1999 Itinerary

The following itinerary will be updated on a regular basis to keep people informed of what we are up to and where we will be at any point in time.   Italic typeface means the itinerary has been completed.    Number of stars following caravan park name is our rating of the park out of 5 once we have stayed at the park.

16/5 Depart Ballarat
 Arr. Lakes Entrance               Koonwarra Caravan Park 1 night ***
 430 Km

17/5 Dep. Lakes Entrance
 Arr. Merimbula                      South  Haven C/Park  (Big 4) 3 Nights ****
 320 Km

20/5 Dep. Merimbula
 Arr. Nowra                            Shoalhaven Heads C/Park 2 night ***
 297 Kms

22/5 Dep. Nowra
 Arr. Berowra                         LaMancha Carapark  (Big 4) 2 night ****
 205 Kms

24/5 Dep. Berowra
 Arr. Port Macquarie             Taskers Caravan Park 2 Night  ***
 400 Kms

26/5 Dep Port Macquarie
 Arr. Coffs Harbour               Park Beach C/Park(Top Tourist)  1 Nights ***
 164 Kms

27/5 Dep Coffs Harbour
 Arr. Woolgoolga                  Woolgoolga C/Park 1 night  **
 25 Kms

28/5 Dep. Woolgoolga
 Arr. Yamba                           Blue Dolphin C/Park  2 Nights *****
 120 Km

30/5 Dep. Yamba
 Arr. Surfers Paradise            Main Beach Tourist Park  6 Nights  ***
 190 Km

5/6 Dep Surfers Paradise
 Arr. Hervey Bay                     Happy Wanderer Village  1 Night   ****
 395 Kms

6/6 Dep. Hervey Bay
 Arr. Fraser Island                   Camping on Fraser Island   2 Nights  ******
20 km via barge

8/6 Dep Fraser Island
 Arr. Hervey Bay                     Happy Wanderer Village  1 Night ****
 20 km via Barge

9/6 Dep. Hervey Bay
Arr. Rockhampton                  Southside Holiday Village (Top Tourist) 1nights ***
402 km

10/6 Dep. Rockhampton
 Arr. Mackay                          Beach Tourist Park (Big 4) 1 nights   ***
332 Kms

11/6 Dep. Mackay
 Arr. Airlie Beach                  Island Gateway C/Park (Top Tourist) 4 nights ****
 160 Kms

15/6 Dep. Airlie Beach
Arr. Townsville                       Lakelands Caravan Park 1 night    ****
 304 Kms

16/6 Dep. Townsville
 Arr Mission Beach                 Hideaway Holiday Village     5 Nights    ****
 230 Kms                               Dep. Forwarded $19

21/6 Dep Mission Beach
 Arr. Cairns                           Crystal Cascades Holiday Park  3 nights ****
 140 Kms

24/6 Dep. Cairns
Arr. Ellis Beach                        Ellis Beach C/Park  (Big 4) 4 Nights   ***
30 Kms

28/6 Depart for Cape York      Camping for 2 weeks

11/7 Arrive Port Douglas         Glengarry Tourist Park    4 Nights  *****

15/7 Port Douglas                     Port Douglas Quest Resort  2 Nights **********
                                                  Fantastic - 2 nights of sheer luxury.
17/7 Dep. Port Douglas
 Arr. Mt. Surprise                       Mt Surprise Caravan Park  2 Nights  ***
                                                  Visit   -  Undara Volcanic Nat. Park
                                                            -  Toolaroo Hot Springs

19/7 Dep. Mt. Surprise
 Arr. Walker Creek                  Bush Camp 40 km from Normanton  ** but cheap
 440km Via Gulf Savannah Dev. Rd

20/7 Dep. Walker Creek
 Arr. Karumba Point                Sunset Caravan Park - 3 Nights   ****
 30 Km

23/7 Dep. Karumba
Arr. Burke & Wills Roadhouse    B&W RH Caravan Park  1 Night  ***
251 Km                                      Store van at Burke & Wills Roadhouse

24/7 Dep. Burke & Wills Roadhouse   Store Van
Arr. Gregory Downs                  Camping - 1 night on Gregory River  *****
145 Kms

25/7 Dep. Gregory Downs
Arr. Adels Grove                       Camping - 1 night        ***
91 Km                                       Visit Lawn Hill National Park

26/7 Dep. Adels Grove
Arr. Kingfisher camp                   Camping - 1 night     ****
130 Km

27/7 Dep. Kingfisher Camp         Travel via Burketown  ***
Arr. Burke & Wills Roadhouse   B&W RH Caravan Park  1 Night
350 Km

