memilesaway: Finally, a car!

Finally, a car! After 1 1/2 weeks of reading announcements, phoning and sending messages, we bought a car. We got the it from another backpacker who stayed in our Hostel. It is a Ford Falcon Station Wagon from 2006. Actually the plan was to buy a Van because we need enough space for three persons. However we have ascertained that the risk and the costs for the car would be too high.

We have decided to buy a car and not to go with the Greyhound, because we plan to work on a farm on our way down the eastcoast. Because generally farms aren't close to towns, in the case of Australia easily seven hours away from any zivilisation, we can only reach them by car. We don't have enough money to spend it on expensive hostels so we will although sleep in the Falcon for a while. Now we can finally start our trip to Sydney! The only disadvantage is that we have only 28 days to register the car in New South Wales which is about 2000 km away from Cairns but I think can make that!!