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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

New South Wales by the Numbers

And, without fanfare, we put NSW in the rear-view mirror; there wasn’t even a sign to say you were leaving it. We kinda cruised through the state, but a lot of it felt like repeats from places in other states (simply because we visited those first). Here are some interesting statistics from our journey in Australia’s oldest and most-populous state.

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  • Time
    • Time zone:
      • UTC+9:00
      • DOES participates in DST.
    • Day entered: 4-Sep-2017
    • Day left: 9-Sep-2017
    • Day entered: 16-Oct-2017
    • Day left: 2-Nov-2017
    • Total # of days: 23
      • Nights slept in van: 23
      • Nights slept in tent: 0
      • Nights slept in hotel/etc.: 0
      • Nights paying for lodging: 0
  • Distance
    • Driven: ~5,259 km (~3,287 miles)
    • Hiked: 46.7 km (29.2 miles)
    • DateLocationDescriptionDistance (km)Distance (mi)
      9/6/2017The Living DesertSculpture Symposium0.40.25
      9/8/2017Gundabooka NPYapa (Mulgowan) Art Site Walk1.400.88
      10/18/2017Mount Kaputar NPSawn Rocks Walking Track1.50.94
      10/19/2017Mount Yarrowyck Nature ReserveRock Art Site3.001.88
      10/19/2017Oxley Wild Rivers NPMain + Checks + Chandler Viewpoints0.250.16
      10/20/2017Dorrigo NPSkywalk0.150.09
      10/20/2017Dorrigo NPWonga Walk6.604.13
      10/22/2017Myall Lakes NPSugarloaf Point Lighthouse1.320.83
      10/22/2017Cattai WetlandsWetland Walk1.000.63
      10/24/2017Munghorn Gap Nature ReserveCastle Rock Walking Trail8.005.00
      10/24/2017Blue Mountains NPSublime Point0.180.11
      10/27/2017Murramarrang NPNorth Head Lookout Walk0.500.31
      10/30/2017Kosciuszko NPGeehi Hut Walk3.001.88
      10/31/2017Kosciuszko NPSummit Walk18.0011.25
      11/1/2017MerimbulaBoardwalk1.000.63
      11/2/2017Ben Boyd NPGreen Cape Lightstation0.40.25
      Totals:46.69529.184
    • Fuel fill-ups: 7
  • Money
    • Total spent: $1,089.55 USD ($1396.86 AUD) 
      • Consists of the costs of traveling full time in New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
      • Does not include gear or van conversion costs
    • Average cost per day: $47.37 USD ($60.73 AUD)
    • Average cost of diesel: $1.275 AUD per liter ($3.620 USD per gallon)
  • National Parks visited: 12
    • Ben Boyd
    • Blue Mountains
    • Cattai Wetlands
    • Dorrigo
    • Gundabooka
    • Kosciuszko
    • Merimbula
    • Mount Kaputar
    • Mungo
    • Murramarrang
    • Myall Lakes
    • Oxley Wild Rivers

Interesting observations about New South Wales:
  1. Although the third smallest state, it is the first and most-populous state.
  2. Some national parks are free, while others charge about $20 per day. Definitely worth picking up an annual pass. Kosciuszko is a popular and expensive park that charges per day, even with the annual pass.
  3. While the ACT is not part of NSW, it is completely surrounded by it.
  4. NSW’s capital, Sydney, is Australia’s most populous city, but that may change as early as sometime next year (2018).
  5. NSW is also home to the tallest mountain on the continent: Kosciuszko (2,228m or 7310ft above sea level).

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