The final episode catches up with Yonit, Enrico and Reiko in Kalumburus - one of the most isolated of all the Aboriginal communities, well away from any tourist routes. Zac is good friends with Jack and Lily, who’ve agreed to give Zac’s backpacking friends a taste of the real indigenous Australia. After this rare experience, they head off to their final destination in Australia- the famous pearling town of Broome, on Australia’s far west coast. Miki has decided not to return to Japan yet, and she now has an Australian student visa so she can improve her English, and spend more time with Chris. Rachel is working as a long-haul truck driver based in Ontario. She’s saving money so she can go to college and study photography. Rebecca is working as a waitress in a New York strip club, saving enough money to travel through Southeast Asia, and then on to India.
Miki’s ex-boyfriend is flying in from Japan tomorrow to visit her. But what he doesn’t know is that Miki now has two new boyfriends, both Australian, and both named Chris! She’s also about to start her night shift as a waitress in a local Chinese restaurant. But first she’s rewarding herself with her favourite pastime… eating. Baaba’s loose attire is ideally suited to desert conditions, but it requires him to frequently adjust his weapon! Life on the road is teaching Baaba a lot about Australia’s indigenous cultures, and it’s also giving him plenty of exposure to the alternative culture of backpacking.
Previously, we saw Anita from Amsterdam connecting with her guru and boyfriend, Baaba from Los Angeles, whose great grandfather was a Masaai warrior. Now they’re on the road together in Australia. We also saw Miki and Rachel meet up in Western Australia, where Rachel was working in a remote Aboriginal community. In this episode, Miki and Rachel use their hard-earned savings to hit the road together and embark on their desert road trip. They head deep into the desert with their pre-owned but never nurtured car. It’s a 600 dollar vehicle that’s been handed down through several generations of backpackers.
Rachel and Miki are checking into the backpacker hostel where they bought their car. The car cost them all their savings, so now they can’t afford to drive any more. Their hope is to find some work picking fruit for the local farmers, so they can save up and get back on the road again. Miki’s experiences in Australia have already changed the way she sees the rest of her life unfolding. Two weeks of fruit picking gives Miki and Rachel enough money to hit the road once more. Rachel and the tour group continue their insect-eating antics and gathering campfire wood. An all-female tour group called ‘Birds In The Bush’ sets up camp nearby- the boys in Rachel’s group discover their presence and invade their space.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s dream of escaping the city sprawl and downshifting to rural Dorset is about to be realised. He has arrived at River Cottage, and his new life as a small holder, living off the fat of the land, lies before him. But first there has to be some changes… What doesn’t put food on the table has to go.Hugh rips up the blooming flowerbeds and lays old railway sleepers as the foundations for his new vegetable garden. With the vegetables sorted Hugh is off in search of livestock in a rare breed pig farm. Aware of the marine larder the Dorset seas have to offer Hugh catches up with a spear-fishing expert and also makes a deal In return for conducting a regular cull to keep Anthony’s pigeon flock at a manageable size…
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