-YOU GUYS HUNGRY? -I AM.
Man: DEFINITELY. IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT THERE IS A SHRIMP ON THAT BARBIE.
Man: WHAT ARE WE DOING, ARE WE MAKING DRINKS HERE?
-YEAH. -OOH!
OH, NO.
WHOA!
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM HAVE REACHED THEIR NINTH WEEK
IN AUSTRALIA'S BRUTAL OUTBACK.
WE'RE BASICALLY GOING FURTHER AND FURTHER INTO HELL.
TRAVELING 6,000 MILES ACROSS AN ENTIRE CONTINENT...
-THIS IS DANGEROUS MAN.
-...ON AN EPIC HUNT... -YES!
-...FOR GOLD-RICH GROUND. - LOOK AT THAT.
Narrator: TO REALIZE PARKER'S DREAM OF A YEAR-ROUND MINING SEASON.
AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GAVE YOU GUYS A CALL
TO TALK ABOUT THE GROUND.
Narrator: AND A CHANCE TO CHANGE HIS MINING OPERATION FOREVER.
GOT A VERY GOOD START TO SOMETHING
THAT COULD BE A GREAT THING.
Narrator: NOW...
THIS IS THE BEST TRIP I'VE EVER BEEN ON.
Narrator: PARKER AND HIS TEAM REVEAL FOR THE FIRST TIME.
FAIR DINKUM.CAN WE GET A TRANSLATOR IN HERE?
Narrator: THE UNTOLD PARTS OF THEIR ADVENTURE.
Man: OH!
BEHIND-THE-SCENES EVENTS.
Parker: DANNY!
-THAT WAS HELL. -FRED!
THE ONLY TIME I'VE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE DONE.
Narrator: AND NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN FOOTAGE.
SEE WHAT I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH?
OH, I CAN SEE THE LITTLE IN THERE.
Narrator: PARKER DISCLOSES MORE ABOUT HIS FUTURE.
WHAT WE SAW WAS ENOUGH FOR ME TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
Narrator: IN HIS POTENTIAL NEW MINING OPERATION IN AUSTRALIA.
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE IS STILL A MASSIVE GOLD STRIKE TO BE FOUND.
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-WE MADE IT TO THE END, GUYS. -YEAH. -YES.
THAT'S NINE WEEKS OF HARDCORE EFFORT.
-YEAH, WE DID WELL. -YOU LOT DID GOOD, TOO.
-YOU GUYS DID OKAY. -YOU GUYS DID AMAZING.
THIS TRIP STARTED WITH A REPLICA OF THE WELCOME STRANGER.
Tyler: YEAH.
Tyler: SO THAT WAS THE BIGGEST NUGGET IN THE WORLD.
OFF.
OH, MY . LOOK AT THAT.
THAT IS MONSTROUS. YOUTHOUGHT IT WAS REAL.
-YES. -DID YOU? YES!
Parker: AND I'M LIKE, "DANNY, THOSE KIND OF NUGGETS
DON'T GET LOANED OUT FOR THE DAY."
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
OKAY, SO THIS IS A REPLICA.
AND DANNY'S LIKE "THAT'S GOLD, LIKE THAT'S A GOLD NUGGET!"
I'M LIKE "THAT IS NOT A GOLD NUGGET."
IT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT I SAW THAT WAS GOLD
AND I JUST GOT OVER EXCITED.
DID YOU DEFINITELY NOT THINK IT WAS REAL AT ALL PARKER?
ONE SECOND, SURELY I GOT YOU FOR A SECOND.
NO.
DID YOU THINK THAT WAS REAL?YEAH.
HOW DID YOU KNOW IT WAS FAKE?
I JUST ASSUMED. LIKE YOU WERE SAYING.
IF THAT'S REAL WE SHOULD GO MURDER EVERYBODY OVER THERE.
AND I'LL BOOK A PRIVATE JET AND WE'LL LEAVE.
-WHAT AN AMAZING THING THAT WAS. -THAT GOT THE TRIP STARTED.
LIKE FOR ME THAT WAS LIKE THE HOOK AND...
BIG TIME.
WHOA WAIT A MINUTE, THIS GOLD IS HERE?
-ESPECIALLY AFTER. -YEAH. -RIGHT HERE?
