lundi 30 juillet 2007

Reasons of this challenge ( because it is one)

the first one is probably because The Northern Territory's alcohol consumption rate is one of the highest in the world, and certainly the highest in Australia. In 2001 the alcohol consumption rate was estimated at 1120 standart drinks per person per year.

So I'm going to travel across the Nothern Territory to show its population than they are not the first alcohol consumption rate but it's definitly Britanny and it's Bretons (I am one of them)

No i'm kidding

I want to enjoy Australia and I didn't want to be a lazy tourist who just catchs a plane to go into the differents cities or rents a van increasing by that way the highest greenhouses gases' rate per person in the world. So I want to be an ecological tourist conscient of the australians problems as drought or pollution.

I will have to carry with me about 12 liters of water and I will have to learn how save this precious things which is water. That will be my life insurance.

finally, I want to do something I never did before (there are a lot, I know.)
I don't have any experiences in bike ride and that's a real challenge for me.

australian biking: that's my trip

After almost 4 months working in Melbourne, I wanted to enjoy a bit more my stay in this country. I decided something which looks crazy for most of Australian people and probably for most people anywhere. I will do that:



start: 10th of August
6 weeks
4000 kilometers
1 bike
12 liters of water
12 kg of stuffs
and me.....

I'm going to across Australia starting by the north and my goal is to reach Melbourne in 6 weeks of time.
I will travel most of my journey on the famous stuart highway sleeping in some roadhouses or in the middle of the desert with my tent and my sleeping bag. I should precise during the night, the tempature goes under 0°C, arround -5°C, that's for the desert.
I will have with me my best friend and my girlfriend:
best friend: my bike.
girlfriend: my water.

I will travel in 3 australian states: Northern territory, South Australia and Victoria
I will try to update my blog the more often I can.