Well it is hard to believe but we have now been home 6 weeks, where has the time gone? I did intend to keep the blog posts going but some how life has taken over….We have been busy sorting out the granny flat we are now living in, and though it is just a one room studio style place, with a small kitchen, and very small bathroom, after living in Matilda for a year it seems large to us, and we are enjoying the relative space.The mammoth, but enjoyable, task of sorting the photos is taking time. I am also an obsessive collector of data and information, ie: how much we spent on petrol, eating out, groceries, alcohol etc. So now I have taken the time to work out some of the stats.
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Travelled a total of 26,996 kms
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Petrol total cost: $4,336. Most expensive was $1.97/ltr at Dunmarra in the Northern Territory, cheapest $1.17/ltr at Mount Gambia.
- Freedom camping: 23 nights
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4 WWOOF hosts:21 nights
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9 couch surfing hosts: 59 nights
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2 friends met on road: 11 nights
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1 relation:2 nights
116 days we did not have to pay for accommodation, this was a great help to the budget and made it possible to travel for a year on the pension…
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206 nights in various priced caravan parks.
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Most expensive van park was Skenes Creek at $45 on the Great Ocean Road during January school holidays. It was also one of the worst being dirty and very over crowded.
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Most expensive accommodation was $98 for one night at the Buddhist Temple near Wollongong.But well worth it for the experience and peaceful atmosphere.
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To have a break from the rain we left Matilda on her own and stayed in cabins at 3 separate places for a total of 6 nights.
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During May and June we returned home to the Gold Coast for 46 days.
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Total accommodation cost: $4,437 , averaged out at $21.50 per night.
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Very special extra excursions: full day flight to and walk through the Bundle Bundle in the Kimberly, cruise down the Katherine gorge, 4 wheel drive trip into the Karijini Gorge, cruise along the Murray, cruise along the Ord river, cruise through the Geikie Gorge.
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Caring for Matilda: 2 services, 4 new tyres, 1 replaced windscreen…
We were on the road for a total of 329 days. Including all costs we spent on an average $495 per week….
Was it worth it, definately. Would I do it again, yes, yes, yes….
gypsy life 