Well, this week we managed to discover another side of Australia, although this time no good. In addition, patches has again made the acquaintance of his friends in the auto mechanics, but then slows down.
We are by now on the highway through the center of the continent through the legendary outback. But the country is not so bleak as expected, and next to the red earth, we see shining through anywhere, even the green of the local plants. First stop was this huge desert, in Mataranka. In the beautiful quiet of the campsite, we started to begin thinking more about our trip to Thailand to make. Since we had provided a certain Onki pages with great information, we are willing to fly still rather unknown to Asia than previously planned. That is in plain text that our Endaufenthalt Australia in Sydney will be kept to the minimum so that we will have enough time in Asia to make the "bright lights".
went after our leisurely drive (maximum speed 90) on to Elliot, another nest of nowhere, which has more gas stations than houses and where you're told in the tourist Radio 88fm that the pub earlier still had a roof and there are now unique art of the region is sold, what with about beer cans warmers jokes corresponds Maik Krüger. There was also another first, to inability of the caravan park staff. Since we occasionally longer sleeping, but that with the required check out time of ten clock does not combine well, had already often the result we were awakened unfriendly. I do not want to say that over twenty dollars for a bit stream and a cold shower is not presumptuous enough already, No, what really brought this morning in the mood, was the fact that one of the cleaning fanatic already had the audacity to knock ten clock, on the grounds he would like to go the toilet's clean. After a clarifying interview with the owner, we were then, however, still remain to twelve clock noon guests of the plant.
What starts in the morning already so fantastic, can not really be better, right?
But on the way to Tennant Creek, was louder patches and the whole car was vibrating like crazy and suddenly there was a strange sound. When we stopped to see what had happened, we noticed that the fan blade had passed before the cylinder block and now souped up its case. Thus, the fan blades had already lost half of its original length, so quickly back to Tennant Creek and the matter straight. Only the
was not easy, because it was Good Friday and that meant that we would open no earlier than Tuesday again anfinden factory town. So we decided there just to survive the night and to repair the whole in Alice Springs. In Tennant Creek, however, we made acquaintance with two girls who are now almost two years in Australia on the road, by the way now with the third car. The two had not even seen this one half of the continent where over again , the legitimate question arises as could be planning a trip desolate.
Easter eggs we have also found that call here Devils Marbles and are extremely bizarre rocks vegetate like situated in the desert. The photos prove us hope that we can not have it plastered as an Easter feast. Otherwise, the celebration of our hand, little attention, but that was no different with Christmas. Next stop was Ti-Tree, with a pleasant surprise, it will fall! It was the first time in months brought out the sweaters at night but also during the day can now get it moving without the constant threat of dehydration. The
sonorous sound of our small nuclear power plant, disguised as a car, we finally reached Alice Springs then still in full heart of Australia. The city itself has a really casual atmosphere and the dust from the dirty corrugated iron roofs of the case even round off somehow. Now, however, mentioned the beginning of a truly negative side of Australia, racism.
When we on the first day of the Burger King still wanted to eat something that caught the whole thing will stop. At first we were annoyed by a little boy at the feast and then when we drove from the parking lot, the thing began to be uneasy. Young people constantly drove directly to us with their bikes along and turned our attention from another Group from which it finally threw a number of Coke and Fanta cup against the van and some of the open windows, because nothing, not a small provocation on our part. After this remarkable experience it was back to the caravan park where we could read in the Lonely Planet that after dusk at all not to take to the streets. The reason is simple, ten to fifteen men large groups, totally crazy Abbo's that are only out to cause stress. It really is a very uneasy feeling about these people who meet one full of hate to go over and the evening will be an all too dangerous.
Anyway, the next day it was only once in the factory town where relatively quickly diagnosed what was wrong in patches. Our engine is maintained by two versions, with one on and the other was completely broken. The strange noise which I was told, that were created by the entire engine block through the yielding form, had slid down several inches and hung so that the fan at half nine. In extreme cases, this means that the engine pulls completely out of the socket and can make contact with the road surface. Anyway, we needed two new engine versions and a new fan, a matter of three hours. In the meantime, we visited the Alice Springs Reptile Centre and were Witness to the reptile show, where we find little dragon on the hand, also had the honor to wear a python around his neck. After the snake then also could render a rat, the entry had been worthwhile, besides there's still masses of other lizards, snakes and lizards. Then we enjoyed a cold Coopers (very tasty beer, according to German purity law), and ran back to the garage. There we were also told a few stories of Aboriginieübergriffen before Patchi also was whole again.
break after tomorrow we to Ayer's Rock on and hope that we do not get even worse problems with the locals, their roars Rumgeschrei two clock at night in any case of Highway to our location.
to have fun;)
Easter eggs with Matthi
Easter eggs with Robi
Outbackeinblicke a
Outbackeinblicke 2
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