Day 8 – Thursday – September 23, 2010 Weather: Cloudy, Rainy, Windy & Cold Destination: Kingston SE, South Australia, Australia Odometer Reading: 97435 Total Distance Traveled: 2092 kilometers (1299 miles) Price of Fuel: Warnambool – $1.21.9 liter, 44.59 liters, $57.92; Millicent – $1.29.9 liter, 46.15 liters, $59.95 Route Taken: Port Campbell to Warrnambool to Port […]
This is a follow up to the blog I wrote yesterday about the Rebecca Black phenomenon. I got inspired this morning to cover her song on uke and make a video out of it. I thought this might be a novel idea. Boy, was I wrong. I thought my ukulele cover of Rebecca Black’s Friday […]
Day 7 – Wednesday – September 22, 2010 Weather: Cloudy & Cool Destination: Port Campbell, Victoria, Australia Odometer Reading: 96975 Total Distance Traveled: 1632 kilometers (1014 miles) Price of Fuel: Philip Island – $1.26.9 liter, 56.93 liters, $72.24 Route Taken: Cowes to Melbourne to Geelong to Torquay to Lorne to Apollo Bay to Port Campbell […]
Day 6 – Tuesday – September 21, 2010 Weather: Rainy & Cold Destination: Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia Odometer Reading: 96832 Total Distance Traveled: 1489 kilometers (925 miles) Price of Fuel: Foster – $1.30.9 liter, 58.60 liters, $76.71 Route Taken: Foster to Wilson Promontory to Leongatha to Inverloch to Wonthaggi to Newhaven to Cowes on Phillip […]
Day 5 – Monday – September 20, 2010 Weather: Clear, Sunny & Cool Destination: Foster, Victoria, Australia Odometer Reading: 96097 Total Distance Traveled: 754 kilometers (468 miles) Price of Fuel: Cobargo – $1.34.7 a liter, 57.41 liters, $77.33; Lakes Entrance – $1.16.9 a liter, 55.54 liters, $64.93 Route Taken: Narooma to Tilba Tilba to Cobargo […]
Day 4 – Sunday – September 19, 2010 Weather: Cloudy & Chilly Destination: Narooma, New South Wales, Australia Odometer Reading: 95727 Total Distance Traveled: Don’t know exactly, but it was somewhere close to 384 kilometers (238 miles). From here on I’m going to be able to keep better track of how far we have gone […]
Day 3 – Saturday – September 18, 2010 Weather: Sunny, Windy & Chilly Destination: Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia Odometer Reading: We forgot to record it and the rental company didn’t either. Guess they really don’t care since the rental comes with unlimited mileage. Price of Fuel: The tank was almost full so we didn’t […]
So the Arab League has asked the UN Security Council to impose a “No Fly Zone” in Libya. This is a big deal. I didn’t see it coming. The UN hasn’t done much in regards to Libya so far due to the potential of a Russian veto on the Security Council. Russia has a traditional […]
Days 1, 2 & 3 – Thursday, Friday & Saturday – September 16, 17, & 18 Weather: Good for flying (I hope) Destination: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Total Miles Traveled: 7,761 as the birds fly Price of Fuel: What is the cost of jet fuel? Route Taken: Las Vegas to Los Angeles to Sydney […]
Preflight – Wednesday – September 15 After months of planning, tomorrow we leave. I’m excited, scared, apprehensive, giddy, worried, and on pins and needles, all at the same time. I know I’m not going to be able to sleep tonight. Maybe I should have a beer. I just hope we have everything covered. I hate […]
