At Home for over a month now.....here is what I should have posted when we arrived home. 

Well we arrived home Wednesday afternoon (2nd oct). It was a weird feeling driving into Kapunda for the first time in over four months. We did likes the new stone wall and miniature mine chimney that welcomed us just outside town. When we pulled up and opened the back gate the boy’s ran around the yard calling out in excitement about seeing their  green lawn, chooks and especially Tiger, their cat.  After a quick bounce on the trampoline they all went to look at their rooms and them back outside for another look and run around the yard. I was expecting them to ask if they could all sleep in the same room together after doing this for so long. 

By the numbers

Kilometers traveled                                  18780

Days on the road                                        132

Fuel used                                                   2350L (highest $2.99/l at Kalumburu)

National parks visited                               14

set up/packed up camp                             60 - my guess was 30, that's a good thing

Campsites with waterviews                      9 – not enough

Flat tyres                                                   1 – on trailer (slow leak)

Powered campsites                                    5 – 16 nights (paid for 4 we did not need  in    Broome!!!

Shoes lost                                                4 pairs (Samuel 2, Lachlan 2)

Shoes found                                             1 pair of thongs for Samuel

Occy straps found on the road               2

Boardshorts found                                  1 pair

Sunglasses down the waterfall                1 – Susan at Mataranka

Shoes down the waterfall                        1 –(woodsy)– but saved by jumping in with clothes on

Fish caught and eaten                               0

Fish eaten, supplied by others                3

Well what a great experience we had. WA surprised us with it's fantastic scenery and changing landscapes with the rugged Kimberly area and Cockburn Ranges to the beautiful beaches of the damper peninsular and deep gorges of the Pilbara. Not to mention the Coral coast and shark bay area. I could go on. Anyway we did leave some places to go back to and some we will definitely want to see again. Most of all we made it home safely all together without injuries and no car trouble.....thanks SsangYong

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