Thursday, 29 November 2018

24 - Summary for 2018



SUMMARY 2018

2018 was another year devoted to travelling, exploring some magnificent locations in Australia with our caravan in tow providing our accommodation needs.

Previous years we had travelled to a faraway location enjoying the scenery provided by the journey along our chosen routes. 2018 we chose not to travel to that far away location, due to a family clan gathering for a wedding and the arrival of a granddaughter over a period of about two months around the middle of the year.

We chose to stay closer to home (within a couple of thousand kilometres or so) exploring some of the south eastern regions of Australia over the year. We still managed to clock up about 23,500 kilometres on our tow tug signifying how big Australia is!

Our cost summary for 2018.

All costs have been rounded out to the nearest $100.

Days spent travelling              =                      263

Expenditure incurred whilst travelling, ~       $61 per day.

Kilometres travelled                                      23,500

Food expenditure       =                                  $4200

Fuel expenditure         =                                  $5000

Accommodation expenditure           =          $2200

Other living expenditures       =                      $4800

Tow Tug years maintenance costs, registration and insurance        =          $2760

Caravan years costings, maintenance, registration, insurance, insurance crash damage excess and equipment upgrades installed at time of repairs                                =          $7100

We spent 42 nights in National Parks, 53 in caravan parks, 103 at free camping locations and 65 at showgrounds / low cost camping areas.

2018 was another special year for us. The pleasure, tranquillity provided being out and about in the awesome Australian bush removed from the hustle and bustle of modern life and the excitement with the arrival of our 2nd granddaughter. We also added some upgrades to our caravan and tow tug refining their provided modern day comforts, enhancing the equipment for many more years of happy travels.







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