Australia Trip 2012

This page is a quick link page to all of our blog posts for our 2012 around Australia trip.

Day 1 - 2/5/2011 - Bargara to Kumbia
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-1.html

Day 2 – 3/5/2012 - Kumbia to St George
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-2.html

Day 3 – 4/5/2012 - St George to Lightening Ridge
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-3.html

Day 4 – 5/5/2012 – Lightening Ridge to North Bourke
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-4.html

Day 5 – 6/5/2012 – North Bourke to Trilby Station
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-5.html

Day 6 – 7/5/2012 – Trilby Station to Penrose Park
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-6.html

Day 7 – 8/5/2012 – Broken Hill Jobs Day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-7.html

Day 8 – 9/5/2012 – Broken Hill Sightseeing Day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-8.html

Day 9 – 10/5/2012 – Penrose Park to Wilpena
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-9.html

Day 10 – 11/5/2012 – Hawker Day Trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-10.html

Day 11 – 12/5/2012 – Flight over Wilpena Pound and Geological Trail
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-11.html

Day 12 – 13/5/2012 – SkyTrek
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-12.html

Day 13 – 14/5/2012 – Bush Walk Day (a day out of the car!)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-13.html

Day 14 – 15/5/2012 – Port Augusta
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-14.html

Day 15 – 16/5/2012 – Port Augusta Again....
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-15.html

Day 16 – 17/5/2012 – Port Augusta, Still!!!
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-16.html

Day 17 – 18/5/2012 – Marree (Start of the Oodnadatta Track)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-17.html

Day 18 – 19/5/2012 – Muloorina Station and Level Post Bay Lake Eyre
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-18.html

Day 19 – 20/5/2012 – Coward Springs
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-19-coward-springs.html

Day 20 – 21/5/2012 – William Creek
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-20-william-creek.html

Day 21 – 22/5/2012 – William Creek to Cooper Pedy
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-21-william-ck-to-cooper.html

Day 22 – 23/5/2012 – Cooper Pedy
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-22.html

Day 23 – 24/5/2012 – Kulgera
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-23.html

Day 24 – 25/5/2012 – Centres of Oz Day (Finke Day Trip)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-24.html

Day 25 – 26/5/2012 – Yulara Resort
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-25.html

Day 26 - 27/5/2012 – Uluru Base walk
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-26.html

Day 27 – 28/5/2012 – The Olgas
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-27.html

Day 28 to Day 30 – 29/5/2012 to 31/5/2012 – Rest Days!
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/05/oz-trip-day-28-to-day-30.html

Day 31 – 1/6/2012 – Yalara to Kings Canyon
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-31.html

Day 32 – 2/6/2012 – Kings Canyon Rim walk
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-32.html

Day 33 – 3/6/2012 – Kings canyon to Glen Helen “Resort”
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-33.html

Day 34 – 4/6/2012 – West MacDonnell Gorges Day 1
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-34.html

Day 35 – 5/6/2012 – West MacDonnell Gorges Day 2
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-35.html

Day 36 – 6/6/2012 – Palm Valley
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-36.html

Day 37 – 7/6/2012 – Still at Palm Valley
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-37.html

Day 38 – 8/6/2012 – Alice Springs (Finke Desert Rally Scrutineering)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-38.html

Day 39 – 9/6/2012 – Finke Prologue
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-39.html

Day 40 – 10/6/2012 – Rally start day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-40.html

Day 41 – 11/6/2012 – Rally end day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-41.html

Day 42 to Day 45 – 12/6/2012 to 15/6/2012 - Alice Springs
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-42-to-day-45.html

Day 46 – 16/6/2012 – Chambers Pillar
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-46.html

Day 47 – 17/6/2012 – Return from Chambers Pillar
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-47.html

Day 48 – 18/6/2012 – Old Telegraph Station
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-48.html

Day 49 – 19/6/2012 – Diesel Heater Fixed!
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-49.html

Day 50 – 20/6/2012 – N'Darla Gorge and Traphena Gorge Day Trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-50.html

Day 51 – 21/6/2012 – Finally, on the road again!!
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-51.html

Day 52 – 22/6/2012 – Mataranka
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-52.html

Day 53 – 23/6/2012 – Bitter Springs and Mataranka
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-53.html

