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Trip 2005 : Driving Around Australia


Cheryl and I took 4 months off work to drive around Australia. We started our trip on August 10, 2005 and returned December 10. In all, we drove just over 24,000 kms.

It's always better to let pictures and just a few words tell the story. The pages below have a lot of pictures so will take a while to load (sorry).


WA and NT

Qld, NSW, NZ

Vic, Tasmania, SA

Map of travel around Australia



Here's the list of places we stayed one night or more at, though obviously we saw and did lots of things along the way as well.

Started Perth, WA



Some Car Statistics


Total Distance Driven 24,012 kms
Total Amount of Fuel Used 2237 litres
Average Fuel Economy 9.3 ltrs per 100km (30.3 mpg)
Average Cost of Fuel AUD $1.30 per litre
Total Cost of Fuel $ 2,914.87
Highest price paid for Fuel $1.63 per litre
(Barkley Tablelands & Nullabor)







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