. OnHiatus.com > Journal 1 > Day Index > Journal Entry: June 17, 2000

Saturday, June 17, 2000
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Australia's FlagNew South Wales's Flag

Map
Sydney, NSW, Australia:
Latitude: 33° 53' 7" South
Longitude: 151° 14' 2" East
Altitude: 236 feet
From Seattle: 8714 miles
Lodging: Friend / Family - Susie

Map
Today's Travel:
Country: Australia
Region: New South Wales
Road Miles:33 miles
Weather: Overcast

Click on map to Zoom in...
Map
Trip Stats to Date:
Day: 1164
Miles Driven:187056
Linear Dist: 219411
Countries Visited: 68
Regions Visited: 259
More stats...
Hotels: 392
Friends / Family: 298
Camping: 126
Hostels: 261
Transit: 73
Other Lodging: 13
Beers: 4087
Hide...

Journal Entry:
Took the car in for a quick car wash - I really don't have time to have the car properly detailed (or to spend a day doing it myself). Went to the Kings Cross Backpackers Car Market, but they wouldn't accept me without a current Road safety inspection (Pink Slip). On my way to get the slip realized that there were a lot of cars for sale and there didn't seem to be many potential buyers so I decided to put off the Kings Cross market for a few days. Went and got a pink slip then headed down Parramatta road trying various dealers with "Cash for Cars" signs - no one was really interested, one said maybe A$ 1,000 or 1,500 (I was hoping for A$ 5,000). It turns out that this is a bad time for used cars - wrong season, and with the GST coming into effect at the end of the month the cost of new cars is going to come down. I got discouraged and decided to quit for the day. Tomorrow I'll try the Flemmington Car Market.

Spent some time on the Internet then went to hang out with Dean at his new place in Paddington. Then met up with the entire gang (Susie, Naomi and James, Adam, Buttsie, Stephan and Ann Marie, and Dona and Richard). We met at the Four in Hand, but it was incredibly crowded due to a rugby union game so we ended up at the the Windsor Castle (next to Sof and Chris' house). Much later we finished off the night at Kinsela's (where Rebecca joined us).


Related Sites:
CNN: Current Weather in Sydney
US State Department Consular Information Sheets: Australia
CIA World Fact Book: Australia

Paging: [⇚ Jun 16] | [Jun 18 ⇛] OnHiatus.com > Journal 1 > Day Index > Journal Entry: June 17, 2000