40天一萬兩千公里的公路之旅，沒有doTERRA真的不行

天啊~美國聯邦政府無關安全性的部門幾乎全部關閉了，受聯邦政府管理的圖書館、博物館、公園、公家機關甚至連自由女神都關閉了，許多聯邦政府網頁也都無預警關閉，造成數萬人專程去看優美勝地和自由女神的訪客都失望了，接連下來美國旅遊業、餐飲業都會受到影響，當然最重要的是世界經濟！So sad.想不到美國也會這樣為了反對而反對，否決聯邦政府預算案，進而影響世界經濟，一直認為只有台灣的政府最愛玩為反對而反對的否決預算決定，雙方一直堅持自己的決定卻影響這麼多人，難得的景氣復甦又搞這招。

話說有趣的是，美國宣布部分聯邦政府關閉之時，我車子的輪胎也無預警的爆胎了，我原本還一直覺得新換的輪胎很安全，不會有爆胎的問題，至少會用的比舊輪胎還要久，結果用不到三個月就嚴重爆胎了，其他的輪胎用了一年多了，狀況都還不錯，都沒有爆胎之虞，反倒是我最放心的新輪胎出事了，當初為了省一點錢，換了便宜幾十元的輪胎，雖然一樣是新的，想不到卻這麼不耐用，真的是因小失大。

 

 

我就是要在野外吃薯餅

在墨爾本嘗試過薯餅之後，心中一直念念不忘薯餅滋味，剛好在Mount Isa看到馬鈴薯特價兩公斤只要1.5元，二話不說，立馬下手，再買個油，此時考慮的是沒有炒鍋或平底鍋，只有兩個湯鍋，但是又不想增加行李重量，就想要用湯鍋試試看。
就用湯鍋先水煮馬鈴薯，讓馬鈴薯變軟，再塑型，嗯，一切都很完美，一直到放鍋子那一刻都很完美，哈哈！
結果嘗試翻面的時候，薯餅開始四分五裂了，一開始想說吃不到薯餅吃薯塊也很不錯，結果不爭氣的湯鍋，一直不喜歡馬鈴薯待在裡面，把看起來美味的薯塊變成了薯泥，天啊！
看來沒有一個好的不沾鍋還是不行的。
雖然這次的野外薯餅挑戰失敗，但還是很好吃的啊，特別是在鳥不生蛋的露營地，更顯得珍貴好吃。

瘋狂赤腳旅行橫跨澳洲中部沙漠 Crazy desert travel by bare feet

一早遇到從德國和日本來的情侶，他們赤腳從凱恩斯走到愛麗絲泉，走了大約兩個月2000公里，真的很瘋狂。

很開心再度與另外一對台灣情侶Rays and Air巧遇。

在幽浮區也遇到好心的馬來西亞情侶偉龍、佳茜，一直跟我們説哪裡可以洗澡。

距離下一個目的地只剩下2900公里啦，哈哈。

Meet a couple from Germany and Japan, Kay and Alice, they walk from Cairns to Alice Springs by bare feet.They walk about 2000KM in 2 months. And they bring 40 liter water to drink, but not much food. That's so crazy.

It's so coincidence to meet Rays and Air from Taiwan again. And thanks Air share some interesting information to us.

We meet Wei-long and Chia-chen from Malaysia in UFO area and they do the helpX. They are so kindness to tell me where can have a shower during the following route. And the owner is so funny, and he always tell me go to swim in the pool can have lucky. Haha.

And we almost get our destination, and it only left 2900KM. Haha.

 

 

Poor Thorny Devil in Uluru

When we go to Uluru and we saw the culture center introduced the Thorny Devil, we thought it's so cute and special. We also saw the specimen there, and introduced Thorny Devil is a kind of rare lizard in the central of desert, but it's killed by car for most of time. After that, I just think maybe we can find one during the trip. We drive a circle to see the Uluru, during driving we a tiny stuff on the road, I thought it was a Thorny Devil. When I walk close to it, and I find it's dead. So sad, and hope everyone drive slowly and watch on the road, because they are so tiny and treasure.