28/7 Dep. Burke & Wills Roadhouse
Arr. Arizona                              Arizona Cattle Station - Richard & Judy Makin
2.5 hour drive

29/7 Dep. Arizona                     via Burke & Wills Roadhouse (pick up van)
Arr. Cloncurry                           Gilbert Park Tourist Village    2 Nights  ***
306 Km

31/7 Dep. Cloncurry
Arr. Mount Isa                           Riverside Tourist C/Park 3 Nights ***
118 Km

3/8 Dep. Mount Isa
Arr. Soudan                                Roadside Stop                * but cheap
317 Km

4/8 Dep. Soudan
Arr. Newcastle Waters                Roadside Stop                * but cheap
595 Km Via Barkly Hwy

5/8 Dep. Newcastle Waters
Arr. Maranboy Intersection        Roadside Stop                * but cheap
342 Via Stuart Hwy

6/8 Dep. Maranboy Intersection
Arr. Katherine                            Low Levels Caravan Park 7 Nights  *****
51 Kms Via Stuart Hwy

13/8 Dep. Katherine
Arr. Mardugal (Kakadu National Park)   Bush Camp                       **
192 Kms Via Kakadu Hwy

14/8 Dep. Mardugal
Arr. Muirella  (Kakadu National Park)      Bush Camp                       **
29 Km

16/8 Dep. Muirella
Arr. Jabiru                                Frontier Kakadu Lodge & Caravan Park
32 Kms                                      At $25 per night this place is a total rip off  *

17/8 Dep. Jabiru
Arr Merl                                    Bush camp  **
43 Kms

18/8 Dep. Merl
Arr. Bark Hut Inn                    Bark Hut Inn Caravan Park    ***
170 Kms Via Arnhem Hwy

19/8 Dep. Bark Hut Inn
Arr. Darwin                              Palms Caravan Park        ***
104 Kms

29/8 Dep. Darwin
Arr. Litchfield National Park      Wangi Falls Bush Camp Park - 5 nights
150 Kms

3/9 Dep. Litchfield National Park
Arr. Hayes Creek                      Douglas Daly Park
159 Kms                                   Visit Douglas Hot Springs & Butterfly Gorge

4/9 Dep. Hayes Creek
Arr.  Pine Creek                        Visit Umbrawarra Gorge
Dep. Pine Creek
Arr. Edith Falls                          Edith Falls Camp Park         1 Night
121 Kms                                     

5/9 Dep. Edith Falls
Arr. Katherine                           Low Levels Caravan Park        1 Night
61 Kms

6/9 Dep. Katherine
Arr. Mataranka                        Mataranka Manor Caravan Park  2 Nights
107 Kms

8/9 Dep. Mataranka
Arr. Daly Waters                     Daly Waters Pub Camping Area
168 km

9/9 Dep. Daly Waters
Arr. Attack Creek                    Bush Camp

10/9 Dep. Renner Springs
Arr. Tennant Creek                  Outback C/Park 4 nights
136 kms

14/9 Dep. Tennant Creek
 Arr. Wauchope
 139 kms

15/9 Dep. Wauchope
 Arr. Alice Springs        MacDonnell Range Holiday Park (Big 4)
 392 kms
      West MacDonnell ? Redbank Gorge
      Rainbow Valley
      Kings Canyon, Olgas, Ayers Rock etc.

28/9 Dep. Alice Springs
 Arr. Marla                  Marla Travellers Rest C/Park 1 night

29/9 Dep. Marla
 Arr. Coober Pedy      Opal Inn Caravan Park (Top Tourist)
 235 kms    2 nights

1/10 Dep. Coober Pedy
 Arr. Woomera            Woomera Travellers Village ? 1 night

2/10 Dep. Woomera
 Arr. Port Augusta
 173 kms

 Dep. Port Augusta
 Arr. Hawker                Hawker Caravan Park (Big 4)
 108 kms    2 nights

4/10 Dep. Hawker
 Arr. Wilpena Pound     Rawnsley Park  C/Park (Top Tourist)
      5 nights

9/10 Dep.Wilpena Pound
 Arr. Burra
 229 kms

 Dep. Burra
 Arr. Nuriootpa            Barossa Valley Tourist Park 2 nights
 140 kms

11/10 Dep. Nuriootpa
 Arr. Robe                  Robe Long Beach Caravan Park (Big 4)
 340 kms

16/10 Dep. Robe
 Arr. Nelson               Nelson Kywong Caravan Park
 161 kms    2 nights

18/10  Dep. Nelson
 Arr. Port Fairy          Learnean Anchorage C/Park (Big 4) 1 night
 141 kms

19/10 Dep. Port Fairy
 Arr. Ballarat
 202 kms
 
 

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