Getting to anywhere quickly from the outback town in Northern Australia in which we have chosen to spend the working part of our year is quite an adventure.
I'm planning a trip over to country NSW to help out when a new grandchild is born. The aim is to get there a few days before baby can be expected to put in an appearance.
I'm quite happy to fly although I have to drive or sit in a bus for five hours going north to the airport in Darwin, sit in the plane for four and a half hours, and someone has to do a four and a half hour round trip to collect me. Depending on flight times thus can necessitate a motel stay in Darwin.
To drive I head south and then east for 3,700ish kms, nearly four full days, very, very long way to go in a hurry. And I have to pay for accommodation each night. Dollar wise there is not much difference between the two options.
What a contrast with our usual travel routine.
Normally when we travel this wonderful country we drag our house behind us, at our own pace, no time constraints.
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| River side camp near Camooweal QLD |
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| Caravan just fits under this shade shed near Woomera SA |
We lift out the door step, open the windows and turn the fridge over to gas, then we are all set.
Quick cooking can be done in the microwave, or if we want burners the stove set is in the back of the ute. Sometimes if I have loaded up the crock pot to cook as we travel there is a hot meal all ready. Coffee or wine, a chat with any neighbours who have joined us, a great sunset and our own shower before bed.
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| Shady camp just south of Broome. |
Beats a motel any day.
Now I still have to decide. Drive or fly?
Cheers Sue
A Ferg on the Move.
How does the crock pot cook as you travel? DO you have a converter system for power?
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ReplyDeleteYes we have a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter, 3 x 120amp hour batteries. The crock pot is rated 300watts on low. Also we are charging batteries as we drive. With the inverter the batteries can handle the coffee pod machine or the 700 watt microwave for short bursts.
OK - another tip to lock away for future use - thanks heaps.
DeleteTrying to talk K into writing about our solar set up and the extra things he has done to the van. See how we go with that.
DeleteI hope you can persuade him, hopefully aimed at the uninitiated but future planning trailer traveler.
DeleteIt needs to be relatively simple for me. I get mixed up with volts and amps and amp hours, but I do sort of understand our set up now. Thanks for the encouragement Candace.
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