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Trip around the world in 63 days, 2003
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Here we pass a monument of Australian paranoia, the Fruit Fly zone. Some states are protecting their production by not allowing anything to pass their borders. The excuse is the fruit fly. According the Australian experts, the fruit fly seem to stop just at the political border, the flies apparently can read the no-fruit fly signs. On just a road, on the straight-lined border of South Australia, no fruit or vegetables is allowed to pass. Or you have to cook it! So we did with potatoes, as by principle we did not like to throw anything away. We cooked apple sauce from the apples, ate 5 oranges. As we were full, we had to hand over 2 tomatoes. Not declaring the fruits and vegetables will result in a hefty fine on the spot. On other roads you can just pass.