Day 54 – 24/6/2012 – Mataranka still
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-54.html

Day 55 – 25/6/2012 – Kakadu (Gunlom Falls)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-55.html

Day 56 – 26/6/2012 – Gunlom Falls
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-56.html

Day 57 – 27/6/2012 – Gunlom Falls (Again)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-57.html

Day 58 – 28/6/2012 – Cooinda Lodge
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-58.html

Day 59 – 29/6/2012 – Yellow Water Cruise
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-59.html

Day 60 – 30/6/2012 – Darwin
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/06/oz-trip-day-60.html

Day 61 – 1/7/2012 – Sightseeing and Territory Day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-61.html

Day 62 – 2/7/2012 – Cullen Bay
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-62.html

Day 63 – 3/7/2012 – Dinner out
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-63.html

Day 64 – 4/7/2012 – Military Museum
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-64.html

Day 65 – 5/7/2012 – Mandorah Hotel and Mindil Markets
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-65.html

Day 66 – 6/7/2012 – The Deck Chair Cinema
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-66.html

Day 67 – 7/7/2012 – Litchfield National Park
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-67.html

Day 68 – 8/7/2012 – Sandy Creek Falls, Lost City and Inconsiderate Campers!
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-68.html

Day 69 – 9/7/2012 – Douglas Hot Springs
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-69.html

Day 70 – 10/7/2012 – Nitmulik (Katherine Gorge)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-70.html

Day 71 – 11/7/2012 – Katherine Gorge Breakfast Cruise
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-71.html

Day 72 – 12/7/2012 – Edith Falls Day Trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-72.html

Day 73 – 13/7/2012 – Kununurra
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-73.html

Day 74 – 14/7/2012 – Kununurra
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-74.html

Day 75 – 15/7/2012 – Wyndham & Lake Argyle
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-75_15.html

Day 76 – 16/7/2012 – The Bungle Bungles
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-76.html

Day 77 – 17/7/2012 – The Domes and Cathedral Gorge
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-77.html

Day 78 – 18/7/2012 - Mini Palms walk
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-78.html

Day 79 – 19/7/2012 – Wolfe Creek Crater
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-79.html

Day 80 – 20/7/2012 – Back to Kununurra
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-80.html

Day 81 – 21/7/2012 – Kununurra Jobs Day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-81.html

Day 82 – 22/7/2012 – Flight over Bungle Bungles
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-82.html

Day 83 – 23/7/2012 – Rest Day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-83.html

Day 84 – 24/7/2012 – El Questro Wilderness Park
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-84.html

Day 85 – 25/7/2012 – Zebedee Springs, Emma Gorge and Saddle Back Ridge Lookout
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-85.html

Day 86 – 26/7/2012 – Home Valley Station
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-86.html

Day 87 – 27/7/2012 – Home Valley Station Day 2
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-87.html

Day 88 – 28/7/2012 – Drysdale Station
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-88.html

Day 89 – 29/7/2012 – Mitchell Falls National Park
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-89.html

Day 90 – 30/7/2012 – Mitchell Falls
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-90.html

Day 91 – 31/7/2012 – Return to Drysdale River Station
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/07/oz-trip-day-91.html

Day 92 – 1/8/2012 – Rest day at Drysdale Station
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-92.html

Day 93 – 2/8/2012 – Drysdale Station to Manning Gorge
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-93.html

Day 94 – 3/8/2012 – Manning Gorge
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-94.html

Day 95 – 4/8/2012 – Mornington Wilderness Park
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-95.html

Day 96 – 5/8/2012 – Diamond Gorge
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-96.html

Day 97 – 6/8/2012 – Disaster Strikes!
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-97.html

Day 98 – 7/8/2012 – Derby, The way I didn't want to arrive!
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-98.html

Day 99 – 8/8/2012 – Derby
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-99.html

Day 100 to 103 – 9/8/2012 to 12/8/2012 – Derby
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-100-to-103.html

Day 104 – 13/8/2012 – Broome
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-104.html

Day 105 – 14/8/2012 – Pajero Service
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-105.html

Day 106 – 15/8/2012 – Cable Beach
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-106.html

Day 107 – 16/8/2012 – Middle Lagoon
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-107.html

Day 108 – 17/8/2012 – Cape Leveque (Kooljaman) Day Trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-108.html

