australia

[XXXpedition]

ok
we are in sydney.
we've been up for almost 40 hours, got through customs ok, even without a return ticket and opened a bank account. we are sipping a coffee on the 36th floor overlooking the city and writing email...

stay tuned.

www.xxxpedition.com (http://www.xxxpedition.com)
sven + magdalena

[Scott Brady]

Fantastic :)

I am so proud of you both, and your accomplishments. We will all be waiting patiently for your first report.

[BajaTaco]

Right on Sven! :victory: Thanks for posting and please keep us updated when you can. Best of luck to you both!

Now go get some sleep! :p

[Nullifier]

Oh man I know that trip all to well. At least you got to stop in sydney. When we went we landed had a 2 hr lay over to our flight to adelaid LOL! I'm jealous as %^&$ wish I was there!!!

[The BN Guy]

Aaaaah, just gotta rub it in!

Hope y'all have fun and take TONS of pix!

[RokCrawlinToy]

Can't wait for the trip updates.

[XXXpedition]

i'm sorry to report that our customs agent screwed something up with the papers and we didn't get customs clearance. the carnet is invalid and this wanna-be-holiday in the usa today is not helping us at all.

originally it was planned that we get the truck end of this week...
now it could take 3 weeks from all i know :-((((((((((((

at this time we are just wasting time and money sitting in sydney instead of exploring the continent.

i'll keep you posted
keep your fingers crossed

sven + magdalena

ps: we probably post something on the website soon. so far there was not much to report...

[XXXpedition]

the news don't get better - everything was done according to protocol but oz customs doesn't want to accept it... :-(

once this is all over, we will write up a guide on how to import a vehicle temporarily to oz...

sven

[flyingwil]

sven-

Sorry to hear of your bad luck! Hope everything gets squared away for you! I was looking forward to your trip report!

Wil

[XXXpedition]

well, we don't give up that easy...

we'll be posting a bit soon and once we're on the road there will be trip reports!!!

stay tuned...

[Scott Brady]

Excellent! :) :archaeolo

Let the adventure begin.

[XXXpedition]

hi
short update:

still no news on the truck. somebody lost the registration for the truck and we had to get a new one. a friend in la helped!

truck still in customs. started a new process since the original papers were wrong. might clear customs in the next few days (keep your fingers crossed)
then we still need a road permit to be able to drive it in oz.
we'll keep you posted...

new updates on our site:
segment 1, gallery1, wildlife gallery
the gallery can be accessed through the gallery-logo and then click gallery 1 and wildlife.
still some issues with the site. syncronizing the new comp. with the old makes problems. hope to solve soon.

sven + magdalena

[Scott Brady]

Best of luck Sven. Please do not hesitate to get us involved if we can help in any way.

Whatever you need, just ask...

[XXXpedition]

we have left sydney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes, it was a lot of hassle and the us-shipper caused the most delay but we're on the road. please check the new updates and some new pics on our site (segment 1 and gallery 1).
we also added a recommandation to temporarily importing cars to oz.

enjoy
sven + magdalena

[datrupr]

Sven, that is great news! Glad to hear that you are finally on the road (albeit the wrong side) exploring that magnificent country. I can't wait to hear about your travels.

[XXXpedition]

it's actually less weird to drive on the wrong side of the road :-) than thought. just in some turns the visibility is very limited :-) and the gas prices are killer :-)))))))

but we are enjoying the trip a lot! we're in melburn right now and will add more updates soon. saw some great wildlife, but you'll have to see it on the pics.
sven + magdalena

[Nullifier]

Oh yea gas was expensive when we were there last august. I think it worked out to be about $4.40 a gallon. so what direction are you heading first?

Are your journeys going to take you to Adelaide? if so how can I con you into swinging by our favorite vinyard that only sells on site and ship us back some wine. It is simply the best I ever had and we drank our last bottle a week ago!! were going through withdraw LOL!

[RokCrawlinToy]

Anymore updates Sven???

[flywgn]

it's actually less weird to drive on the wrong side of the road :-) than thought. just in some turns the visibility is very limited ...

Watch those round-abouts.:Wow1:

It's good to hear that you're on the road finally.

[flyingwil]

Looks Great!

I love this picture!
http://www.xxxpedition.com/2006-DownUnder/gallery/Gallery2/IMG_7882.JPG

Keep up the great work keeping us all posted!

Wil

[XXXpedition]

guys
more updates available...
we update as much as we can but don't have a lot of access... and sometimes really expensive.

just check back every once in a while.
i'll keep you posted as i can :-)

[flywgn]

Thanks Sven,

We know you're busy. We're just living vicariously. :jumping:

[flywgn]

I hope you two are nowhere near those cyclonic storms coming in from the NE.

[Nullifier]

I can't believe you guys have travelled that far already. Did you make it to Kangaroo Island? It looks like you were at Cape Jervis.

[Doin_It]

In the one pic. where you are hanging out the window of your truck...........looks like your just one of the Aussie boys. Only thing being your out the left window not the right, and where's the beer?

[flyingwil]

Nice Job Sven!

You guys have some outstanding Pictures and stories to tell!
:clapsmile :lurk:

[XXXpedition]

hi guys
sorry we don't stop by that often - web access is difficult and limited.
but we have more updates available.

check back occasionally.

thanks for all your comments
sven and magdalena

[ChuckB]

Make sure you stop in Margaret River once you get to the west side, Freemantle is an awesome town too!!!

[XXXpedition]

hello everybody
made it back to the east coast - another month to go. just returned from a great trip to fraser island.
check our site http://www.xxxpedition.com for details
cheers
sven

[TACODOC]

Sheesh, this is so cool! :coffee:

[XXXpedition]

hi everybody

we're getting close to the end. just made a detour into the outback again before heading for sydney. we've got another 4wd trip planned with the sydney jeep club before we leave.

stay tuned...

sven + magdalena

[XXXpedition]

we have come full circle.
we are in sydney again and went wheeling with thge local jeep club - pic on our site.
sven

[RokCrawlinToy]

Hey Sven,
Saw you on the cover of the new O.R.A. You 2 ever going to make it back to L.A.?
Ron

[XXXpedition]

as ron mentioned
you can read up on our down under adventure in off-road adventures magazine. starting september...
sven

ron
we'll be in europe for a while. noidea when we'll be in the us again.