Mario and Pat's Australian drive holiday

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.

·         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.

·         Top 4 places/towns/cities visited:  Adelaide,  Darwin, Coober Pedy, Geraldton

·         Top 3 Tours/ Activities:  Sunset at Uluru, Darwin Military Museum, Taste of the Barossa

·         Top sites visited: Australian Bite lookouts, Cable Beach, Henley Meteorite Craters

·         Most Grateful moment: Cops just outside of Norseman, WA letting me off for speeding.

·         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.

·         Top Food/Places we ate at:  Cucina North Adelaide, Oyster Bay at Ceduna, Homemade cookie at Timber Creek Roadhouse

·         Most Amusing: Many termite mounds throughout SA, NT and a few in WA that other travelers (or locals?) have dressed up

·         Top Winery: Peter Lehmann winery

·         Top Bed slept on (for Pat) City Stay Apartment Hotel Perth

·         Don’t bother doing again: Head of the bite whale centre, Nyngan, NSW

·         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.

·         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.......