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16th June 2026 – Gunning to Sydney NSW

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The warmth in bed was appreciated but the early night resulted in both of us waking around 2:00am.  After dealing with…

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15th June 2026 – Wagga Wagga to Gunning NSW

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We didn’t realise how busy the Olympic Highway was as we heard the sound of vehicles for most of the…

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14th June 2026 – Hay to Wagga Wagga NSW

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The rain had stopped before the alarm sounded but the ground was wet.  Deciding we wanted to refuel, we were ready…

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13th June 2026 – Mildura VIC to Hay NSW

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We had another warm night which is strange considering winter started a couple of weeks ago. It was hard to…

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12th June 2026 – Mildura VIC

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Our final day in Mildura and the final day of our current unlimited plan with Starlink. Our day started with…

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11th June 2026 – Mildura VIC

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As we didn’t have to get up early to leave today, the alarm was set to a later time and…

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10th June 2026 – Burra SA to Mildura VIC

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Last night was warm and it rained.  A heavy downpour woke us, and the rain continue throughout the night but had…

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9th June 2026 – Burra SA

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The night was cold and for the first time since leaving home, we both pulled up the doona.  Today we slept…

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8th June 2026 – Port Augusta to Burra SA

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It was not overly cold when we awoke but both of us really wanted to sleep in but that was…

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7th June 2026 – Port Augusta SA

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We set an early alarm for an 8:30am departure but a car horn sounding in the early morning killed our…

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6th June 2026 – Pimba to Port Augusta SA

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We were comfortable overnight but woke a couple of minutes before our alarm with the sound of a truck starting.  There…

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5th June 2026 – Wirraminna Station to Pimba SA

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Our original planning included a stop in Woomera but during the planning process, we discovered that our intended overnight stop,…

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4th June 2026 – Coober Pedy to Wirraminna Station SA

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Today we started our journey towards home.  We had planned to leave at 8:45am but everyone left earlier than us to…

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3rd June 2026 – Coober Pedy SA

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We were awoken just before 6:30am by noisy neighbours who were preparing to leave.  The same people had loud music playing…

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2nd June 2026 – Coober Pedy SA

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The wind blew last night and rather than decrease as you would expect, it increased in intensity.  The caravan did a…

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1st June 2026 – Coober Pedy SA

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Last night was warm and “He” slept with just a sheet. We set the alarm for 6:30am but the sound…

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31st May 2026 – Lake Hart overnight stop to Coober Pedy SA

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Yes, we did wake early and got out of bed the moment the alarm sounded. As planned, we left early,…

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30th May 2026 – Port Augusta to Lake Hart overnight stop SA

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As we were leaving today to head north, we set the alarm for 6:30am. Today we said goodbye to three…

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29th May 2026 – Rawnsley Park Station to Port Augusta SA

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Even though there was cloud late yesterday, it remained dry overnight and we awoke to a sunny day with low…

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28th May 2026 – Rawnsley Park Station SA

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It was dry and sunny when we poked our heads out of the caravan door. Today one of the couples…

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27th May 2026 – Rawnsley Park Station SA

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We heard the rain fall for what seemed to be most of the night. When we opened the blinds after…

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26th May 2026 – Rawnsley Park Station SA

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We set an alarm for 7:00am and got up almost an hour later.  The night did not require the use of…

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25th May 2026 – Rawnsley Park Station SA

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We had a shower of rain overnight.  We thought it was going to be cool and deployed our doona, but it…

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24th May 2026 – Peterborough to Rawnsley Park Station SA

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We set the alarm for 6:30am and got out of bed immediately it sounded. It was dry when we readied…

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23rd May 2026 – Peterborough SA

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We turned the water off last night so there was no puddle in the shower in the morning.  We had expected…

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22nd May 2026 – Broken Hill NSW to Peterborough SA

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We were up early to prepare for our departure at 9:00am. Overnight our leak in the shower had placed a…

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21st May 2026 – Broken Hill NSW

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We were very comfortable last night with the cooler temperature. With our friends in the car, we visited the RFDS…

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20th May 2026 – Broken Hill NSW

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We needed the blanket overnight and both slept well. We left the caravan park at 9:00am with our friends. First…

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19th May 2026 – White Cliffs to Broken Hill NSW

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The rain was gone when we opened the door in the morning and we were presented with a blue sky.  In…

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18th May 2026 – White Cliffs NSW

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We heard rain for most of the night, but it had stopped before our 7:00am alarm. According to an iPhone…

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