Monday, 29 June 2015

home again home again jiggity jig....

so after a biiiiig day (850km) in the car we made it home again! It's good to be home but we are already planning our next trip (Birdsville Track??, Tasmania???, New Zealand??? Leongatha Caravan Park??)

For anyone who is interested here are the stats:
  • total kms: 13,207. 
  • dearest fuel: 207.9 cents/ litre (Drysdale river station), cheapest fuel: 129.9 cents/ litre (Melbourne)
  • total spent on fuel: $2245.33
  • days on the road: 42
  • thongs lost: 3
  • thongs found: 7 (only 2 matched and only 1 was a right foot)
  • thongs made: 1
  • number of days the made thong lasted: 3 1/2
  • number of eggs broken due to rough roads: 0
  • number of eggs eaten by crows: 10
  • number of eggs dropped on the ground: 2
  • crows waking us up by crowing near our tent in the morning: 31863258456
  • photos taken: 1303
  • number of times Craig said "ooh a lizard, keep walking, I'll catch up": 17
  • number of times Belinda was tempted to drive off and leave him there: 18
  • money spent on trailer repairs: lost count at $500
  • number of grey hairs Craig got due to trailer repairs: 356
  • corny fridge magnets bought: 4
  • fridge magnets that Craig wouldn't let Belinda buy: 15
  • number of times the kids said "I'm hungry" 10 mins after eating breakfast and getting in the car: 84
  • times we heard the Despicable Me sountrack: TOO MANY!!!!
  • temperature range: 0 to 38
  • number of times Belinda cursed her dodgy phone battery: 607
  • number of beanies tried on at the Alice Springs Beanie festival: not enough!
  • hot springs visited: 1 1/2 (the 2nd one was the size of a bath and about 15 degrees)
  • the fortune we made from opal hunting in Coober Pedy: minus $13.50 (cost of the shovel!)


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