JUST UNDER THE GROUND AS WELL.
AND THERE'S PROBABLY MORE OF THEM.
-YEAH. -YEAH, JUST GOT TO FIND THEM.
-IS THIS THING REAL? -YEAH, MATE, IT CERTAINLY IS.
IT'S AN 80 OUNCE NUGGET.
-HOLY . -OVER THEIR TWO MONTH ADVENTURE,
PARKER AND HIS TEAM GOT THEIR HANDS
ON HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD.
THESE ARE THE TWO LARGEST NUGGETS I HAVE EVER FOUND.
77 OUNCES AND 46 OUNCES.
-WHOA. -YOU'RE THE CHOSEN ONE.
CHECK THAT OUT WHAT YOU JUST FOUND.
Narrator: FROM DAY ONE, THE TEAM CAUGHT AUSTRALIAN GOLD FEVER.
PEOPLE AREN'T EVEN GOING TO BELIEVE WATCHING THIS.
AND IN EIGHT WEEKS THEY FOUND OVER 72 OUNCES OF GOLD.
-HOLY . -OH, MY GOD!
YOU ARE KIDDING.
Narrator: WORTH MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Tyler: I'M SHAKING.
THAT'S A NICE NUGGET.
AUSTRALIA IS KNOWN FOR ITS BIG NUGGETS.
AND IT'S ESTIMATED THERE'S STILL $215 BILLION WORTH OF GOLD
WAITING TO BE FOUND ON THE CONTINENT.
YOU EXCITED PARKER?
SO EXCITED.I CAN TELL.
PARKER'S GOAL IS HIS OWN GOLD-RICH CLAIM.
BUT FIRST, HE HAD TO EMBRACE FINDING GOLD, AUSSIE STYLE.
HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE?NO, I'M JUST MAKING THIS UP.
I'M JUST CURIOUS.YEAH, WE DO A LOT OF THIS.
YOU WEREN'T A FAN OF DETECTING WERE YOU? WHY NOT?
I DON'T KNOW. I LIKE MOVING DIRT.
SO, UP AND BACK BUT YOU CAN'T MISS ANY GROUND
SO YOUR SWING HAS TO BE LIKE A FIGURE EIGHT.
I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT I'M DOING RIGHT NOW.
OH,
DID I MISS THAT SPOT? -YEAH YOU DID.
WHAT'S HE DOING WRONG TYLER? JUST SPEAK YOUR MIND.
IT'S JUST HIS TECHNIQUE. HE'S A LITTLE BIT OFF.
BUT THAT'S OKAY, HE'S ONLY A BEGINNER.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE. I'M 100 PERCENT CONFIDENT.
-OKAY, JUST WATCH AND LEARN NOW. -TEAM TYLER.
Parker: SHUT UP DANNY.
YOU'RE GOING TO OWE ME A CASE OF NICE COLD BEER.
I MAY HAVE TO STOP . HANG ON I'VE GOT ONE MORE STRIP.
-DON'T CELEBRATE YET. -I'M CELEBRATING. BIG LOSER.
YOU JUST GOT LUCKY AT THE END OF THE DAY.
YOU WOULD HAVE MISSED IT EVEN IF IT WAS THERE.
-THANKS FOR THE BEER. -NO.
LEAVE ME HANGING, GEEZ.
LOOKING BACK ON IT, NOT THE BEST WAY TO START.
BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD WAY TO EASE US
INTO THE TROOP WITH DETECTING. BECAUSE DETECTING IS A HUGE PART
OF MINING IN AUSTRALIA. I'M SORRY.
AND IT GAVE US SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING MOMENTS.
FRED'S DEFINITELY PICKED IT UP THE QUICKEST AND THE BEST.
I MEAN THE BEST SHOULD GO TO
WHO FOUND THE MOST GOLD WITH THE METAL DETECTOR.
NO, YOU GOT LUCKY.
-OH, YEAH. -LOOK AT THAT.
THIS IS THE PARKER SCHNABEL SCHOOL OF HOW TO DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS GOOD AT SOMETHING ISN'T IT?
-WHAT? -WHAT'S THE RESULT?
YEAH THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS.
PROBABLY OVER HALF AN OUNCE, AT LEAST.
YOU FOUND ONE NUGGET IN A TAILINGS PILE.
