After traveling 17,000km and doing more than 33 hours in planes and airports, I finally managed to get to Melbourne, Australia. I spent the first 3 days walking around and exploring the beautiful city of Melbourne with my small backpack on my back.
During those 3 days, I had the chance to meet some awesome travellers and slackliners for a good primitive slackline session in the park and an incredible party for the new year in down town Melbourne.
On the third day, as it was 40 degrees, we had a great waterline session at Port Melbourne Pier where I finally met James and some of the local slackline crew.
On the third day, as it was 40 degrees, we had a great waterline session at Port Melbourne Pier where I finally met James and some of the local slackline crew.
After a good beer, it was now time for some more serious preparation. We got all the gear laid out on the floor of the apartment to have a look at what we had and figure out what was missing. Finally, as James had all the threaded stainless steel rods at his parent's place, it was time to cut them in various length and make those bolts ready to be glued in.
So after an hour or so of cutting, grinding and filing the bolts, making sure the threads were perfect after the grinding, we ended up with a good stack of M12 bolts in various lengths (142mm, 166mm and 250mm). Making sure we have the right size bolt for any project we get into.
We're now mostly ready to go chase the adventure. We only need to wait for James to finish work on Tuesday (6th Jan), pack up all the gear and food and we'll be ready to go live in the bushes of the Blue Mountains for some good times with some good people.
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