Finally time has come: after 7 weeks on the West coast we made our way to Australia’s east coast. On our way along the south coast we didn’t want to miss the most important sights. As a rented car itself was not too expensive, but the so called one-way fees were around 2500$ in addition to the regular price, we really quickly skipped this idea. That’s why we were looking for relocations. If someone doesn’t know what relocations are, it’s cars or campervans that are relocated to another city. In our case probably someone drove from Melbourne to Perth and the renting company wants to have this car/van back in Melbourne. And that’s when we took our chance: for the track Perth-Melbourne we found a relocation for a campervan and got 10 days for free and paid for each additional day 85$.
Friday morning, we picked up the van together with Vera and we were really excited about what sort of van we will get. After all the paper stuff was done, the secret was elucidated. We got a Toyota-campervan that comprised 3 places to sleep, gas stove, fridge and sink. Actually not that bad, built in 2001 and should need 12-14 l of fuel. In addition, it came with full equipment like dishes, towels, linen, coffee and tea, all inclusive. Until it was told that it already has 660.000 km and starting the car we have to push the acceleration in order to get fuel in the motor. Knowing this, being actually not a big problem, until we started our trip… The van sounded like a 50 years old tractor and the engine randomly stall when we ganged the gears. Of course we were a bit surprised but also thought it’s just because of the age of the car and we just have to drive a bit until it gets better. That’s why we just started to Margaret River, but first we had to go shopping and made two stops in Bunbury and Busselton where we stayed for our first night.