I'M SORRY YOU DID WELL.
-OH, THIS MIMOSA IS GOOD. -ENJOY YOUR MIMOSAS GUYS.
NOW IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE AND NOW WE'VE COME TO THE END OF IT
WE DO NEED TO DOFF OUR CAP TO TYLER A LITTLE BIT.
THANKS GUYS.
YES!
YOU'RE A HERO.
Narrator: IN NEED OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
TO SEEK OUT GOLD-RICH GROUND IN AUSTRALIA,
PARKER ENLISTED 24-YEAR-OLD PROSPECTOR TYLER MAHONEY.
WE'RE PLANNING ON MAKING A TRIP OVER TO AUSTRALIA.
SO WE NEED A LOCAL GUIDE.
GOOD.
Narrator: BUT THEIR HUNT GOT OFF TO A BAD START
WHEN TYLER BROUGHT PARKER TO JOHN WITHERS'
REMOTE LEASE IN QUEENSLAND.
I'M GOING TO GO CHAT TO PARKER
ABOUT THE MINES DEPARTMENT AND THE TREM--
OH, YEAH?
Narrator: IT SOON BECAME CLEAR TYLER HAD THEM CHASING A FALSE LEAD.
THE LEASE DIDN'T YET HAVE THE REQUIRED PERMITS
TO TEST OR MINE THE GROUND WITH MACHINERY.
GUYS, HE HASN'T HAD A CULTURAL WALK THROUGH DONE.
YOU CAN'T USE MACHINERY. -THIS IS HORSE .
SORRY, GUYS. I UP.
YEAH YOU UP THERE.
YEAH YOU LET ME KNOW ABOUT IT TOO.
Fred: I THINK PARKER'S KIND OF HOLDING BACK A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK HE'S PRETTY .
THANKS, FRED.
LIKE GENUINELY FOR REAL, HE'S PULLING ME AND FRED ASIDE
AND HE'S GOING
" IS THIS WHAT THIS TRIP IS GOING TO BE ABOUT?"
-DID YOU ACTUALLY? -YES. -OH, YEAH.
-DID YOU ACTUALLY? -HE DID.
AND THEN "PARKER'S NOT IMPRESSED."
-TYLER. -"IF I WAS TO FIRE TYLER."
YEAH, YEAH. HE'S NOT IMPRESSED.
WHERE DID TYLER BRING US?
SHE'S NEW TO WORKING WITH ME
AND I DON'T WANT TO GO FULL PARKER ON HER RIGHT NOW.
BUT THIS IS HORSE .
YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO ME ABOUT THAT.
NO, IT WAS TOO EARLY.
I'M SURPRISED YOU WERE SO NICE TO ME.
Narrator: AFTER HER INITIAL MISS STEP,
TYLER SOON BEGAN PROVING HER WORTH.
-OH, YEAH. -HEY, PARKER.
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS, JUMP IN THERE
AND HAVE A LOOK AT THAT .
Narrator: STARTING WITH THE FITZGERALD FAMILY IN PALMER RIVER.
Man: IT'S ALL REFLECTING ON YOUR FACE PARKER.
Narrator: AND THE GOLD REALLY STARTED TO FLOW.
-OH, . -44 AND A HALF.
LIKE FROM A MINING STANDPOINT
THIS IS THE BEST TRIP I'VE EVER BEEN ON.
WE DIDN'T SLOG THROUGH THE JUNGLE FOR WEEKS ON END
BUT WE SAW SOME AMAZING PROPERTIES.
AND YOU KNOW, KUDOS TO YOU, TYLER, FOR FINDING THOSE AREAS.
I WAS SO ANXIOUS TO COME ON THIS BUT YOU ALL MADE ME FEEL AT EASE
AND MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS AT HOME.
SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.
SOMETIMES I DID FEEL LIKE I WAS IN THE CAR
WITH A BUNCH OF 15-YEAR-OLD BOYS.
BUT, IT DEFINITELY DID HELP LIGHTEN THE MOOD
WHEN WE WERE ALL REALLY . -ONLY 15?
YOU MORE 11 THAN 14-YEAR-OLD.
OH, .
OH-HO. OH-HO-HO-HO.DO WE HAVE ANY --
PARKER. OH, THAT'S HORRIBLE.
