Our third “big trip” - Discover the Dreaming – 10 months in Australia

2019 was largely spent on an exploration of Australia – we left home in February and after 323 days and 47,626 Km we arrived home again.

We met lots of new friends, reconnected with “old” friends, and also with family, whom we had not seen for many years.

The final route:

 

The three “big trips” compared:

(* in our own vehicle)                             

144,649 Km in 862 days for the three trips

The statistics:

Travelling:

In Australia – 281 nights / 282 days

Overall – 323 nights / 324 days (we spent 4 nights in the UK on the way to Australia, and on the way back spent time in Singapore (3 nights), Cambodia (9 nights), Laos (11 nights), Singapore (3 nights), and the UK (7 nights)).

Kilometres driven:

Total distance in our Montero: 44,164 Km in 260 days - Average 169 Km/day

Total distance driven in Australia (including rentals) 46,431 Km in 281 days

Total distance driven on the trip 47,626 Km in 323 days

Fuel consumption:

Total fuel in the Montero: 7382 L

Fuel consumption:

-       Average 16.71 L/100 Km

-       Lowest 10.01 L/100 Km (Nullarbor at 80 Km/h)

-       Highest 22.35 L/100 Km (Simpson Desert crossing) – 33% higher than average

Fuel cost (estimated) AUD 12,180.00 (USD 8190.00)

Countries visited:

Accommodation:

Setting aside staying in homes of friends and family, we camped 153 nights in 224 – 68% of the time.

The car:

2016 Mitsubishi Montero automatic 3.8 L V6 petrol.

Ready to go

Home again

Abrazos

Alan and Marce

PS: watch this space for the next “big trip” – 2021!

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