Most of you guys have done a lot of travel, I have done a little. We're two couples thinking of doing this trip next August, (2013)
We have two vans.
We would appreciate your advice
Thanks
Duh said
12:32 AM Oct 4, 2012
First Off, buy Camps Australia Wide and Caravan Parks Australia Wide, available from most camping stores and RAC and possibly NRMA.
The new edition of Camps Australia Wide (Camps 7) is due out around Feb/March 2013 although updates are available online for a couple of years, a new one needs to be updated anyway due to time lapse since publication and hitting the bookshelves. See this link;
http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/
Gerty Dancer said
02:19 AM Oct 4, 2012
You'll be passing through the State Quarantine checkpoints into both SA and WA.
Cheapest fuel we found, was at Penong,Nundroo ,Mundrabilla and Eucla ,
Dearest fuel, Caiguna & Balladonia
Make sure you fill up at Ceduna, as every Servo/Roadhouse will be dearer until you reach Norseman.
Have an enjoyable trip.
Marlynn said
04:24 AM Oct 9, 2012
Hello Seer
My wife and I are about to head west from NSW central coast in two weeks. We drive a 3litre Holden Colorado turbo diesel and tow a Billabong 22ft (internal) van with an ATM of 2700kg.
We will be away only 6 weeks (work wont allow us more time and neither will the mortgage) and hope to provide some useful information regarding fuel prices (diesel) as we travel.
Like DUH has suggested Camps Australia is a fantastic guide for travelling this awesome country of ours.
We plan on free camping on the way over and back and staying at caravan parks that are dog friendly (we have a 4yr old maltese ****zu named Sam). We are travelling down the Hume then Sturt Hwys to South Australia then across the Nullarbor to Esperance then Albany, Margaret River, Perth, Kalgoorlie, then back home via Broken Hill.
The internet is a great source of information and it depends on how long you plan on going for, budgets, if you are taking animals, what interests you have, etc etc.
We will post information on here when we return.
Cheers
Marlynn.
Duh said
07:49 AM Oct 9, 2012
This was posted on another forum regards the Nullabor and is worth reading, especially the bit about tail winds, not good at all...
Hi Guys,
Most of you guys have done a lot of travel, I have done a little. We're two couples thinking of doing this trip next August, (2013)
We have two vans.
We would appreciate your advice
Thanks
The new edition of Camps Australia Wide (Camps 7) is due out around Feb/March 2013 although updates are available online for a couple of years, a new one needs to be updated anyway due to time lapse since publication and hitting the bookshelves. See this link;
http://www.campsaustraliawide.com/
You'll be passing through the State Quarantine checkpoints into both SA and WA.
Heres a link which may be useful. Best wishes!
http://www.quarantinedomestic.gov.au/
Also have a geezer at this link; http://www.nullarbornet.com.au/
Also this link for the current or past weather, you will notice how often the wind direction changes over a day;
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDS60801/IDS60801.94651.shtml
Cheapest fuel we found, was at Penong,Nundroo ,Mundrabilla and Eucla ,
Dearest fuel, Caiguna & Balladonia
Make sure you fill up at Ceduna, as every Servo/Roadhouse will be dearer until you reach Norseman.
Have an enjoyable trip.
My wife and I are about to head west from NSW central coast in two weeks. We drive a 3litre Holden Colorado turbo diesel and tow a Billabong 22ft (internal) van with an ATM of 2700kg.
We will be away only 6 weeks (work wont allow us more time and neither will the mortgage) and hope to provide some useful information regarding fuel prices (diesel) as we travel.
Like DUH has suggested Camps Australia is a fantastic guide for travelling this awesome country of ours.
We plan on free camping on the way over and back and staying at caravan parks that are dog friendly (we have a 4yr old maltese ****zu named Sam). We are travelling down the Hume then Sturt Hwys to South Australia then across the Nullarbor to Esperance then Albany, Margaret River, Perth, Kalgoorlie, then back home via Broken Hill.
The internet is a great source of information and it depends on how long you plan on going for, budgets, if you are taking animals, what interests you have, etc etc.
We will post information on here when we return.
Cheers
Marlynn.
This was posted on another forum regards the Nullabor and is worth reading, especially the bit about tail winds, not good at all...
http://www.goseeaustralia.com.au/article/84/Sail_your_caravan_through_the_Nullarbor_winds/