Day 30: Friday 03/10/ Gundagai, NSW Sydney (Collaroy) Distance traveled: 405km
Well, we made it back home. 30
days on the road driving around Australia. Pat and I had a great time. We both
rate this holiday in our top 5 best ever.
The drive home was easy and
uneventful. Our first stop was Goulburn and when in Goulburn you stop at the
Big Marino symbol. It is the Biggest Merino in the world, standing 15.2 meters
in height and weighing in at 97 tonne. Pat and I always joke about it when
going past. We had brunch there at Trappers Bakery.
We've covered 4 States (NSW, Vic,
SA, WA) and 1 Territory (NT) and around 13,500km. I would like to do a very guy
thing and say that my car did itself proud on the trip. Not even a hint of a
problem. Smooth and comfy ride. Yeah Pat was good to. Just joking.. She was great.
Pat and I both agree that we
will continue doing similar trips. We loved it.
When we got home we found out
that a close family friend had just passed away. May you rest in eternal peace
Angelo.
Below is a quick summary of our
holiday.
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Most expensive fuel. Uluru, NT ($2.16 Litre), Hayes Creek, NT ($1.93 Litre) average
price in NT and Northern WA was $1.65 Litre.
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Top 4 places/towns/cities visited: Adelaide, Darwin, Coober Pedy, Geraldton
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Top 3 Tours/ Activities: Sunset at Uluru, Darwin Military Museum,
Taste of the Barossa
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Top sites visited: Australian Bite lookouts,
Cable Beach, Henley Meteorite Craters
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Most Grateful moment: Cops just outside of
Norseman, WA letting me off for speeding.
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Most annoying moment: The RAC tardy work on my
car and Bob Jane Perth taking advantage of my situation and charging me premium
price for 2 tyres.
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Top Food/Places we ate at: Cucina North Adelaide, Oyster Bay at Ceduna,
Homemade cookie at Timber Creek Roadhouse
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Most Amusing: Many termite mounds throughout SA,
NT and a few in WA that other travelers (or locals?) have dressed up
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Top Winery: Peter Lehmann winery
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Top Bed slept on (for Pat) City Stay Apartment
Hotel Perth
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Don’t bother doing again: Head of the bite whale
centre, Nyngan, NSW
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Number of times we camped: Zero.
At the start it sounded like a good idea, but the heat and us liking our
creature comforts, Motels/Hotels/Cabins were the go.
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What to take on a trip like this: This applies
to us and the stage in life we are at: I would say that at least 60% of what we
took we never used or even unloaded from the car.
OK, not the most flattering picture of the Marino, but Pat is in it.
Other side
Were home.......