Time to say thank you to all the MLU members I met!!!!
When I left Switzerland in the middle of Summer (July 05) I had some contact details which I got via MLU. I've never had done that before, meeting people form the internet, but I though give it a try, the best thing which could happen is to get to know some locals.
At first I met
Keefy, a not so young bloke from Melbourne
which does some fantastic DVD productions (Year of the Carrier etc). It was quite strange to look for his work place in Melbourne and meet a "local" and make first contact. He literally took 2 days of and showed me John Belfields Tank Museum and the one in Puckapunyal. And I had my first ride in a CMP, his FGT. I still can here the V8 sound.
Then he introduced me to
Euan, a mate who wanted to drive with his family (young kids) and a CMP several thousand kms through. He offered me to have a ride from Melbourne to Adelaid, but unfortunately the truck was not ready, so I went by an organised tour with other backpackers (girls