SpeedFreak
09-01-2010, 11:58 AM
Well im finally back home after our epic trip across Australia over the Xmas and New Year break
To anyone that has never done this trip before i will share with you what its like
The trip began on Sunday the 27th Dec . After spending Xmas in adelaide with family on the friday and saturday we were up and on the road by 9 am heading back to Port Augusta by 12pm unpack the car and then repack it 4 the trip making sure the kids have the PSP all charge DVD picked out car charger's for all the gadgets so noting went flat and keep them entertained for the long trip Oh and food for there hungry little mouths , finally setting off at 2.30 pm 1st stop Ceduna arriving at 7.10 pm ,book into a ****ty cheap motel that has no blankets or pilows ( lucky we had our sleeping bags and own pillows packed )
Day 2 up early on the road by 6 am for the longest drive of the day
stoped at Nullabour for a toilet break kids were hungry so wife brought 1 pie and 1 S/Roll $10-55 it cost a bloody dollar just for sauce :ohwell:
1st stop 11am SA time Eucla for fuel Price $ 1-54 a litre
Time for the wife to drive while i try and get a little nap in the next 349 km
we reach Caiguna at 2-20pm were we top up the car for the streach to Norseman Fuel at Caiguna is $1-65 Ltr
Im back behind the wheel again for the rest off the day -as you leave Caiguna you come onto the longest straight in Aus 149 km off dead straight road which is quit amazing as you can see by the pictures below
We get to Norsman by 6pm SA time which is only 3-30pn WA time so we decide to push on as far as we can when we finlly stop at Sourthern Cross at 9-30pm so after 15 1/2 hours off driving i needed a nice shower a good feed and sleep
Day 3 up early and on the road by 6-15am Wa time for the final streth to Perth arriving at 9-15 am
WoW what a drive **** now we have to drive back
I read in a vistors book at the Head of the Bight on the the way home someone had written " Nullabour "means Bloody Long Awful Drive which i though was rather funny
The Trip home was a bit quicker leaving Perth on the 6th at 11pm WA time and arriving at Norseman at 6 pm were it had been 42c during the day so our Cabin was a Hot box until the Aircon finally cooled it down 3hrs later
Up early the next morning and on the road by 7am SA time (4-30am WA time)with a 12 hr drive ahead off us to Ceduna --stopped at the same fuel stops on the way home and noticed most off the prices had gone up
We reached Ceduna at 7-10 pm feed the kids some tea and decided to push home as it was only 4 1/2 hrs till home so the wife drove till it got dark then i finished the last leg arriving home at 12 pm stuffed
WOW what a Trip ---i must say i wouldnt do it again in a hurry but it was enjoyable
If you dont like driving thou dont even think about it
Heres a few stats on the trip
I drove 3867 km off the trip
Wife drove 870km
yes around trip off 4737 km
Fuel - Food & Accomadation over $561-44
Fuel -Food & Accomadation Back $486-00
2 new rear tyres $530-00
Total $1577-44
Petrol prices
Dearest Caiguna $ 1-70 Ltr
Cheapest Midvale $ 1-15 Ltr
If you ever do this trip take your own food with you as it cost a fortune to by food from the servo's
My wife brought 1 piece off fish battered and it cost $9-00
at one stop i read the menu and they wanted $12 for a ham & cheese
toasted sandwhich
My 2 boys at the Longest straight sign and what part off 150km in a straight line looks like
To anyone that has never done this trip before i will share with you what its like
The trip began on Sunday the 27th Dec . After spending Xmas in adelaide with family on the friday and saturday we were up and on the road by 9 am heading back to Port Augusta by 12pm unpack the car and then repack it 4 the trip making sure the kids have the PSP all charge DVD picked out car charger's for all the gadgets so noting went flat and keep them entertained for the long trip Oh and food for there hungry little mouths , finally setting off at 2.30 pm 1st stop Ceduna arriving at 7.10 pm ,book into a ****ty cheap motel that has no blankets or pilows ( lucky we had our sleeping bags and own pillows packed )
Day 2 up early on the road by 6 am for the longest drive of the day
stoped at Nullabour for a toilet break kids were hungry so wife brought 1 pie and 1 S/Roll $10-55 it cost a bloody dollar just for sauce :ohwell:
1st stop 11am SA time Eucla for fuel Price $ 1-54 a litre
Time for the wife to drive while i try and get a little nap in the next 349 km
we reach Caiguna at 2-20pm were we top up the car for the streach to Norseman Fuel at Caiguna is $1-65 Ltr
Im back behind the wheel again for the rest off the day -as you leave Caiguna you come onto the longest straight in Aus 149 km off dead straight road which is quit amazing as you can see by the pictures below
We get to Norsman by 6pm SA time which is only 3-30pn WA time so we decide to push on as far as we can when we finlly stop at Sourthern Cross at 9-30pm so after 15 1/2 hours off driving i needed a nice shower a good feed and sleep
Day 3 up early and on the road by 6-15am Wa time for the final streth to Perth arriving at 9-15 am
WoW what a drive **** now we have to drive back
I read in a vistors book at the Head of the Bight on the the way home someone had written " Nullabour "means Bloody Long Awful Drive which i though was rather funny
The Trip home was a bit quicker leaving Perth on the 6th at 11pm WA time and arriving at Norseman at 6 pm were it had been 42c during the day so our Cabin was a Hot box until the Aircon finally cooled it down 3hrs later
Up early the next morning and on the road by 7am SA time (4-30am WA time)with a 12 hr drive ahead off us to Ceduna --stopped at the same fuel stops on the way home and noticed most off the prices had gone up
We reached Ceduna at 7-10 pm feed the kids some tea and decided to push home as it was only 4 1/2 hrs till home so the wife drove till it got dark then i finished the last leg arriving home at 12 pm stuffed
WOW what a Trip ---i must say i wouldnt do it again in a hurry but it was enjoyable
If you dont like driving thou dont even think about it
Heres a few stats on the trip
I drove 3867 km off the trip
Wife drove 870km
yes around trip off 4737 km
Fuel - Food & Accomadation over $561-44
Fuel -Food & Accomadation Back $486-00
2 new rear tyres $530-00
Total $1577-44
Petrol prices
Dearest Caiguna $ 1-70 Ltr
Cheapest Midvale $ 1-15 Ltr
If you ever do this trip take your own food with you as it cost a fortune to by food from the servo's
My wife brought 1 piece off fish battered and it cost $9-00
at one stop i read the menu and they wanted $12 for a ham & cheese
toasted sandwhich
My 2 boys at the Longest straight sign and what part off 150km in a straight line looks like