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Number of km traveled: 13,646km

Number nights away: 56

    - Number nights with family: 24

    - Number nights with Chris and Jay:  19

    - Number of nights with the Huxley family: 14
    - Number of nights on the boys leg of trip: 16

Longest driving distance in a day:  641km   Day 51: 10,720-11,361 - Quamby to somewhere near Birdsville

Fuel efficiency average:  14.51 lt/100km

Most expensive fill:  $232.01   (16 July 131.9 lts at $1.759/lt)

Most expensive price per lt: 

- $2.33/lt 28 June Kings Canyon (highway robbery)

- $2.25/lt 17 June Roper Bar (at least this place is more remote)

Number animals hit:

   - 1 emu

   - 1 lizard

   - 41,358 bugs 

Number of road trains we overtook: only 1 - well done Kathy

Number of road trains we passed: a lot!

Number of times i got stuck: 2
    - once in sandy river bed - winched out
    - once on Big Red - maxtrax to the rescue

Wheel punctures: 1 

   - 1 wheel change on car due to a chunk out of rubber in tyre - changed as precaution

    - 1 flat on car from spike on Oodnadatta - repaired on side of road
   (good news is that i didn't need the tyre carcass. is it necessary - probably not.  Would i take it again - definitely) 

Damage or things that broke: 5
  We were very lucky with only very minor things.