Day 67: Sun 13 Jul 25 - Cowra to Home (and Trip Stats)

Sun 13 Jul 25 - Cowra to Home (Towed 177km)

Weather: 0 Deg, frost and fog in Cowra to a max of 12 Deg and clear at home. Our winter days of shorts and t-shirts have well and truly ended for this year.

After waking early, we had a warming cuppa, then I went for a quick walk across the bridge into town for a look around. There's a lot of interest things to see in Cowra, for example the Japanese Gardens, Prisoner of War Campsite and War Cemetery. We have seen them before, and we're keen to see them again, but that will be for another visit. I returned from my walk to scrape the ice off the windscreen and finished getting ready for the final leg of our trip home. While Noel finished prepping the inside of the van, I quickly popped across the road to Maccas to grab a couple of takeaway coffees and a bite to eat, then we were on our way. It was a very quiet Sunday morning drive, but thick fog in places called for some extra caution driving. Overall, it was a very picturesque and thankfully uneventful drive home. The countryside is looking fabulous and green. We had the van parked back in its site at the front of home by 10:30am.  The rest of the day was spent unpacking and introducing Olli to his new home - somewhat larger than the one he was introduced to five weeks ago.  I'll add some travel stats over the next coming days. Thanks for following.


Morning walk on a very cold morning in Cowra

Morning walk - a very quiet morning in Cowra

Morning walk - Cowra

Morning walk - Cowra

Morning walk - Cowra (One small section of a large mural - Amazing Artwork)


Morning walk - Cowra (One small section of a large mural - Amazing Artwork)

Morning walk - Cowra (One small section of a large mural - Amazing Artwork)

Morning walk - Cowra (One small section of a large mural - Amazing Artwork)

Morning walk - Cowra (One small section of a large mural - Amazing Artwork)

Morning walk - Cowra (One small section of a large mural - Amazing Artwork)

Morning walk - Cowra (One small section of a large mural - Amazing Artwork)

Morning walk - Cowra (One small section of a large mural - Amazing Artwork)


Morning walk - Cowra

Morning walk - Cowra

Morning walk in Cowra - The fog rolling in

The fog setting in at our overnight free camp, and getting colder

Happy to be home again - for Noel and I, and for Olli an introduction to his new home


Quick Trip Stats:

Total Trip  Distance

6,240.2km

Total Avg Fuel

15.1l/100km

Towed Distance

4,396km

Fuel Used

918 lt

Fuel Cost

$1,651.09

Highest Fuel Price

$1.99 / lt (Bourke)

Lowest Fuel Price

$1.65 / lt (Roma)

Nights Away

66

Total Accn Cost

$1,847.00

Nights: Caravan Park

42

Nights: Free Camp

17

Nights: Paid Camp / Showgrounds

7

Avg / Night x 49 Nights (Paid Stays)

$34 / Night

Avg / Night x 66 Nights (All)

$28 / Night


Comments

  1. HippofarmerJuly 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM

    Welcome home! Glad it was you and not us with those cold temps! We enjoyed reading and following you around on your trip. Good to see you got off the beaten track and to some places you’ve not been before. We will be looking forward to reading about the next trip now.

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  2. stevenleeJuly 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM

    Thanks for sharing your travels once again. Always interesting to read. Welcome home.

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