Hi, we are planning a 3 week trip just before Christmas and very much hoping that many of the spots we visit will be still quiet and we can enjoy exploring new areas and having a few laughs along the way. Just the 2 of us, so no kids or dogs to plan for at this stage. The trouble is that almost all of the
places we are planning to go we have never experienced before from a
camping perspective and mostly will be completely new to us.
Our favourite type of
camping is ideally self-sufficient as we don’t need any facilities; we like to be able to have a
camp fire and somewhere near some
water ideally for a swim is always good ( presuming weather will also be getting quite hot also). We are also trying to find the right balance of doing a bit to get a sense of the
places but not moving around too much (every 2 or preferably 3 days) and we are towing a camper trailer that is off road capable so preferably no caravan parks for us. When we get somewhere we tend not to drive around too much (it might be a bit different this time as we have never been to these
places before) but rather enjoy the place we are, hopefully fish and do some walking around and just relax. We are always interested in good local food and specialities including wine (have plenty of beer in the fridge) and happy to stop at a few
places between destinations to check whatever out.
At this stage I have simply grabbed a map and gone, this looks about right for a distance and attractions perspective (mainly landmarks that I recognised the names of and had heard things about over the years) but we have no local knowledge at all so it could that I am barking up the wrong tree so please feel free to suggest alternatives, different route etc. By the way we are not hung up on National Parks , they just stood out on the map. Draft itinerary looks like this at the moment but it needs help:
VIC: Kyabram (visit family)
NSW:
Mungo National Park and
Kinchega National Park,
Broken Hill (for supplies and a bit of a look)
SA:
Flinders Ranges National Park,
Port Broughton (or nearby for beach and fishing),
Clare (food & wine),
Victor Harbor,
Robe,
Carpenter Rocks (all for beach and fishing or wherever we find)
VIC:
Nelson (or nearby for beach and fishing) and
Dunkeld last stop on the way home and hopefully there is a surprise waiting for the better half.
We have air compressor and some recovery gear (no winch) and will be travelling by ourselves, so unless we make friends along the way we don’t want to do anything to extreme as off road goes as we will likely have to wait until someone comes along for tow. Thanks in advance for any assistance.