Exploring Australia - Where the hell am I?

Hey everybody
My Name is Dominik, I am from Germany and right now I am on my first big trip. The country to visit: Australia.
I have one year to explore the shit out of OZ
My plan so far: arrive in Perth and go around Australia anticlockwise.

This will be my first ride report ever so please excuse any mistakes especially my grammar as I am not a native speaker.



Lets start with the last preparations in Germany.
The last few weeks before leaving to Australia turned out to be a bit hectic. On my list were the following things to be done:


• A motorcycle maintenance with oil changes, tire and wheel baring replacement, replacement of the chain set

• As Australia has very strict quarantine regulations there had to be an extensive cleaning of the machine

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Without the front panel



• The bike had to be packed for shipment, luckily I had some help from friends and neighbors


Construction of the transport crate


Ready to go


Help from neighbour



• Obtain all necessary travel documents, including among other things a Carnet de Passage, International vehicle papers and drivers license, a health insurance



• 80th birthday from Grandpa





• My sister's wedding in Hamburg




• A visit to the doctor for vaccination and to renew my diving medical examination, after which I also had an ultrasound of my heart but everything is alright



Greetings from Down Under!
Dominik

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Nordkapp 2011
The Alps 2012