G'day everyone,
In just 10 days, Kim, Will (10 YO) and I (Rob), are off on our first "real camping trip", departing from
Melbourne, we are off for just over 8 weeks for a trip to
Coober Pedy,
Kings Canyon,
Darwin,
Cooktown & back to
Melbourne.
We are tenting it, driving a 2WD Passat diesel wagon, towing a 7 x 4 box traile and plan on staying mostly on the bitumen.
So far, we have booked into
Renmark for 2 nights then plan on heading across to Mt. Remarkable Nat. park for a couple of nights and then onto
Coober Pedy.
Previous camping has been for max 5 nights so a couple of months will
test both our set-up, equipment and resolution.
Having 5 kids, camping wasn't an option for us in the early days but lately, Kim, Will & I have been camping about a dozen time in the last couple of years, enjoying it more & more.
We have pretty good gear -
Southern Cross tent, Engel fridge, Thumper battery pack, Weber BBQ, Drifta Kitchen and recently bought a lock up box trailer to carry it all. We've named the trailer "Matilda", (sign written on the tailgate " Waltzing around Australia with Matilda") so if you see us on the road, give us a shout or, if we're camping, pop over for a beer.
Places that we plan on seeing are
The breakaways, Uluru,
Kings Canyon,
Devils Marbles,
Mataranka,
Litchfield,
Darwin,
Kakadu,
Katherine,
Hughenden, Undara,
Cooktown, Cape Trib., Airley Beach, Sapphire, Agnes waters and then back to
Melbourne.
We are self contiained for 2-3 days before we run out of power, but can always go for a quick drive to charge the battery. Any recommendations for
places to stay, sites to visit on our trip are most welcome.
Cheers & Beers
Rob, Kim & Will