Well
who would believe it's been a year since
we left Canberra. Twelve months of driving,
camping and generally hanging out in some
of Australia's nicest places (and a few
that weren't so nice).
Did
we do the right thing? Yep. Are we sick
of travelling? No chance. Is the motorhome
as comfortable as we envisaged? You bet
it is.
In
short we're having a great time, we've
met a stack of nice people and seen a
stack of nice things, even taken a few
good photos. What else could you ask for?
(well OK a lotto win would be nice, maybe
I'll buy a ticket one day).
So,
after a year we're not old hands by any
stretch (we know people who've been living
on the road for 15 years), we're still
learning the ropes, but we have pretty
much settled into the lifestyle.
Some
year-one statistics
At the one-year point it seems like a
good time to give you some living expense
stats.
- Cheapest
fuel, 79c at Bundaberg
- Most
expensive fuel, $1.03 at Carnarvon
- Most
expensive fuel price seen, $1.25 (we
drove right past).
- Average
fuel price, 93c
- Cheapest
accommodation, $5 at several places
- Most
expensive accommodation, $21 at Kununurra
and Exmouth
- Average
accommodation, $3.05 per night (we
free camp a lot)
- Cheapest
slab of beer, $24 at Mt Isa
- Most
expensive slab of beer, $39 at Wyndam
- Food
& general household stuff, $89
per week (we never eat out and buy
for several months when possible)
All
up we've lived quiet comfortably on about
$17,000 pa, that's $327 per week and $46
per day.
These
figures should come down as we're getting
better at bargain hunting, special buying,
free and low-cost camping, home brewing
etc.
Is
the motorhome performing?
Sure is. It's not fast but we quite happy
to plod along. As for liveability, we
literally would not change a thing, the
house is so comfortable and suited to
our lifestyle it's scary :-)
Slight
format change
All web sites must evolve and this one's
no exception. With this issue I've changed
the format, slightly. The wallpapers have
gone, but don't panic, they've just moved
to my new theGRAYoutdoors section.
Till next time
then, and remember,
don't
dream it, be it! |
