Elantra diaries 02

There was this dude I met from Germany, and when I told him I wanted to drive to the 'outback' he said: 'Yeah, good luck with that. You know that that's like 5000km away from the coast? First you have to drive 2000km through bush and then another 3000km and then you're there.'
Well... seems like he was a prick.

Day 05
Byron Bay - Roma
Kilometers: 679
Time: 11:30 - 21:45
Gas: 40l
Coffeinated drinks: 3

Out of order


the other half of that cow was on the other side of the railway tracks


bean head oil pump




Day 06
Roma - Thargomindah
Kilometers: 885
Time: 09:30 - 19:30
Gas: 70l
Coffeinated drinks: 5

Eromanga



Day 07
Thargomindah - Bulla
Kilometers: 800
Time: ?
Gas: 91l
Flat tires: 0
Totally ripped and devastatingly torn tires vomiting their shredded guts on the red, hot rocks of uninhabited wilderness: 1
Coffeinated drinks: ?





Day 08
Bulla - Sydney
Kilometers: ca. 900
Time: 08:30 - 22:15
Gas: 71l
Coffeinated drinks: 5
Thick fog and heavy rain: 6hrs

So I'm back from the outback, applying for my US visa today and realxing in Sydney with bad weather.
Things I almost ran over: kangaroo, eagle, ostrich, possum, dog, sheep
Things I ran over: frog, cockatoo, roadkill
Things that almost ran over me: cow

Elantra diaries

So, I got a bigger car than expected and first of all drove back to Sebastians place to haul all my stuff inside, steal a pillow, a blanket, toilet paper and a guide book.

Day 01
Melbourne - Bairnsdale
Kilometers: 343
Time: 17:00 - 20:30
Coffeinated drinks: 3

After dark I looked for a place to sleep, preferably wiht ocan view, and that's what I came up with:







Day 02
Bairnsdale - Surf Beach, Bateman's Bay
Kilometers: 526
Time: 7:00 - 18:00
Gas: 68l
Coffeinated drinks: 4

Visited some National Parks, did a rainforest walk and stopped at Bega's famous cheese factory.






Day 03
Bateman's Bay - Diamond Beach
Kilometers: 768
Time: 7:30 - 20:00
Gas: 43l
Coffeinated drinks: 4

Long drive, lots of roadwork with 60km/h and 80km/h limits. Even if there's no roadwork it never exceeds 110km/h...


Day 04
Diamond Beach - Byron Bay
Kilometers: 525
Time: 11:30 - 22:30
Gas: 34l
Times key locked inside the car: 1
hitchhikers taken: 2
Coffeinated drinks: 4

Got and 3.5mm audio cable so I can plug in my Mp3 to the car stereo (I couldn't stand the 7 cds I burnt in Melbourne anymore.)
Locked my key inside the car. 95.65$, 90mins. Took 2 Canadian guys with me and we waited for 2.5hrs after a horrible head on collison.

That's it, heading for Brisbane now!