Day 109 to 110 – 18/8/2012 to 19/8/2012 – Return to Broome and Derby
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-109-to-110.html

Day 111 – 20/8/2012 – Horizontal Falls Tour
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-111.html

Day 112 to 113 – 21/8/2012 to 22/8/2012 – Derby
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-112-to-113.html

Day 114 to 121 – 23/8/2012 to 30/8/2012 – Broome (again)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-114-to-121.html

Day 122 – 31/8/2012 – Pardoo Roadhouse
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/08/oz-trip-day-122.html

Day 123 – 1/9/2012 – Karratha
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-123.html

Day 124 – 2/9/2012 – Dampier day trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-124.html

Day 125 – 3/9/2012 – Karratha Jobs Day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-125.html

Day 126 – 4/9/2012 – Road trip to Newman
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-126.html

Day 127 – 5/9/2012 – Mt Whaleback mine tour and Karijini National Park
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-127.html

Day 128 – 6/9/2012 – Karijini Day trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-128.html

Day 129 – 7/9/2012 – Tom Price mine tour
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-129.html

Day 130 – 8/9/2012 – Exmouth
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-130.html

Day 131 – 9/9/2012 – Cape Range National Park day trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-131.html

Day 132 – 10/9/2012 – Hamelin Station
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-132.html

Day 133 – 11/9/2012 – Denham and Monkey Mia day trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-133.html

Day 134 – 12/9/2012 – Steep Point day trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-134.html

Day 135 – 13/9/2012 – Murchison Station
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-135.html

Day 136 – 14/9/2012 – The Pinnacles
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-136.html

Day 137 – 15/9/2012 – Perth
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-137.html

Day 138 – 16/9/2012 – Bunbury
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-138.html

Day 139 – 17/9/2012 – Bunbury Jobs Day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-139.html

Day 140 – 18/9/2012 – Ferguson Valley Day Trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-140.html

Day 141 – 19/9/2012 – Pemberton
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-141.html

Day 142 – 20/9/2012 – Sightseeing in Pemberton
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-142.html

Day 143 – 21/9/2012 – Pemberton to Albany
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-143.html

Day 144 – 22/9/2012 – Albany Sightseeing
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-144.html

Day 145 – 23/9/2012 – Albany to Esperance
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-145.html

Day 146 – 24/9/2012 – Esperance Sightseeing
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-146.html

Day 147 – 25/9/2012 – The Nullarbor (Esperance to Madura Pass)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-147.html

Day 148 – 26/9/2012 – The Nullarbor (Madura Pass to Penong)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-148.html

Day 149 – 27/9/2012 – The Nullarbor (Penong to Port Perie)
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-149.html

Day 150 – 28/9/2012 – Port Pirie Day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-150.html

Day 151 – 29/9/2012 – Naracoorte
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-151.html

Day 152 – 30/9/2012 – Port Fairy
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/09/oz-trip-day-152.html

Day 153 – 1/10/2012 – Geelong via the Great Ocean Road
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-153.html

Day 154 – 2/10/2012 – Sorrento
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-154.html

Day 155 – 3/10/2012 – Melbourne Day Trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-155.html

Day 156 – 4/10/2012 – Rest Day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-156.html

Day 157 – 5/10/2012 – Cobram
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-157.html

Day 158 – 6/10/2012 – Tumbarumba
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-158.html

Day 159 – 7/10/2012 – Mt Selwyn and Cabramurra Day Trip
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-159.html

Day 160 – 8/10/2012 – Tumbarumba Rest Day
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-160.html

Day 161 – 9/10/2012 – Bathurst
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-161.html

Day 162 – 10/10/2012 – Bathurst to Walcha
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-162.html

Day 163 – 11/10/2012 – Walcha to Warwick
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-163.html

Day 164 – 12/10/2012 – Kilkivan Bush Camping
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-164.html

Day 165 – 13/10/2012 – Kilkivan to Hervey Bay
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-165.html

Day 166 – 14/10/2012 – Hervey Bay
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-166.html

Day 167 – 15/10/2012 – Hervey Bay
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-167.html

Day 168 – 16/10/2012 – Home
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/10/oz-trip-day-168.html

Oz Trip – Epilogue
http://blog.sjbowden.com/2012/11/oz-trip-epilogue.html