-OH, MY. IS THAT YOU? -IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT RIDE.
OH, I FEEL LIKE WE JUST RAN OVER A KANGAROO
THAT DIED TWO WEEKS AGO.
Tyler: PARKER. PARKER!
THAT ACTUALLY FEELS REALLY NICE SO THANK YOU.
-YEAH? -FEELS REAL NICE RIGHT?
AW. I'VE GOT MY PHONE IN MY POCKET.
SEE WHAT I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH?
SOMETHING SMELLS FUNNY IN HERE.
IT'S PROBABLY MY SHOES, OKAY.
I CAN'T HELP IT.
I DIDN'T WANT SMELLY FEET AND I DON'T WANT TO BE SICK.
-DO YOU WANT AN ICE CREAM DANNY? -YEAH, SMALL ICE CREAM.
CAN I HAVE A SMALLER ONE?THEY COME IN ONE SIZE SO.
OH, OKAY. CAN YOU BREAK IT IN HALF.
IT'S ALMOST TOO EASY TO PUSH HER BUTTONS.
IT IS PRETTY EASY TO PUSH HER BUTTONS.
SHE'S REALLY NICE THOUGH.
AND SHE ACTUALLY PROBABLY IS LIKING IT.
BEING -- HAVING HER BUTTONS PUSHED?
-YEAH. -DO YOU THINK?
-YEAH. -SIGN OF AFFECTION.
IT REALLY IS.
-YOUR FEET STINK TYLER. -YEAH, THEY REALLY DO.
OKAY I JUST PUT UP WITH TWO MONTHS OF FARTING AND BURPING.
SO GIVE ME A BREAK.
THEY AREN'T NEARLY AS BAD AS YOUR FEET.
Narrator: COMING UP...
Tyler: OKAY, IF I SAID SOME DEAD HORSE ON YOUR BANGER SANGER
WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS SAYING?
Narrator: THE TEAM GET A HANDLE ON THE AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE.
IAN, YOU HAVING ANY DEAD HORSE ON YOUR BANGER SANGER?
-YEAH. -YEAH.
Narrator: DANNY GETS CHRISTENED BY OUTBACK WILDLIFE.
THERE ARE FOUR FROGS IN DANNY'S TENT.
HE STILL HASN'T NOTICED. -LOOK, THERE'S A FROG IN HERE.
-IT'S WEE'D ALL OVER MY HAND. -THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
Narrator: AND PARKER REVEALS HIS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.
WHAT WE SAW WAS ENOUGH FOR ME TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
-CHEERS, GUYS. -CHEERS, GUYS.
-CHEERS. -WELL DONE, EVERYONE.
I THINK WITH THE PREVIOUS TRAILS THEY'VE ALWAYS LIKE,
THEY'VE HAD ADVENTURE AT THEIR HEART.
HAVING FUN AND MEETING COOL PEOPLE AND --
WELL, HAVING FUN. SOME OF IT WASN'T TOO MUCH FUN.
WE FOUND LIKE ANGRY LOCALS AT TIMES.
WHO DIDN'T WANT US THERE.
Tyler: I FEEL LIKE EVERYWHERE WE'VE BEEN IN AUSTRALIA
WE'VE MET SOME REALLY COOL PEOPLE.
Narrator: PARKER'S 6,000 MILE HUNT FOR GROUND TO MINE IN AUSTRALIA
UNEARTHED A ROGUES GALLERY OF LARGER THAN LIFE CHARACTERS.
HE'S A BIG OLD BOY.
IN VICTORIA, PARKER PUT HIS LIFE
IN THE HANDS OF MINE SHAFT EXPERT, RAYMO.
SO THIS LITTLE THING IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S HOLDING YOU UP?
CERTAINLY IS, BRO.
-HOLY . -YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT, BRO.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE DANGLING IN THE WIND.
YEAH, HE WAS A CHARACTER WASN'T HE?
NO, BRO, THAT'S FOR REAL, BRO.
IS THAT MEANT TO BE AN AUSTRALIAN ACCENT?
THAT'S WHAT HE SOUNDED LIKE.
NO, BUT HE JUST SAID BRO EVERY OTHER WORD.
