. The Australian highlight so far was the 14km walk through Carnarvon Gorge and the amazing scenery Wards Canyon and the Moss garden. (Angela).

Spending time with Aunty Jennie and Uncle David in Darwin because they are so much fun and I don't get to see them often. (Chelsea).

Going to Bali, and seeing Aunty Jennie, Uncle David, Nanny and Poppy in Darwin (Bianca).

Driving up to Cape York and swimming at falls along the way, oh and the sun all the sunny days (Nicholas).

Lowlights

The QLD parks booking system that didn't work on iPhone or iPad, required a laptop with an out dated version if Internet Explorer, oh yeah and Internet connection that is rarely available in a national park. This system causes travelers more headaches and problems than all the road works in QLD. (Nicholas)

Camping at the Pebbles, near Tennant Creek, when the ferall cats came out and scared me (Chantelle).

The grotty, smelly pit toilets and sharing bathrooms in general (Angela).

The really hot days, I don't like the hot days (Bianca).

Missing friends and packing up and setting up (Chelsea).

Distance travelled

16,763,000m

Longest day driving

900km Melbourne to Sydney

Shortest day packup to setup

80km Edith Falls to Katherine.

Camp setups

36 times we have setup the camper trailer. For an overnight stop we do just a part setup and we squeeze into the one room of the camper. The girls have become expert in setting up and packing up the camper. If we arrive somewhere late, in an hour we can have the camper fully setup, kids room on, awning up, beds setup and made, clothes bags out and dinner made.

Family and friends we have seen on the road

Faye Roxborough

David and Jennie Shrimpton

Rae and Keith Shrimpton

Beth and Alison Strybosch

States and territories we have passed through.

Victoria

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Bali

Hours spent talking to repairers or insurance companies

Far too many

Number of time zone changes

Three

Longest time spent in one place

17 Days in Darwin

Most expensive caravan park

$78/night at Katherine we didn't stay at that one.

$48/night at Materanka for a patch of dirt and very old facilities.

Cheapest caravan park

$20/night at Coen with power

Free nights with no facilities.

Best caravan park

Charleville (almost bush camping at a caravan park with fire) or Jabaru (shady grassy spot with fabulous swimming pool)or G'day Mate (super friendly caretakers, big grassy sites, and superb security)

Worst caravan park

Lawn Hill - camping on gravel with no shade.

The roads travelled