Every vehicle entering Australia has to be spotless:
no dust or vegetal matter is allowed in the country!
A VERY strict "biosecurity" inspection is done upon arrival. If anything forbidden is found, additional cleaning will be done by the ad-hoc authorities at an extra cost and delay to the owner.
To this effect, during 30days, I shall clean EVERY component of the Land Roamer (and it's contents) and repaint the chassis, before having the Land Roamer taken to the harbour.
I was lucky to be hosted by Hauwke (an extraordinary overlander from Jakarta) and could use his workshop and staff during the day and use his office as my night quarters.
=> The tent is because of the nasty moquitoes !
A wad of cash to pay for the supplies and staff. It was a SUPER good deal.
Thanks VERY MUCH Hauwke and team for your help and kind assistance!
2/ Dropping the Land Roamer at the harbor
As the city roads are quite muddy because of frequent tropical rains, it was necessary to carry the Land Roamer to the harbor on top of a heavy-equipement tow truck.
19 February 2020
3/ March-April 2020: On a RORO ship to Melbourne via Singapore
My camper van will be driven onto a Roll On - Roll Off ship, first to Singapore, then on a different ship (Goliath Leader) to Melbourne.
Due to some administrative issues, the original shipping date was missed and it took almost 2 months until I could receive the truck.
Real-time tracking of the Goliath Leader !
22 April 2020
4/ March 2020: Coronavirus strikes!
The whole of Australia is in a tight "lockdown" mode, it's impossible to travel!
Who knows when it will open-up again?
5/ April 2020: Long-term storage for my Land Roamer
I decide to put my Land Roamer into a long-term storage shed and to fly to Switzerland for the next 6 months...
When Australia opens-up again to foreigners, I would like to return to Melbourne in October and start my trip around the island...
