There’s no place quite like Australia, and we spent the last 7 odd years working towards doing a big lap of Australia, and have since taken off from Perth for at least a year on the road, and maybe more depending on how it goes.
In this post, I want to cover our itinerary, with links to the places we’ve been. I’ll try not to go into too much detail here, as its going to be long enough! We are currently on the road, and will update this every week or so to give you an idea of where we’ve been.
We’re on a lap of Australia, and here’s our Lap of Australia Itinerary:
Western Australia
Day 1 – Perth to the weighbridge, and then out to Hyden where we camped at Flat Rock on the Holland Track
Day 2 – Flat Rock along the Hyden Norseman Road, filling up with our final bit of fuel before hitting Woorlba Rest area for a night
South Australia
Day 3 – Woorlba Rest Area to Madura Caves and then into South Australia and onto the Bunda Cliffs Camp sites
Day 4 – Bunda Cliffs to Scotts Beach
Day 5 – Stayed at Scotts Beach and visited Mexican Head and Fowlers Bay, along with Point Fowler
Day 6 – Stayed another night at Scotts Beach and enjoyed the area.
Day 7 – Scotts Beach through Ceduna to Wittelbee Conservation Park
Day 8 – Wittelbee to Point Brown
Day 9 – Point Brown to Perlubie Beach
Day 10 – Kicking back at Perlubie Beach
Day 11 – Stayed at Perlubie Beach and explored south of Streaky Bay by 4WD
Day 12 – Perlubie Beach to Pildappa rock and the Gawler Ranges at Yandinga campsite
Day 13 – Exploring 4WD tracks around the Gawler Ranges
Day 14 – Gawler Ranges through to Port Augusta for food, water etc before free camping at Pichi Richi, and then into the Flinders Ranges for 3 odd weeks.
Day 15 – Pichi Richi to Mern Merna Station
Day 16 – Exploring Mern Merna Station and doing the Burnette 4WD track
Day 17 – Mern Merna Station to Parachilna Gorge
Day 18 – Parachilna Gorge to Moolooloo Station
Day 19 – Exploring Moolooloo Station and Ferguson Gorge
Day 20 – Moolooloo Station to Arkaroola
Day 21 – Enjoying Arkaroola and doing a number of Arkaroola 4WD tracks
Day 22 – Enjoying Arkaroola and doing the Echo Camp Backtrack 4WD track
Day 23 – Arkaroola to Chambers Gorge
Day 24 – Chambers Gorge to Willow Springs
Day 25 – Enjoying Willow Springs, and exploring Bunyeroo and Brachina Gorge
Day 26 – A drive out to Wilpena Pound, and then kicking back at Willow Springs whilst it kept raining
Day 27 – Willow Springs to Rawnsley Park Station
Day 28 – Enjoying Rawnsley Station
Day 29 – Rawnsley Station to Argadells
Day 30 – Enjoying Argadells
Day 31 – Argadells through Quorn to Stony Creek Bush Camp
Day 32 – Exploring Wilmington from Stony Creek Bush Camp, and heading to Alligator Gorge
Day 33 – Stony Creek bush Camp onto private property
Day 34 – Staying with friends on private property
Day 35 – Staying with friends on private property
Day 36 – Staying with friends on private property
Day 37 – Staying with friends on private property
Day 38 – Friends property onto Queen B campsite on Fitzgerald Bay