Moon festival we are in the earth entrance, underground city, Cooper Pedy.

It's a good day, because it's my first time to see the moon set in the morning, and today is moon festival which is very important festival for Chinese. We met two cyclists from Melbourne who want to ride the bike across from Melbourne to Perth, Darwin, Indonesia, then to London. That's really cool. So shame for me, I don't give them the immediate help for their problems, I hate my hesitate problem. Then we go to the next rest point, Pimba, which is really nice place to take a rest, providing drinking water, toilet, and pay shower in the patrol station.
Then we go to the Lake Hert, which is a salt lake, it's so special and beautiful. There's so cool with some red stuff in the lake, look like blood. We saw a long train over 150 parts, which from China Iron to the Central Australia.
Then we go to the earth entrance, underground city, Cooper Pedy. There are plenty of Opal Mine, so they dig lots of holes to find the Opal for living. Because there are too many holes in the place, many people fall down in the deep hole and most about 20-30 meters. It's very dangerous, and most of people died if they fall down to the hole. So there are lots of warning signal to make tourism take care of ground.
Because the city's climate is really hot, and they and plenty of holes, they build a underground city and make the city become very special in Australia. And it's also a friendly town for backpackers for the free shower in the Shell patrol station.
I want to have a big dinner with BBQ tonight to celebrate the moon festival, but there are no shop and signal in our camp place. Maybe keep it to the next time.

Uluru, we're coming.

 

Port Elliot is a good place to watch whale but beyond this point don't allow 3P

Ignatius insaid Port Elliot is a good place to watch whale, dolphins, and Penguins. 

A whinteresting threshing. ter ffountain in Victor Harbor. 

A very nice tetelescope can see the whale very clearly. 

The man was awesome that he boubought 100 cans of cat food. 

The IGA in Hahndorf provide hot food and drinks. 

The signal is so interesting

Adult only beach, Maslin Beach

Philip and Hugh suggest us to go to the most famous nack beach in the world, Maslin Beach. Because the weather is still cold, there's no one want to swim now. Even I want to try nack swim as well, but it's really cold. 

I look lots of car just come and look and go

interesting signal

That is good stuff can make horse don't dump the road

A beautiful bridge connect with Granite Island

There are cool stone in the Island

So sad for most of toilet will be shot in the night

The toilet in the Victor Harbor

Join Chinese, Indian, and Malay wedding in South Australia.

South Australia was so special for me. I feel my blood was getting warmer. Sleep at 10-12PM, get up at 4AM everyday, but I still feel so good. Compare with other place sleep at 7 PM to 9PM, and get up at 0530, it feels totally different. I don't know why people like to said South Australia and Canberra are boring, but I don't think so. 

Lovely couple, Philip and Hugh 

Awesome Indian dancing 

Although I don't know what that dance, I can feel it. 

Make me really want to visit India.

We join a Malay cook live show

Then enjoy the Semaphore beach with long jetty, and I think it's the best jetty in Australia that we had been to

The Uluru in the sea in the Stanley, The Nut, it's also our favorite in Tasmania.

Yeah, enjoy the healthy breakfast Muesli, and we're ready to go to see the Uluru in the sea, The Nut in Stanley, locating in the northern west of Tasmania. The distance is 3.75Km and we took 90 minutes walk to finish. It's so beautiful, it's a must go place in Tasmania.

Big Penguin in Penguin and the beautiful Boat Barbour.

