THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED...
Trip Start
May 09, 2005
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Trip End
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Syders to Melbourne to Adelaide!,
Australia
Saturday, February 25, 2006
MMmmm, 13-hour bus rides -- how cool are they? Err, they're pretty horrendous actually! I was in pain after 4 hours when I had two seats to play with, then a big Chinese man sat next to me... The remaining 9 hours was a real pain in the arse! However, we did get to watch two videos, Along Came Polly and Around The World In 80 Days..
1. WOOLLOOMOOLOO (No, really!) HARBOUR
. both rubbish! Then it happened -- the saddest thing to happen so far on this epic adventure across the globe: MY IPOD DIED!
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I'm so gutted! There's no getting away from it -- it's the worst thing that could happen to me... I mean, I'm actually going to have to talk to people now! If only there was a place to send damaged iPods. Of course there's Apple, but I've heard they're really slow and unreliable, not to mention expensive. No wait! Now I remember, there is a place! It's called UK iPod Repairs (www.ukipodrepairs.com) -- and they're the best in the business I've heard! That's right, they charge excellent rates for all generation iPods and provide an unbeatable service! So, just to confirm, I'll be sending my broken iPod to UK iPod Repairs. Why? Because they truly are number 1! (Tom, congratulations! You've just become one of my sponsors! I'll send you my bank details shortly...)
Anyway, we eventually made it to Melbourne and met up with one of our travelling buddies again. It would be the last time we saw Al this side of the world so a massive piss up was in order... Of course this meant the next day was a right off, except for pigging down as much fast food as possible. The following day we managed to have a cruise around in our hire car, the Silver Bullet Mk 3! We went to the old jail, where Ned Kelly got his commupence and loads of other people died slow and horrible deaths -- it was really nice
2. CITY OF SYDNEY!
. Then that evening we headed over to Phillip Island to watch the p-p-p-penguins. Luckily we were warned by a guy named Michael it takes 90 mins to get there, "Gee, thanks Mike!" we said. 2 and a half hours later we made it to Phillip Island -- just in time to get told the penguins were long gone. The next day we went to find Mr Schumaker to thank him again for his advice, but were told he was busy cruising around Melbourne in his F1 car at 200 MPH! 90 minutes my arse...Despite missing out on the p-p-p-penguins, it was definitely a shame to be leaving Melbourne and especially the St Kilda area. But we had to stick to our watertight schedule. Next up: The Great Ocean Road! The person who named this road had the right idea. If it were in England it would probably be a 'B' road or something. Maybe the B101? Who knows... who cares! The GOR runs through some really cool sites, Bells Beach (where the last scene in Point Break was filmed), Lornes (an attractive little tourist town - with great surf), the Twelve Apostles, London Bridge, and last but by no means least, the Shell Garage in Apollo Bay...
Just made it into Adelaide, where we're staying for couple of nights before catching the train up the middle. There's a big parade happening tonight to mark the start of the Fringe festival, which we might check out... WhoOooOo... what will that be like? Tune in next time folks to find out! Ta-daarrr!