Day 39 – Kicking back at Queen B camp site on Fitzgerald Bay
Day 40 – Queen B onto Whyalla Caravan Park
Day 41 – Doing washing, shopping and tidying up at Whyalla Caravan and Tourist Park
Day 42 – Whyalla Caravan Park to Point Gibbon
Day 43 – Enjoying Point Gibbon
Day 44 – Enjoying Point Gibbon
Day 45 – Point Gibbon to Carrow Wells
Day 46 – Enjoying Carrow Wells
Day 47 – Carrow Wells to Red Cliff Beach
Day 48 – Red Cliff Beach to Moonlight Bay
Day 49 – Moonlight Bay to Bayview Park in Port Lincoln
Day 50 – Exploring Port Lincoln
Day 51 – Exploring Port Lincoln
Day 52 – Exploring Port Lincoln and getting the Isuzu Dmax serviced
Day 53 – Bayview Park to Fisherman Point in Lincoln National Park
Day 54 – Enjoying Fisherman Point
Day 55 – Fisherman Point to Horse Rock and the Wanna to Sleaford 4WD track
Day 56 – Horse Rock to Engine Point
Day 57 – Engine Point to September Beach
Day 58 – Enjoying September Beach
Day 59 – September Beach back into Port Lincoln for a key, then out to Memory Cove
Day 60 – Enjoying Memory Cove
Day 61 – Enjoying Memory Cove
Day 62 – Memory Cove to Mikkira Station
Day 63 – Mikkira Station to Yangie Bay
Day 64 – Yangie Bay to Black Springs Overflow and out to Morgan’s Landing across Seven Mile Beach
Day 65 – Relaxing around Black Springs Overflow
Day 66 – Black Springs overflow to Nyroca Camp
Day 67 – Nyroca Camp to Hall Bay
Day 68 – Relaxing around Hall Bay
Day 69 – Hall Bay to Walkers Rock
Day 70 – Relaxing around Walkers Rock, and exploring Elliston
Day 71 – Walkers Rock to Talia Cave and through to Point Labatt
Day 72 – Point Labatt to Perlubie Beach
Day 73 – Perlubie Beach to Port Augusta at the Augusta Caravan Park
Day 74 – Stocking up with food, and doing some Christmas shopping, plus refilling gas in Port Augusta
Day 75 – Port Augusta to Alford Recreation Park
Day 76 – Alford Recreation Park to Balgowan Campground
Day 77 – Balgowan Campground to Wauraltee Beach
Day 78 – Wauraltee Beach to Parara Campground
Day 79 – Parara Campground to Burners Beach
Day 80 – Kicking back around Burners Beach and Point Turton
Day 81 – Burners Beach to Gym Beach in the Innes National Park
Day 82 – Relaxing around Gym Beach
Day 83 – Gym Beach to Pondalowie Bay Bush Campground
Day 84 – Relaxing around Pondalowie Bay
Day 85 – Relaxing around Pondalowie Bay
Day 86 – Pondalowie Bay to Swincer Rocks
Day 87 – Swincer Rocks to Kadina Showgrounds for the Christmas parade
Day 88 – Kadina Showgrounds to Moonta RV overnight stay
Day 89 – Moonta RV overnight stay through Adelaide to Pink Gum Camp Ground
Day 90 – Enjoying Pink Gum Camp Ground with a visit to Hahndorf
Day 91 – Pink Gum Camp Ground to the front lawn of family in Victor Harbor
Day 92 to day 100 Enjoying Christmas and New Years in Victor Harbor and doing the Urimbirra Wildlife Park, walking to Granite Island, the Victor Harbor Steam train and the Goolwa Beach 4WD track to the river mouth.
Day 101 – Victor Harbor to Deep Creek Conservation Park
Day 102 – Exploring Deep Creek National Park and doing the Blowhole Beach 4WD track, and Boat Harbor Beach.