Yeah, we land Tasmania, then the first thing we need to do is shaking the phone with Hungry Jack's Apps. We got two free fried potato cakes to be our breakfast. After that we find a park to cook our lunch, but the gull seems hungry as well. It just stand at our front to see us to eat about a hour. After lunch, we go to a small town, Penguin, haha , it's so cute. There are so many different kinds unreal Penguin and owning over 2000 collection. By the way, there's a huge Penguin as their symbol. So sad that we can't see the real Penguin until September, but we still enjoy the cute place. An another interesting thing is there are two IGA just in next door. Why they need two place to sell the same stuff?

Moka cup is cute and it can make tasty coffee as well.

I saw many times of Moka cup and I always don't know what it can do and how to use it until I stay in Duncan's house I try to use it and I love it. It can make whole room full of the coffee smell and make the coffee taste good as well. When I realized how to use it,  and I think it's so funny. And I wondering want to get another one during travelling. Haha.

Go go Tasmania

Yeah, ready to go Tasmania by sprite of Tasmania, which is a huge ship. It's our first time to took a big ship, especially with our car. Because there are restrictions to bring dangerous stuff or flesh food to Tasmania, every one need to be checked and wait for a long time.

Another Lentil near Northcote

Wow,  Casa treat us to eat the Lentil near Northcote, it's a special restaurant, and we only need to pay what we think it worth. Last time we eat the Lentil near St. Kilda, we ate two dishes and two drinks and we only pay less than a drink price. Although we think it should worth more in Australia, we don't have much money to paid. This time we eat Lentil again, and it's all you can eat buffet.

It's beautiful place with lots of design, but we think we love Lentil St. Kilda more.

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What I feel in Singapore

Why people would be exposed to the risk of injury, because they enter rich area? 

Enjoy the Toastmasters in Singapore. I really learn a lot from it. There are two great speaker for the workshop tonight. The first speak focus on the winner profile. Compare with the second speech, I think most of audience are really interesting in how to be a winner.

[273-273] Our first year in Australia everything is special for us.

It was a very special year. When we arrive in Australia, the custom didn't allow my wife to pass, because she changed the passport after lodged the working holiday. We were very worried in that time. We might come back to Taiwan directly, because we don't have correct visa. Luckily, the custom call few call that make make sure my wife's visa was OK. When we go out to see the airport, and we found it's in Melbourne not Perth.

Although we took the plane from Taiwan to Perth, we land in Melbourne because of the heavy fog.

[273-261] It should be easier to make a good memory

When I saw the Zoltan's blog and he just tell us the story about the traveling. I like the feeling. Even time fly, the record always can make us remind us the sweet memory. Maybe it's a little bit hard for me to be a habits. I will try it.

Zoltan's Blog

[273-247] Good tools to analysis and count your website. 分析測試網頁及流量統計的好工具

身為歌手的沙發主人Tim有在經營一些網站，
個人網站 Tim Pringle
音樂行銷網站 Crazy Horse Entertainment
正好自己的網站也需要做一些改進，
就試用一些測試網頁工具，
了解自己在網路的評價、SEO網路排序，
及哪些程式語言的錯誤需要改進，
以下是自己測試過三十幾種分析網站平台之後，
留下比較方便及有幫助平台來做分享。

Our Couchsurfing host Tim, a singer, run some websites,
Personal Website - Tim Pringle
Music Marketing - Crazy Horse Entertainment
And my blog also need some improvement as well,
so I tried over 30 analysis websites to test my websites,
to know my analysis scores, SEO Rank, and some errors need to improve.
Then I want to share some websites were really worth to try.

woorank

最完整的網頁分析平台，

[273-244] CouchSurfing with David in Cook Park, Kargrah, Sydney. 在雪梨的沙發衝浪

When I try to find a CouchSurfing host in Sydney is very hard, especially in the busy time, VividSydney. However, we had stayed outside for few days, and we feel really cold. We prefer to find a place to stay. Then David accepted our request. We just visit David's place and saw the caravan park on the Cook Park. In a very beautiful place that can see the sun rise and sunset, only open the door. So we decide to stay with David and Monty, David's dog, in a bed. Yes, a bed. It's my wife first time to sleep with two men and a dog. Because we're in traveling, that's fine. Just have a shot.

