About

Jane and Jim Durrant, early empty nesters envious of their daughters travels and inspired by friends Steve and Lynda (https://lsontourblog.wordpress.com), decided to quit their jobs, rent out their home in Auckland and tour Canada and the USA for a year.  A mix of RVing, house sitting and a whole lot of fun, 18 months later returned home with a serious case of wanderlust. So phase 2 is an Australian road trip – stay tuned!

So this blog is mainly  a travel diary so we can remember where we’ve been !

After 26 weeks travelling in Canada, here are our average living costs per week in CAD$, Not including set up costs and insurance.

The US costs are an average after 26 weeks of travel.  We are really embracing the “less-is-more” lifestyle

 

	CAD$ pw	US$ pw	AU$ pw
Supermarket Food & household items, also incl eating out,	231	177	179
Gas / diesel	193	117	119
Entry fees, Sightseeing	52	41	41
Alcohol	63	39	46
Clothes and Accessories	62	52	46
Camp Fees, dumping, Laundry	33	38	47
RV Maintenance	45	22	62
Buses, trains, ferries, taxis, parking, tolls	28	19	22
Phone / data	18	10	6
Propane / LPG	7	5	8
Total average per week.	732	552	576

Total CAD$19,024 over 26 weeks.

Total US$14,363 over 26 weeks (incl 3 day Bahamas cruise).

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