Day 103 – More hikes and exploration in Deep Creek Conservation Park
Day 104 – Deep Creek Conservation Park to Rapid Bay
Day 105 – Enjoying Rapid Bay with a day trip to Cape Jervis
Day 106 – Rapid Bay to a Hipcamp at Aldinga called Blissful Peace, and spending the afternoon on Aldinga Beach
Day 107 – Exploring Aldinga and Carickalinga
Day 108 – Aldinga to Belair Caravan Park in Adelaide
Day 109 – Enjoying the Adelaide Zoo
Day 110 – Relaxing around Belair Caravan Park after checking out Mt Lofty and the Botanical Gardens
Day 111 – Belair Caravan Park to 42 mile crossing campground in the Coorong National Park
Day 112 – 42 Mile Crossing Campground to The Granites near Kingston SE
Day 113 – Granite Rocks to Kingston SE RV park and out to Cape Jaffe
Day 114 – Exploring the Robe 4WD tracks
Day 115 – Kingston RV Park to Southend Tourist Park
Day 116 – Exploring the Canuda National Park
Day 117 – Southend Tourist Park to Tantanoola caves and then Bellum Pub in Mt Gambier
Day 118 – Exploring Mt Gambier including the Blue Lakes and Umpherston Sinkhole
Day 119 – Bellum Pub to and onto Kromelite Road Rest Area just out of Mount Gambier
Day 120 – Exploring Piccaninny Ponds and Port Mcdonnell
Day 121 – Kromelite Road Rest Area to Lake Leake
Day 122 – Relaxing around Lake Leake and saying goodbye to our folks who are heading back to Perth
Victoria
Day 123 – Lake Leake into Victoria, and to Fort O’hare free camp at Dartmoor
Day 124 – Fort O’hare to Lake Mombeong
Day 125 – Lake Mombeong to Sawpit Free Camp
Day 126 – Exploring Portland and relaxing at camp
Day 127 – Sawpit Free Camp to Annya Camp
Day 128 – Relaxing around Annya Camp
Day 129 – Annya Camp to friends front yard on the way to the Grampians
Day 130 – Friends property to Glendinning Campground
Day 131 – Relaxing around Glendinning
Day 132 – Glendinning to Smiths Mill Campground in the Grampians
Day 133 – Exploring the Grampians, and doing Mackenzie Falls
Day 134 – Exploring the Grampians
Day 135 – Smiths Mill to Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park
Day 136 – Exploring more of the Grampians
Day 137 – Exploring more of the Grampians
Day 138 – Halls Gap Lakeside Tourist Park to Plantation Campground
Day 139 – Exploring Bee Hive Falls
Day 140 – Plantation Campground to Boreang Campground
Day 141 – Exploring Goat Track, Harrop track and back to Boreang Campground
Day 142 – Boreang Campground to Hawkesdale Golf Club
Day 143 – Hawkesdale Golf Club to Warnambool Surfside Park
Day 143 – Warnambool Surfside Park to Princetown Recreation Reserve
Day 144 – Princetown Recreation Reserve to Johanna Beach
Day 145 – Johanna Beach to Aire River West Campground
Day 146 – Aire River West to Aire Crossing (different, but amazing campground to the above)
Day 147 – Exploring Aire Crossing and Triplet Falls
Day 148 – Aire River Crossing to Beauchamp Falls Campground and checking out the Otways Redwoods
Day 149 – Walking to Beauchamp Falls
Day 150 – Relaxing at Beauchamp Falls Campground and checking out Lake Elizabeth
Day 151 – Beauchamp Falls to Blanket Bay Campground
Day 152 – Blanket Bay to Meredith Park on Lake Colac
Day 153 – Relaxing around Meredith Park
Day 154 – Relaxing around Meredith Park
Day 155 – Meredith Park in Colac to Jamieson Creek Campground
Day 156 – Relaxing at Jamieson Creek after doing the Jamieson Track
Day 157 – Relaxing around Jamieson Creek after exploring a few waterfalls
Day 158 – Jamieson Creek Campground to Hammonds Road North Campground
Day 159 – Doing 4WD tracks from Anglesea to Lorne
Day 160 – Relaxing at Hammonds Road North Campground
Day 161 – Hammonds Road North Campground to Fridays Campground
Day 162 – Fridays Campground to Amblers Crossing
Day 163 – Doing 4WD tracks around Lerderderg, Blackwood and Wombat State Forest
Day 164 – Amblers Lane to Cobaw Campground
Day 164 – Cobaw Campground to Lakeside Campground at Lake Eildon
Day 165 – Relaxing around Lake Eildon, and checking out Eildon itself
Day 166 – Lakeside Campground on Lake Eildon to a Caravan Overnight Farmstay not too far away
Day 167 – Exploring the region around the Caravan Overnight Farm Stay
Day 168 – Caravan Overnight Farm stay onto the Rubicon and Cathedral Range 4WD tracks, before staying a night at Cooks Mill
Day 169 – Cooks Mill to Lake Mountain Camping area in the car park
Day 170 – Lake Mountain to Fishbone Flats
Day 171 – Fishbone Flats to Jack Scotts Reserve near Woods Point and checking out Comet Flats
Day 172 – Exploring the Mount Terrible 4WD tracks
Day 173 – Relaxing around Woods Point and spending the afternoon at Comet Flats
Day 174 – Jack Scotts Campground to Matlock and down Walhalla Road to Meringtons Campground
