LOTS of people have been asking, well here it is, our itinerary for our Canberra to Lake Eyre and return trip! 

As we pack the car (it's a Landcruiser this time, sorry old shot!) the camper and the kids the excitement is growing.  It is different to last time, not only are we going for 3 weeks, not 4 months but we are prepared (I think).  We know how amazing our time will be and we know that we can hande anything that gets thrown our way.

8^th June           6am, leave Canberra.  Overnight stopover wherever we make it to.

9^th June           Travel as far as we can, unsure where we will stop at this stage.

10^th June         PM, Arrive Maree/Lake Eyre

11^th June         Lake Eyre – relax/explore/get info

12^th June         Lake Eyre

13^th June         Lake Eyre

14^th June         Lake Eyre

15^th June         Leave Lake Eyre, Arrive Arkaroola

16^th June         Arkaroola

17^th June         Arkaroola

18^th June         Leave Arkaroola and see where we get to.

19^th June         wherever we got to, arrive Menindee Lakes

20^th June         Menindee Lakes

21^st June         Menindee Lakes

22^nd June        Leave Menindee Lakes, Arrive Lake Mungo

23^rd June         Lake Mungo

24^th June         Lake Mungo

25^th June         Leave Lake Mungo, Arrive ????

26^th June         ?????

27^th June         Leave ???? arrive Canberra, HOME!!

You will notice that we have no fixed plans for the last location, I think we are looking forward to seeing where we get to and stopping at a place that just looks awesome!

To give you a little reference, Canberra to Lake Eyre is roughly 1700kms, we plan to cover this in 2-3 days so that is some hefty k's to travel each day.  Thankfully, there are lots of new toys in the car for the children thank to our wonderful sponsors so they should be right (fingers crossed).

Part of the fun of Road Trips is to drive and see how quickly the scenery changes.  The girls love to take lots of photos out their window, of each other and most of all - themselves!  Cows in the paddock become fun to spot, lunch breaks are something to look forward to and there are always goodies that Mummy packs without anyone knowing.  You can stop where you want to, enjoy pottering through little country shops and when you stop for the night, make sure you say G'day to your neighbours for the night and have a chat about their adventures too.

One thing that has always stuck in my head and I have read it on many websites, visit the local pub (now not always possible with children but read on), buy a drink it doesn't have to be alcoholic!  You will learn more from the local pub than any website, book or map can tell you and even though it is one drink, you are helping the local economy and encouraging the link between locals and tourism.