Thursday, 15 December 2022

Trip Summary and Financial Breakdown


Trip Summary

Trip 1  - Total 1,531 kms Home to Cardwell/Tully in 3-4 days

Trip 2 -  Total 6,247 kms (Tully to Home) in 2 months. 

All a up  7,778 kms


Here is the link to all the videos


Trip 2 was made up as follows


Trip 2 - Costs




Trip 2 - Stays / Activities


11 October 1 night (free) Cardwell Beachcomber, site 29

12th Oct 1 (paid) Paronella Park

13-15 Oct 3 (free) Babinda Boulders Free Camp, General

16th 1 night (free) Gordonvale Rest Stop, General

     2 nights (paid) Speewah camp ground. Site 1

     3 Nights (paid) at Kauri Creek, General

21st Yungaburra Campground (paid) - arrived then big rain storm - set up Annex

22nd folk festival. Walk. Saw platypus. Fig tree

23rd Trip to Milla Milla and Ravenshoe and Millstream (Waterfall day)

24th Atherton Township. Herberton. (met Rob and Mark first time)

25th 1 night (free) at Jumna Dam

26th 1 night (free) Irvinebank

27th 2 Nights Chillagoe Eco Village (paid) Petford to Chillagoe

28th Chillagoe Caves Visit. 

29th 1 Night (free) Mitchell River. Hughes / Bogged. Hot after 7 hr drive

30th Hughes to Normanton 7r drive ! Rough

31st 3 nights (paid) in Normanton. Kurumba. Fishing Normanton.

1st November Normanton Krys etc. Purple pub. Pizza night

2nd drove to Leichardt falls. 

3rd 2 Nights (free) woke up very windy . Great sunrise. Leichardt falls. 

4th Burketown to stay at Meatworks camp 16 (paid)

5th Day 2 at Meatworks Camp

6th Head south to Gregory River 2 nights (free) and Swim

7th Day 2 at Gregory River

8th Day 3 Gregory River, Pub Night out. Lightning storm

9th We depart to Mellish Park. Not found so onto Alels Grove then Lawn Hill Nat park. Big storm. Now at farthest point from home

10th 3 Nights (paid) lawn hill

11th Lawn Hill day2

12th Attempt Lawn Hill via Riversleigh, turn back and go via Gregory to Matts Rest 1 Night (Free)

13th From Matts Rest to Mt Isa, storm #1

14th Mt Isa 3 Nights (Paid) Storm #2

15th Sleepin Day, Mt Isa lookout, info ctr, groceries,

16th Clem Walton. 3 Nights (free)

17th Clem Walton

18th Clem Walton

19th Swim cloncurry...arrive Julia creek

20th Storm in Julia Creek 1 Night (free)

21 Julia Creek 1 Night (free) At Caravan park

22 Arrive Winton 1 Night (free) . Long waterhole

23 leave and arrive at Jerico

24th Jerico 2 Nights (Free)

25th Carnarvon Gorge 4 Nights (paid)

26th Carnarvon Gorge rest day

27th Carnarvon Gorge hike day

28th Carnarvon Gorge rest day sore lol

29th Isla Gorge 2 Nights (paid). Stay Isla

30th Isla gorge. Rainy. Uploaded Ep. 20

1 Dec Callipoie Sth Camp. 2 Nights (free)

2nd Calliopie camp 2nd night

3rd Carl 50th. Beecher. Gladstone

4th day with Carl and Claire. Stay 2 nights (free)

5th arrive and stay 1770

6th day at 1770.

7th 1770 3 nights (paid)

8th leave 1770, stayed at Shauns one night in Hervey bay

9th Arrived back on Bribie Island


Car and Van Maintainence


Oil Change (done in last week of trip). Next one maybe before we depart.


Headlight one wire loose, Fixed.


Fog Light blown Bulb. New Headlights $160 for pair. Installed.


Winch Faulty, Replacement obtained from Kings. Installed. All fine now.


Door Hinge


Tyres (maybe). Looking to add 1" to width






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