[273-230] Check the Australia VISA Progress online 檢查自己簽證進度狀況

申請了二簽之後，
之後就會開始很緊張自己簽證進度的狀況，
澳洲政府提供了一個很方便的網站，
可以隨時查看自己簽證處理的進度，
也可以查看自己到底需不需要做X光或是體檢？
各種澳洲簽證申請進度線上查看 Checking Australia VISA Progress online

上面需要提供當初申請簽證的TRN號碼、生日、護照號碼、還有國家，
就可以立刻查看自己的簽證辦理進度了，
比打電話或是等E-mail都還要快。


另外澳洲政府也提供了VEVO（Visa Entitlement Verification Online）的服務，

[273-222] Kogan Mobile初體驗

Kogan電話卡等了兩個月，
終於到了，
Kogan用的是Telstra網路，
擁有97%居住區網路的覆蓋率，
在澳洲各種鳥地都有訊號，
而且每秒下載可達1Mb，
每個月還有6G的網路使用量，
國內電話不分時段無限暢打，
簡訊任傳，
每個月只要29元，
或者年繳特價299元，
真的是澳洲背包客的好朋友，
手機如果支援UMTS 850的朋友推薦申請，
如果沒有支援這個頻率的手機，
還是乖乖的用Woolworths Optus就好了。

[273-218] Samsung S3 & S4 在澳洲近期物價波動狀況

Samsung S4準備要發佈時，S3的價格在3C零售店JB-HIFI從原本的749直接砍到599，S3網路的價格從570掉到370，S4剛上市的網路價格從一開始的849, 到799, 749, 699，今天再看價格雖然還是699，但是有加送32G記憶卡，保護貼，皮套，跟免運費，S4也太慘了吧。 因為S3大幅掉價，變成一台性價比很高的1.4G四核心手機，需求量大增，價格從370, 390, 一直反彈到429, 很少看到價格會上漲的手機。 

另外限量出售的小米手機2S，擁有高通1.7G四核心，跟iPhone 5一模一樣的視網膜技術解析度，並有自己的作業系統MIUI，還有保時捷音響等級的Hi-Fi喇叭，價格卻不到320, 雖然小米2S只有四核心，但是效能卻超過Samsung S4的雙四核心手機，而且耗能更低，沒有過熱問題;但也因為性價比實在是太高了，造成970萬人搶購，卻只有30萬人買到手機，如果小米手機開始在實體通路販售，對於其他手機的價格一定有很大的打擊。

[273-196] 莫名眼睛有異物感和扳機指

今天原本也是很有精神的 但是洗完澡之後眼睛就突然開始痛了起來， 一直有異物在眼睛裡的感覺， 但是怎麼檢查都沒有東西， 想要用眼淚清除異物， 卻怎麼擠都沒什麼用， 只能一直閉著眼睛，舒緩一下，可是卻也因為如此，讓原本很有精神的我，也變得毫無生產力，而不得已休息。

另外右手中指和無名指出現了扳機指的症狀，睡一覺之後，就會變的無法伸直，我有幫人處理過這樣的問題，可惜我自己按不到，只好用其他的方式，想辦法改善這個問題。

[273-195] 整整懶惰一個月了 I'm so lazy for a month.

自己的壞習慣是總愛把事情留在等一下再做，
所以經常把事情忘了去做，
讓自己不斷地後悔，
又或者是心中一直想著~
等到達成什麼情況之下的時候再去做，
但通常只有兩種結局：

[273-165] Good thing and bad thing. 兩件事，一好一壞。

今天兩件事，一好一壞，好的是，今天採葡萄破了個人紀錄，七個小時採了三公噸的葡萄；壞的是，因為有些箱子的葡萄放太滿，底層的葡萄被壓壞了，因此被Fire。

Two things to talk today.  Good thing and bad thing, the good one was that I picked 3 tons of grape in 7 hours and break my personal record. The bad thing was that some of my box which put too much grape in it, so make some damage on the grape then I'm fired. So sad.

