The Trip
The plan of attack, and some (not so vital) statistics.
Plan of attack
Sydney to Sydney, anticlockwise, 28 March to 20 June 2004 — roughly 15,511 km as planned.
| Leg | km | Duration | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney to Adelaide | 1,460 | 5 days | 28/03/04 | 1/04/04 |
| Sydney - Wagga Wagga | 470 | 1 day | 28/03/04 | 28/03/04 |
| Wagga Wagga - Pink Lakes | 600 | 2 days | 29/03/04 | 30/03/04 |
| Pink Lakes - Adelaide | 390 | 2 days | 31/03/04 | 1/04/04 |
| Adelaide - Perth | 3,824 | 16 days | 2/04/04 | 17/04/04 |
| Adelaide | 100 | 1 day | 2/04/04 | 2/04/04 |
| Barossa / Clare Valleys | 335 | 1 day | 3/04/04 | 3/04/04 |
| BCV - Fitzgerald Bay | 235 | 1 day | 4/04/04 | 4/04/04 |
| Fitzgerald Bay - Widunna | 295 | 1 day | 5/04/04 | 5/04/04 |
| Widunna - Nullarbor Roadhouse | 535 | 1 day | 6/04/04 | 6/04/04 |
| Nullarbor Roadhouse - Balladonia | 700 | 1 day | 7/04/04 | 7/04/04 |
| Balladonia - Esperence | 394 | 1 day | 8/04/04 | 8/04/04 |
| Cape Le Grand NP | 200 | 2 days | 9/04/04 | 10/04/04 |
| Esperence - Stokes NP | 100 | 1 day | 11/04/04 | 11/04/04 |
| Stokes NP - Albany | 400 | 1 day | 12/04/04 | 12/04/04 |
| Around Albany | 30 | 1 day | 13/04/04 | 13/04/04 |
| Albany - Pemberton | 200 | 1 day | 14/04/04 | 14/04/04 |
| Pemberton - Margaret River | 300 | 1 day | 15/04/04 | 15/04/04 |
| Margaret River | 0 | 1 day | 16/04/04 | 16/04/04 |
| Margaret River - Perth | 0 | 1 day | 17/04/04 | 17/04/04 |
| Perth to Broome | 2,620 | 22 days | 18/04/04 | 9/05/04 |
| Around Perth | 0 | 4 days | 18/04/04 | 21/04/04 |
| Perth - Geraldton | 430 | 2 days | 22/04/04 | 23/04/04 |
| Geraldton - Carnarvon | 473 | 5 days | 24/04/04 | 28/04/04 |
| Carnarvon - Exmouth | 367 | 3 days | 29/04/04 | 1/05/04 |
| Exmouth - Tom Price | 523 | 4 days | 2/05/04 | 5/05/04 |
| Tom Price - Port Hedland | 193 | 2 days | 6/05/04 | 7/05/04 |
| Port Hedland - Broome | 634 | 2 days | 8/05/04 | 9/05/04 |
| Broome to Darwin | 2,421 | 15 days | 10/05/04 | 24/05/04 |
| Broome - Kununurra | 1,000 | 9 days | 10/05/04 | 18/05/04 |
| Kununurra - BB - Kununurra | 600 | 3 days | 19/05/04 | 21/05/04 |
| Kununurra - Katherine | 512 | 2 days | 22/05/04 | 23/05/04 |
| Katherine - Darwin | 309 | 1 day | 24/05/04 | 24/05/04 |
| Darwin to Alice | 2,392 | 12 days | 25/05/04 | 5/06/04 |
| Darwin circuits | 900 | 8 days | 25/05/04 | 1/06/04 |
| Darwin - Mataranka | 415 | 1 day | 2/06/04 | 2/06/04 |
| Mataranka - Alice Springs | 1,077 | 3 days | 3/06/04 | 5/06/04 |
| Alice to Sydney | 2,794 | 15 days | 6/06/04 | 20/06/04 |
| Alice circuits | 0 | 6 days | 6/06/04 | 11/06/04 |
| Alice Springs - Maria | 457 | 1 day | 12/06/04 | 12/06/04 |
| Maria - Coober Peedy | 232 | 1 day | 13/06/04 | 13/06/04 |
| Coober Peedy - Port Augusta | 532 | 2 days | 14/06/04 | 15/06/04 |
| Port Augusta - Broken Hill | 414 | 1 day | 16/06/04 | 16/06/04 |
| Broken Hill - Dubbo | 752 | 3 days | 17/06/04 | 19/06/04 |
| Dubbo - Sydney | 407 | 1 day | 20/06/04 | 20/06/04 |
Stats!
| Stat | As of 12th April | As of 24th April |
|---|---|---|
| Kangaroo count (not including dead or maimed) | 70 | Over 100 |
| Total distance travelled | 4908km | 6782km |
| Longest distance in one day | 693km (Nullarbor RH – Balladonia) | 693km (Nullarbor RH – Balladonia) |
| Number of old friends met | 1 | 1 |
| Number of campfires | 2 (both at Pink Lakes) | 5 |
| Distant relatives met | 1 | 1 |
| Packets of 25c Noodles consumed | 4 | 8 |
| Red wine cask count | 2 | 3 |
| ml of that old whiskey that Simon gave me drunk | 430 | 480 |
| Cash spent on diesel | $683.92 (that’s 45% of total spend!!!) | $936.73 (35% of total) |
| Tent erections | 12 | 22 |
| Pins in Mum’s map | 10 (estimate) | God knows! |
| Average pressure in Max’s tyres | 37.25 PSI | 32.75 (after bogging incident) |
| Redbacks | 3 | 3 |
| Crocs (for Auntie Jean) | 0 | 0 |
| States visited | 4 | 4 |
| Resale value of Fly hats | - | $50 each |
| Nice Frenchmen met | 0 | 2!! |
| Flies killed | 20 | 250 and rising |
| Matressless nights | 0 | 1 |
| Beers drunk | 5 | 8 |
| Bogged incidents | 0 | 1 |
| Ocean swims | 4 | 10 |