Shakedown Trip Stats

So… we kept records of our trip details mainly out of interest but also to help us get an idea of the costs and effort that will be involved in our Grand Tour trip later this year.

Shakedown Trip Towing Log

Details of each towing segment of our Shakedown Trip to Mungo National Park.
DateDriverFromToLeaveArriveElapsedStart OdoEnd OdoDistanceBreak AtBreak FromBreak ToDuration
2021-03-07RobRoyallaJugiong11:5714:3602:3924,86925,028159Yass Service Center13:2013:5600:36
2021-03-08RobJugiongNarrandera09:2512:2002:5525,02825,243215
2021-03-11RobNarranderaHay09:3011:2501:5525,33325,501168
2021-03-14JoHayBalaranald09:2311:2001:5725,53325,664131
2021-03-17RobBalranaldLake Mungo09:2512:4003:1525,66925,818149Mungo Visitor Center12:0512:3500:30
2021-03-20RobLake MungoMildura10:1012:0001:5025,89226,005113
2021-03-27RobMilduraRobinvale09:5011:3501:4526,21026,29787
2021-03-30RobRobinvaleLake Boga09:4512:4503:0026,31826,469151Andrew Peace Wines09:4511:0601:21
2021-04-01RobLake BogaRochester09:4512:3002:4526,50626,669163
2021-04-05RobRochesterCorowa09:1612:5003:3426,74326,944201
2021-04-08RobCorowaCraigieburn08:2711:4603:1926,98727,255268
2021-04-09RobCraigieburnTarrawingee14:1016:4002:3027,29627,519223
2021-04-10RobTarrawingeeRoyalla08:3514:4006:0527,51927,969450Gundagai11:3512:2000:45
Total distance travelled3,100 km
Total distance towed2,478 km
Average towing distance191
Towing distance - Rob2,347 km
Towing distance - Jo131 km
Total towing duration34 hours 17 minutes
Average towing duration2 hour 38 minutes

Shakedown Trip Fuel Log

Details of the fuel stops we made on our Shakedown Trip to Mungo National Park.
DateTimePlaceBrandOdoPrice/LActual/LDiscountQuantityCostDistanceKms/LL/100Km
2021-03-07Home24,869
2021-03-1012:50NarranderaCaltex (Tasco)25,3331.3391.33985.14114.004645.4518.35
2021-03-1313:50HayCaltex (Tasco)25,5261.3591.35941.9457.001934.6021.73
2021-03-1614:30BalranaldCaltex (Tasco)25,6651.3591.3593953.001393.5628.06
2021-03-2614:35MilduraApco26.2011.1291.12985.9297.005366.2416.03
2021-03-3114:30Lake BogaMetro26.5051.2971.29761.6880.003044.9320.29
2021-04-0715:31CorowaCaltex (Woolworths)26,9841.3391.3790.0489.92124.004795.3318.77
2021-04-0909:50CraigieburnCaltex27,2751.3491.4090.0658.9179.472914.9420.24
2021-04-1011:35GundagaiMobil27,7771.3791.37989.93124.015025.5817.91
2021-04-1109:47CalwellCaltex27,9841.3391.3990.0646.4762.232074.4522.45
Average Price per Litre (discounted)1.321
Average Price per Litre (actual)1.339
Total kms (start to last refuel)3,115km
Total Fuel Cost790.71
Cost per km$0.25
Average Distance per Refuel346 km
Average kms / L5.01 km
Average L / 100kms20.43 L

Shakedown Trip Camping Sites

A list of all the caravan parks and camping sites that we stayed at on our Shakedown trip.
FromToNightsPlaceStateCostPer NightStay
2021-03-072021-03-081JugiongNSWDonation10.00Jugiong Campground
2021-03-082021-03-113NarranderaNSW99.0033.00Narrandera Caravan Park
2021-03-112021-03-143HayNSW87.0029.00Hay Caravan Park
2021-03-142021-03-173BalranaldNSW90.0030.00Balranald Caravan Park
2021-03-172021-03-203Lake MungoNSW73.8024.60Mungo Main Campground
2021-03-202021-03-277MilduraVic280.0040.00Mildura Riverside Holiday Park
2021-03-272021-03-303RobinvaleVic102.0034.00Robinvale Riverside Caravan Park
2021-03-302021-04-012Swan HillVic74.0037.00Lake Boga Caravan Park
2021-04-012021-04-054RochesterVic116.0029.00Rochester Riverside Caravan Park
2021-04-052021-04-083RutherglenVic136.8245.61Rivergum Holiday Park
2021-04-082021-04-091CraigieburnVic121.26121.26Airport Tourist Village
2021-04-092021-04-101TarrawingeeVicFreeFreeThe Plough Inn
Total nights33
Total Accommodation Cost$1189.88
Average Cost per Night$36.12

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