[273-164] 不知不覺也在黑黑農場一個月了 I have stayed in unhappy farm for a month.

好快喔~
日子似乎總是這樣的，
不管過的好不好，
轉眼間一下子就過去了，
剛開始覺得在黑心農場辛苦又賺不到什麼錢，
現在手上拿著薪水袋，
這樣負面的感覺漸漸地消失殆盡，
看著自己辛苦的成果，
不知不覺我竟然也採了將近20公噸的葡萄，
推起來可是很可觀的，
有些不能吃的葡萄在採的過程也被我砸在地上，
被我當垃圾的葡萄大約也有1噸了吧，
以前還很珍惜吃葡萄，
因為有很多營養，
尤其對女生更好，
現在還是喜歡吃葡萄，
但只要放超過兩天就覺得不新鮮直接丟了。

[273-158] 澳洲黑工車資真的很好賺

在Robinvale這邊工作，
大部分都是黑工，
然而黑工幾乎都會要求一定要坐他們的車，
就算自己有車也不能開，
但是剛開始的時候，
因為他們的其中一台車子有問題，
所以我就有幫忙載一些人，
就這樣載了三天，
工頭MK就給了我81元的車費，
但其實我三天的油錢差不多才7元，
開車真的是不錯的工作，
（開大貨車一個小時薪水是100元）
我們這裡一天就收7元，
一週可以免費採買兩次，
聽過其他也在Robinvale的朋友，
有些一天只要五元，
甚至有些一週只要20元，
可惜公司規定不能開自己的車子，
不然真的可以省很大，
而且我們把車子從西澳開到這裡了開了五千多公里，
現在每天早出晚歸，
車子幾乎毫無用武之地，
真的是滿可惜的。

[273-155] Become so lazy and hopeless.

I'm so lazy for updating the blog and surf the Internet, because the Internet speed is really really slow. Sometimes it needs to take me 5 minutes when I wanted to update a page. So the Internet always makes me sleepy all the time, and it also tests me my patient. It's hard to earn some money recently, and my arm start had some problem, but I can't massage to myself. What a pity.

The other thing is I didn't get the salary yet for three weeks, and some of my coworkers only get the salary of the week less than 50. Oh my God! The money only can afford the food but the rent. So more and more people start very unhappy now.

Even we need to work over ten hours per every day, and we don't have day off. We still can earn a little money, and I don't have time to check my car and visit the other place. So sad.

[273-140] Purple sky in Robinvale

Today is my first run in Robinvale, and the view of the sky is so beautiful. It's purple and it's also my first time to see the sky color like that.

[273-139] Start to earn some money.

It was a simple job and earn money as well today. Because the grape grows so well, each one was huge and easy to cut. Although we need to collect 10 KG of grape that can earn 1 AUD, we just only need to take few minutes to collect it and sometimes might be less than one minutes. It's also a fun job, because we can play and talk during working, and it makes time go fast. HA! Ha!

今天的工作真的很簡單，而且也可以賺錢。因為現在採的葡萄都長的非常的好，幾乎每一串葡萄都長的超級肥大，雖然我們每收集十公斤的葡萄才能賺到一塊錢，但是這些葡萄因為長的好，只需要幾分鐘就可以蒐集完一箱，有時甚至不到一分鐘就可以做完一箱了，真是賺錢的好時機啊，

[273-129] 兩千多公里的旅行之路，但還有三千公里要走

我們原本打算開始在Albany Backpackers住兩個星期，
在幾個不同的葡萄園工作，
之後再回去Manjimup工作，
只是因為時間緊迫，
必須要在五月底以前申請二簽，
所以幾乎一天都不能浪費，
不然可能辛苦工作三個月，
卻還是無法如期完成八十八天，
就要開始原本的旅行計畫，
雖然接下來的兩個星期都有確定的工作但是之後一切都是未知，

