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Happy Anniversary Dunmowin


9/7/11 - departed Brisbane, Qld
9/7/12 -  Oodnadatta Track, SA
9/7/13 - William Bay, WA
9/7/14 - Darwin, NT

 



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8/7/11  Dunmowinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrinbiggrin



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smilesmilesmileHappy Anniversary Dunmowin, looking great, gosh you must've seen some great sites.

 



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Thanks guys, here are a few statistics:

Extreme Points:

Most northerly point Darwin, Northern Territory

Most southerly point Cape Ottway Lighthouse, Victoria

Most easterly point Redland Bay, Queensland

Most westerly point Steep Point, Western Australia

Lowest point Lake Eyre, South Australia, 15 metres below sea level

Highest point MtJarndrunmunhna Western Australia1128m above sea level

Saltiest point Useless Loop Mine Western Australia

Wettest place -  Narrabri, NSW

Driest place Flinders Ranges, South Australia

Hottest place West River, Western Aust (48 degrees)

Coldest place Cape Jervis, South Australia (just bl**dy cold and wet)

States visited:  (in this order) Qld, SA, Qld, NSW, SA, Vic, SA, WA, NT

Longest time in any state: 15 months in WA

Shortest time in any state: 11 days in NT (so far)

4WD & Caravan Stuff

Fuel, total litres 13,596

Fuel, Highest paid for litre $2.80 per litre  Mt Barnett Roadhouse, WA

Fuel, total paid $21,456

Kilometres travelled 69,000 km

Tyres bought: 1 Oodnadatta, 5 Perth

Punctures: 4 (Oodnadatta Track, Blinman & Adelaide SA & Silent Grove NT)

Site Fees paid $10,062

Scariest thing, realising that we had paid $10,062 in site fees

Saddest thing: Losing Brodie the Roadie on 12th November 2012 and 12 months later to the day, losing my mother.

No of photos taken: (not including the deleted ones, videos and photos taken in raw) not telling you, will take too long to count them!



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You are an inspiration for us, we have just started!

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Welcome Hards, it is fun out here, hope you enjoy as much as we have so far.  We still have a long way to go, and hopefully many more years of doing it the way we are.  May gaps to fill on that map.



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Great work Dunmowin, best wishes for doubling statistic or tripling them, maybe even more. Ralph



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Thanks Radar, Agnes Waters is a pretty spot.  Enjoy it.  We stayed there in our third week on the road.



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Also from Us......you are both true adventurers and have seen more of Oz than many of us, especially off the beaten track! biggrin biggrin biggrin



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Thanks Wombat & Vic....



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Wow! It doesn't seem so long! Congrats and keep on, Dunmowins!

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hanks GD, we are now on our way for No 4



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