Gerbie on tour 39
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gerbieWaiting in Perth gives me plenty of time for the next letter. Firstly I've got to go back to the quizquestion, that turned out more complicated than anticipated. Answers: Prince and the NPG (though it was Sinead O'Connor who made the song famous), Rage against the machine, Madness, Donovan, Alanis Morissette (the easiest one apparently, judging by the number of good answers), Fishbone, Klein Orkest (might have been a tad too complicated for you non-Dutch speakers) and EMF.
Unfortunately the Dutch consulate in Sydney has been affected by red tape as well, which means that a new passport (I'd say half an hours work, if that), takes about three weeks to produce. Though begging through the phone does speed up the process a bit, I could expect my new one the end of next week. One more week in Perth still. And seeing that I have finished travelling anyway, I might as well summarize the country. So prepare yourselves for a compilation of useless facts.
Australia, the summary.
Favorite programms on hostel televisions, amongs travellers:
1. Simpsons
2. Big brother
3. Neighbours
4. Friends
5. Jerry Springer
6. Dawsons creek
Things I regret missing out on while in Oz
1. Great barrier reef
2. Nullabor
3. Cairns and Bundaberg (Queensland)
4. Grampians
5. Philip island
6. Concert Buena vista social club in Sydney
My highlights
1. Olympic games
2. Outback in between Flinders range and Coober Pedy, incl. William Creek, the smallest town of the country
3. Ningaloo reef, snorkling
4. Canberra (aboriginal embassy, parliament and warmuseum)
5. Coolgardie, goldmining town, hundred years back
6. Kings canyon
7. Sydney suburbs (Rocks, Glebe, Coogee, Newtown)
8. Melbourne tram
9. Pinguins at Granite island
10. Uluru
Favorite songs while driving my car
1. Fishbone - Bonin' in the boneyard
2. E.M.F. - I believe
3. Alanis Morissette - You oughta know
4. Madness - One step beyond
5. Jeroen van Merwijk - Treinen
6. Hoodoo gurus - Miss Freelove 69
7. Morrisey - Sing your life
8. Billie Holiday - What a little moonlight can do
9. Suzi Quatro - Your mama won't like me
10. Wonder stuff - Maybe
11. Donovan - Universal soldier
12. Prince & NPG - Thunder
13. Fratsen - Dorst
Roadkill (only clear recognisable animals are included in these statistics, the difference between a flat dead possum and a dead rabbit is hardly visible while driving)
1. Kangaroo (237)
2. Cows (17)
3. Dingo (15)
4. Sheep (4)
Goat (4)
6. Emu (3)
Camel (3)
Birds of prey (3)
Cat (3)
10. Horse (2)
Favorite traffic sign:
"Angel parking only (any angle)"
Favorite sign at touristic viewpoint:
"John Stuart is presumed to have carved his initials in this tree on his way from Adelaide to Darwin"
Car facts:
Number of kilometers: 14.610 km
Number of liters of petrol used: 1392,03 l
Total spend on petrol: 1589,81 $
Biggest distance on one tank: 537 km
Biggest distance driven in 1 day: 823,9 km
Number of days I owned the car: 64
Number of nights I slept in the car: 15
Number of days I didn't use the car: 14
Number of flat tires: 3 (2 changed myself)
Number of people transported in my car: 8
Favorite names for creeks:
breakfast time ck
dead mans ck
doughboy ck
lost ck
paper collar ck
Nationalities of backpackers, biggest numbers first:
1. Brits
2. Dutch
3. Irish
4. German
5. Canadian
And with this collection I shall close the chapter called Australia and hopefully the next letter will finally come from Indonesia. Nice emails (without virus please, I've had several of them during the last weeks) to give a bit of diversion during my last week here are very much appreciated.
Saludos,
Gerben
Unfortunately the Dutch consulate in Sydney has been affected by red tape as well, which means that a new passport (I'd say half an hours work, if that), takes about three weeks to produce. Though begging through the phone does speed up the process a bit, I could expect my new one the end of next week. One more week in Perth still. And seeing that I have finished travelling anyway, I might as well summarize the country. So prepare yourselves for a compilation of useless facts.
Australia, the summary.
Favorite programms on hostel televisions, amongs travellers:
1. Simpsons
2. Big brother
3. Neighbours
4. Friends
5. Jerry Springer
6. Dawsons creek
Things I regret missing out on while in Oz
1. Great barrier reef
2. Nullabor
3. Cairns and Bundaberg (Queensland)
4. Grampians
5. Philip island
6. Concert Buena vista social club in Sydney
My highlights
1. Olympic games
2. Outback in between Flinders range and Coober Pedy, incl. William Creek, the smallest town of the country
3. Ningaloo reef, snorkling
4. Canberra (aboriginal embassy, parliament and warmuseum)
5. Coolgardie, goldmining town, hundred years back
6. Kings canyon
7. Sydney suburbs (Rocks, Glebe, Coogee, Newtown)
8. Melbourne tram
9. Pinguins at Granite island
10. Uluru
Favorite songs while driving my car
1. Fishbone - Bonin' in the boneyard
2. E.M.F. - I believe
3. Alanis Morissette - You oughta know
4. Madness - One step beyond
5. Jeroen van Merwijk - Treinen
6. Hoodoo gurus - Miss Freelove 69
7. Morrisey - Sing your life
8. Billie Holiday - What a little moonlight can do
9. Suzi Quatro - Your mama won't like me
10. Wonder stuff - Maybe
11. Donovan - Universal soldier
12. Prince & NPG - Thunder
13. Fratsen - Dorst
Roadkill (only clear recognisable animals are included in these statistics, the difference between a flat dead possum and a dead rabbit is hardly visible while driving)
1. Kangaroo (237)
2. Cows (17)
3. Dingo (15)
4. Sheep (4)
Goat (4)
6. Emu (3)
Camel (3)
Birds of prey (3)
Cat (3)
10. Horse (2)
Favorite traffic sign:
"Angel parking only (any angle)"
Favorite sign at touristic viewpoint:
"John Stuart is presumed to have carved his initials in this tree on his way from Adelaide to Darwin"
Car facts:
Number of kilometers: 14.610 km
Number of liters of petrol used: 1392,03 l
Total spend on petrol: 1589,81 $
Biggest distance on one tank: 537 km
Biggest distance driven in 1 day: 823,9 km
Number of days I owned the car: 64
Number of nights I slept in the car: 15
Number of days I didn't use the car: 14
Number of flat tires: 3 (2 changed myself)
Number of people transported in my car: 8
Favorite names for creeks:
breakfast time ck
dead mans ck
doughboy ck
lost ck
paper collar ck
Nationalities of backpackers, biggest numbers first:
1. Brits
2. Dutch
3. Irish
4. German
5. Canadian
And with this collection I shall close the chapter called Australia and hopefully the next letter will finally come from Indonesia. Nice emails (without virus please, I've had several of them during the last weeks) to give a bit of diversion during my last week here are very much appreciated.
Saludos,
Gerben
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Date: 2001-06-18 01:17 am (UTC)Why does it take so long? Can't they send a passport on the next plane from A'dam to Australia? Stupid bureacrats :(
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Date: 2001-06-19 03:03 am (UTC)