Some Travel Statistics.

Many people like to know the statistics associated with travel. That is, for example, distance travelled and the costs involved.


As it turned out we actually travelled more kilometres in the time frame than we really would have liked, in other words we made a lot more short stays than we would have anticipated.


In total we were "on the road" for 188 days and in that time we actually camped at 59 different camps. Some of those camps were in the backyards of family and friends. The total expense for paid camps was $2,067.60.


We travelled a total of 16,214.2 kilometres and burned 2287.99 litres of premium fuel (petrol) at an average cost per litre of AUD $1.37. The average economy towing the van and with a fully laden vehicle equates to 14.1 litres per 100 kilometres. This calculates to a total expense of AUD $3,136.91. Considering the places and sites we have been fortunate enough to experience this is a cost that we would happily pay again.  I did not conduct a scientific study but we did not detect any difference in economy between 95 and 98 rohn fuel, so in future I will only use the 95 rohn fuel at less expense.


We maintain that these expenses are very modest for such a lengthy tour of the eastern states of Australia. Of course there are expenses for food and entertainment as well but we would have had those expenses even if we had of stayed home in Hervey Bay.


We have now moved into our townhouse in Hervey Bay but Lizzie, our 16 year old Shitzu- Maltese Terrier cross, is still a little confused. She thinks the caravan is home and this house is someplace that is only a stop-over. She still wants to be in the van.


We will eventually be back on the road again, and I will continue blogging when we do. So, look out for the e-mail notification some time in the future.