HV在澳洲~艱難的情人節

親愛的北鼻:
       今天是我們在澳洲的第一個西洋情人節,雖然沒有花沒有巧克力沒有卡片沒有燭光晚餐，只有吐司吐司泡麵泡麵;雖然沒有百貨公司可逛，只有Woolworth and Coles;但我們去了好漂亮的Green's Pool和很特別的Tree Top Walk,而且昨天還奢侈的一次吃掉一桶月亮冰淇淋！不管在哪裡,只要有你在身邊和我們共同的目標,那就是就美好的事情了！也許有時我任性，也許有時我愛鬧脾氣，但你知道我都不是故意的，你永遠都是我的最愛.You know I love you ^^謝謝你陪著我

       喜歡和你去游泳玩水，就像今天在Green's Pool一樣，你總是會保護著我，在海裡抱著你的感覺，在海裡和你牽手的感覺，總是那麼特別...

       真的是計畫趕不上變化，明天也許我們就前往東澳了！希望我們可以平安到達,袋鼠別出來攪局，車子也順暢到底。

             我愛你  北鼻           14/02/2013

[273-124] Some people help us to find a job.

Wow, when we meet Peter, and he was so nice. He told us he could help us to find a better job from his brothers. And he tried to call them, but it should wait for the answer until Monday. And Peter said if there is no job, we can work for him from next week as well. Although it's not the season, and he doesn't need too many workers, he can sign us until the season finish even we just work for him two days per week in the first few weeks. Yeah, we are so lucky, and we can wait for the better chance if the factory has vacancy.

And we also thanks lots of people telling us where could find a job.

[273-123] Someone call me and want to give me a job.

We tried to find all the farm and packing factory in Pemberton, asking them or leaving our message on the door. After two days working, but we don't get any jobs. When we come back home about two hours, someone called me and tell me he saw the message leave at the door and want to give me a job with 19 dollars per hour, and we can start next week. Wow, it must be the present from God. He wanted to see us tomorrow, but I don't know where he is. Because we go to lots of regional places, it's truly hard to remember which route that we have been to, and he told us extremely rough. So I tried to google his fix number and find the company name and locate it. We won't want to late for the meeting tomorrow. We're very exciting for it. Hope we can see Peter soon.

[273-122] Friend is very important in the outside world.

When we try to find some farm work in Manjimup for two days, no one need us then we try to move more southern to Pamberton. We tried to contact our friend there, and he can provide us to stay for few days and give us private room as well. That was so nice, and we can enjoy the chalet lifestyle for few days.

[273-121] Nice couple from Italy.

We had a place to cook and provide us power.

The beautiful star in the sky.

[273-120] A nice couple in Dardanup.

Children's Bed is car style, we love it.

Thanks Ben and Jo let us had a great night.

Lovely couple and the cutey children.

A huge farm and hired over 40 people, and there are 17 people from Taiwan. They just stared the work today, and the salary is 20/H. But there're no vacancy, it's so sad.

[273-119] Our first camping place in the side of freeway.

[273-118] Start our job journey

We started our journey to find a job today. This morning I let my car to do the double check, if it's OK to let me drive to the east coast. The Front break and CV boot need to change, but when I got the car, it stalled all the time when I use the gas system. Then they tell me I need to do a gas service. Oh my god, I plan to leave this noon, when I got the car around 3 o'clock, and I need to find a gas service? When I get there was 0430, they told me I needed to book, and they are time off at 4 o'clock Then I tell them I need to go today, so they try to help me to do a service. They were so nice, and I know the boss had lots of experience to travel from west to east. And give us some advice, telling me how to handle Kangaroo, and let our car work pretty well, and I know that I need to do a service every 2000 KM. Thanks for them can let us have a good trip.