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This is Dave and Sue. We purchased a fifth Wheeler in May 2009 so that we could take off and join the hundreds of Grey Nomads on the great lap of Australia. We initially started with a few trips covering outback Queensland, the great ocean road, and rural Victoria.

Then in May 2011 we started our great trip with the first leg being from Sydney to Darwin. By November 2011, we had completed the major trip, travelling down the coast of Western Australia, before coming back across the Nullarbor, up to Broken Hill and then back to Sydney.

Between May 2009 and November 2011, we travelled 76770 kilometres at an average of 2,476kms per month. Total fuel cost was $13,975. Our overall fuel consumtion was 12 litres per 100 kilometres.

Highlights of the major trip include:
* Visiting outback Queensland, including Cania Gorge, Longreach, Charters Towers and Winton
* Touring the red centre, including sunset/sunrise at Uluru, Daly Waters Pub, Mataranka Springs, Katherine Gorge
* Staying at some of the best camps in north-west WA, including Lake Argyle, Barn Hill Station, Karijini NP
* Stopping at the Ningaloo Reef and visiting Coral Bay
* Travelling back across the Nullarbor, playing golf on the Nullarbor Links course
* and of course meeting lots of great other grey nomads all doing the same thing

Now we are back based in Port Macquarie. We sold the fifth wheeler thinking our big trips are over. But it hasn't been long and we decided we still enjoy the nomad life. We started by buying a Ford Territory and Coromal pop-top, however, we then decided we wanted the extra space and comfort of a bathroom, so ended up buying a Kingdom Kensington caravan.

The Kingdom van has been going well with another trip around Australia planned for next year.

Our Trips

1985 - Fiji

1986 - USA (Disneyland), Europe by Motorhome (Belgium, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, France), England, Wales

1990 - Tasmania (Launceston, St Helens, Bicheno, Port Arthur, Hobart, Queensland, Burnie, Stanley, Cradle Mountain)

1991 - Victoria (Wodonga, Seymour,Phillip Is,Melbourne, Great Ocean Road, Apollo Bay, Ballarat, Bendigo, Swan Hill, Echuca)

1992 - North Queensland (Cairns, Palm Cove, Townsville, Magnetic Island)

1995 - Great Britain (London, Edinburg, Getna Green, Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, York, Lincoln, Chester Caernarfon, Betwsy-coed, Warwick, Stratford-upon-Avon, Cotswolds, Bath, Torquay, Clovelly), Canada (Toronto, Niagra Falls), Softball trip to Colorado

1998 - Softball trip to Colorado, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Mexico (Tiajuana)

1999 - New Zealand by Motorhome (Auckland, Pahia, Waitomo, Rotorua, Lake Taupo, Napier, Wellington, Picton, Nelson, Murchison, Greymouth, Franz Josef, Haast, Wanaka, Queenstown, Te Anau, Milford Sound, Invercargill, Dunedin, Omarama, Mt Cook, Fairlie, Akaroa, Christchurch-Tranzalpine Express)

2001 - Canada (Vancouver,Montreal,Quebec), USA (Hawaii,New York,Orlando,New Orleans,Las Vegas)

2003 - North Queensland Captain Cook Cruise (Fitzroy Is, Cooktown, Two Isles, Lizard Is, Ribbon Reef#5, Hedley Reef, Dunk Is), Palm Cove

2004 - Canada by Motorhome to Rocky Mountains (Vancouver,Jasper, Banff, Lake Louise, Edmonton, Calgary), Alaskan Cruise ( Ketchikan, Sitka,Skagway, Juneau,College Fjord, Anchorage) , USA (Alaska Anchorage,Talkeetna, Seattle)

2005 - Whitsunday Cruise by Motor Cruiser (Airlie Beach, Happy Bay Long Is, Cid Harbour Whitsunday Is, Nara Inlet Whitsunday Is Hook Is, Stonehaven Hook Is, Butterfly Bay Hook Is, Hamilton Is, South Molle)

Nov 2006 - Fiji

Jun 2007- Cape York Captain Cook Cruise (Cooktown, Thursday Is, Cape York, Lizard Is)

Aug 2007- Europe. Rhine River cruise from Amsterdam to Basel. Eurail on Golden Pass line from Basel to Rome (stopping Interlaken, Montreux). Princess cruise from Rome to Venice (stopping Monte Carlo, Naples, Athens, Olympia, Mykonos, Kusadasi, Santorini, Venice). Then train to Milan. Fly to Sydney with stopover in Singapore.

Sep 2008 - Whitsunday catamaran cruise

July 2009 - Cruise on P&O cruise ship "Pacific Dawn" from Sydney to New Caledonia (Noumea) and Vanuatu (Port Vila)

Oct 2009 - Murray river houseboat and road trip in Victoria (Daylesford, Bonnie Doon, Benalla, Bright, Gundagai)

June 2010 - QLD Sunshine Coast with our 5th Wheeler

Aug 2010 - QLD Outback - 5th Wheeler trip to Townsville by the coast road, then to Hughenden and south to Winton, Longreach, Charleville, Roma, St George, Moree.

Feb 2011 - Hawaii. Stay on Oahu (Waikiki) and Maui (Lahaina)

Mar 2011 - Great Ocean Road and Mighty Murray

May 2011 - Red centre from Adelaide to Darwin

July 2011 - Western Coast from Darwin to Perth

Sep 2011 - Perth to Sydney via Nullarbor and then Broken Hill

July 2012 - Road trip to Yeppoon in Queensland

Nov 2012 - Royal Caribbean cruise from Sydney to Cairns

June 2013- Cruise on Oasis of the Seas to Caribbean, Boston ruise to Nova Scotia, motorhome through Canadian Rockies and Alaskan Cruise

August 2014-England, Norway Fjord cruise, Paris and Baltic cruise from Copenhagen

September 2014 - Carnival Spirit cruise to Pacific Islands

April 2015 - Asia Cruise from Singapore to Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong, China, South Korea and bullet train to Tokyo

July 2015 - Caravan trip up the coast to Queensland and returning by inland route

February 2016 - Cruise to New Zealand.

June 2016 - Cruise Sydney to Darwin, Ghan rail trip to Adelaide

July 2016 - Road trip to Queensland (1770 and Airlie Beach)

November 2016 - Trip to South America. Fly to Rio De Janeiro, fly to Iguazu Falls and back to Buenos Aires. Then cruise around the cape to Santiago.

January 2017 - Australia Day cruise on Sydney harbour

March 2017 - Cruise to Isle of Pines and Noumea

June 2017 - Road trip back up through QLD outback and across to WA, coming back across the Nulllarbor

January 2018 - Cruise from Sydney to Melbourne to see Australian Tennis Open

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