By Adrian
We can tell that we are a bit over halfway through the trip because the fridge is a bit over half full of magnets.
Writing from Broome we have covered a little over 9000km and still have three and a half weeks to go. We have had a request for a map, so the map below shows our track so far (the blog is a little behind the map ;-)) and the letters are the approximate locations we spent an evening or two. This plan gives us some time to enjoy the Kimberly and duck into Kakadu on the way back to Darwin. That is the current plan, but the only certainty is the plan will change…
The ‘snail’ (our Apollo Hilux pop top camper) has proved ideal. With the large distances to travel we rarely stay in a camp site more than 1 or 2 nights, so setup and take-down time is important. Setup isn’t much more than sweeping out the red dust, popping the top and opening the stove.
The 4WD won’t get us over ‘serious’ 4WD tracks but has got over some pretty rough tracks into remote campsites.
When the extra diesel jerry cans are full we have around a 1000km range which has been more than enough.
We can be off-grid which often results in quieter more remote camp sites. It has become a running joke how often there is an empty campsite with great views around the corner from the crowded site with showers and ‘toilets’.
We have also tried some caravan parks in bigger towns which has given us the chance to catch up on washing and refill water.
So far the snails only injury was a windscreen that ended up with too many chips and cracks. We replaced that in Exmouth.
Normal blogging to resume shortly…
