Days 1,202-1,207: The Voyage of the Mell Sembawang
Mon 16.04.12 – Sat 21.04.12 The Mell Sembawang is a wonderful little boat: my cabin is clean, the air-con is working, the food is magnificent (I had steak in pepper…
Day 1,201: Full Steam Ahead!
Sun 15.04.12: There’s a lot of boring technical stuff that I have to keep on top of while bumming around the known universe. Keeping this website updated is one thing,…
Day 1,200: To Curse A Thief
Sat 14.04.12: After the good news from Hartmann, I did what all good backpackers do on Friday nights in strange and foreign lands. I went headed to the pub. A…
Day 1,199: Friday the 13th
Fri 13.04.12: If I was going to stand any chance of getting on this ship, I needed to head down to the southern port city of Kaoshiung, stat. Luckily for…
Day 1,198: Palau On My Mind
Thu 12.04.12: If I’m to stand any chance of completing this quest, there are two things that must happen. One is that I am given permission to travel on the…
Days 1,188-1,197: Placating Neptune
Mon 02.04.12 – Wed 11.04.12: It was an early start on Monday morning. Sam had to go into work, so I grabbed all my gear and tagged along with her…
Days 1,186-1,187: Mount Coo-tha
Sat 31.03.12 – Sun 01.04.12: Literally woke up in the gutter. Well, it was sort of half in the gutter half in a bush. Man that was a big night.…
Day 1,185: The Man From Del Monte Says…
Fri 30.03.12: The coach arrived in Brisbane’s miserable concrete Roma Street Transport Terminal around noon and I was off like Usian Bolt off the blocks to the library. Air conditioning,…
Day 1,184: Feeding The Crocodile
Thu 29.03.12: Not wanting my trip up to Townsville to be a complete waste of time, Eagle, Sera and Robbie ensured that I at least had some most excellent experiences…
Day 1,183: Nein!
Wed 28.03.12: I can see why they call these coaches ‘luxury’, I mean – the seats recline a whole TWO inches! Amazing!! And the vibration of the window glass no…