Quick Update
Nullarbor was brilliant.
Eyre Peninsula was a nice detour.
Canberra was -2 degrees
But we are back home again on the sunny Central Coast again.
Wrap Up:
So after...
diving 15,000 kilometres
visiting 7 states/territories
over 3 months (10 weeks {68 days} )
2 bus tours
3 scenic flights
3 river cruises
1 jet boat ride
2 deserts
9 gorges
20 salties
50 freshies
3 pods of dolphins
1 sea lion
passing: kangaroos emus possums wallabies lizards cows skinks and one camel (all living at the time) on the road
plus much the same as road kill (no camels but)
taking 10,000 photographs (mostly by Jo, of rare and unusual native plants and flowers)
making 2 RAC calls
waiting for 4 mechanical "emergency repairs"
but luckily, having no flat tyres
managing temperatures that ranged from 42 in the shade to minus 2 at night
going through 650 teabags
laughing at innumerable funny moments
and having the experience of a life time
we are back.
we had no TV or radio.
no news
we totally missed the Olympics
missed half the footy season
and we enjoyed (almost) every minute of it.
Boy! This is one big country, and we have only seen a small portion of it really.
Oh well, time to start planning the next one.