IT WAS HILARIOUS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TOO FAST. IT'S NOT GOOD.
SO YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE YOUR TIME,
HAVE A GOOD LOOK AND CRUISE ON DOWN.
I'LL SEE YOU AT THE TOP.
DANNY, WHY WOULD I LET ANYBODY TALK ME INTO THIS .
YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT, BRO. I HAVEN'T KILLED ANYONE YET.
WELL THERE'S A FIRST FOR EVERYTHING.
WHAT THE WAS THAT?
JUST KNOCKING DOWN SOME ROCKS, BRO.
I'M A BIG UNIT. -THIS IS A JOKE RIGHT?
HARD ROCK MINERS, BRO. BALLS OF STEEL.
-I LIKED HORRY. -YEAH, ME TOO. -HORRY WAS AWESOME.
Parker: OF ALL THE MINERS WE'VE MET IN AUSTRALIA,
HE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
-THAT'S A NICE LITTLE SET UP. -YEAH, I LIKE IT.
YEAH, WE LIVE HERE PERMANENTLY ALL THE TIME.
AND WE DO GET A LOT OF VISITORS.
GET THE ODD POACHERS AS WELL COMING AROUND.
WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THEM?
OH, YOU JUST SAY G'DAY AND ASK THEM TO LEAVE.
Tyler: I BET YOU DON'T SAY IT LIKE THAT.
G'DAY MATE.
I JUST WANT TO JOIN A BIKER GANG WITH HORRY AND..
DON'T.
-I GOT FIVE HARLEYS. -LOOK AT THESE THINGS.
Fred: NICE!
THAT'S A 1958 HARLEY DAVIDSON PAN HEAD.
AND THE ONE OVER THERE, MY WIFE'S BIKE AS WELL.
THAT'S A NIMBUS.
AND THIS ONE HERE IS A CHOPPER. -YOU'VE GOT SOME BIKES MAN.
YEAH. IT'S A GOOD HOBBY TO HAVE I THINK SOMETIMES. YEAH.
HE'S LIKE WE GOT EVERYTHING OUT HERE YOU COULD EVER WANT.
INTERNET, TV, GOOD WATER.
THE ONLY THING WE DON'T HAVE, AIR CONDITIONING.
I'M LIKE THAT'S THE ONLY THING YOU NEED!
IT'S 125 DEGREES.
I MEAN THIS IS A MAN WITH 15 VERY VALUABLE MOTORCYCLES
IN HIS SHED AND I'M LIKE DO YOU NOT THINK
MAYBE IF YOU WERE TO SELL ONE OF THOSE MOTORBIKES
YOU COULD GET YOURSELF AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT.
AND HE WAS LIKE, "DO YOU RECKON? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT."
Narrator: IN QUEENSLAND THE TEAM MET CLAIM CARETAKER, JORDAN.
-OH, HELLO. -OH, WHAT'S GOING ON?
-WHERE IS HE FROM? -BULGARIA.
BULGARIA. YEAH I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING HE SAID.
JORDAN, I'M NOTICING THAT YOU APPEAR
TO BE JUST DRIVING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE TREES.
-YEAH. -YEAH.
IT'S THE EASIEST WAY RIGHT?
PUSH THE TREES DOWN AND KEEP GOING.
Man: AAH!
WHAT THE ? DUCK DOWN.
-FRED, DUCK! -I'M DUCKING.
Fred: THANKS FOR THE WARNING.
ARE YOU TRYING TO MURDER FRED, JORDAN?
-YOU LOOK REALLY GOOD. -THANKS.
YEAH I FIGURED I'D GO FULL 'STRALIAN.
NO YOU'RE ADDING AN EXTRA LETTER.
IT'S JUST 'STRA'IAN.
THERE'S NO L IN THAT. -WHAT DID I SAY?
'STRALIAN. YOU'RE ADDING TOO MANY --
-WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? -'STRA'IAN.
ISN'T THAT THE SAME THING?
-IT'S THE SAME WORDS. -IT'S THE SAME THING, TYLER.
-'STRALIAN, 'STRA'IAN. -YOU'RE SAYING THE SAME THING.
Narrator: AUSTRALIA HAS A POPULATION OF 25 MILLION PEOPLE
WITH ENGLISH AS ITS MOTHER TONGUE.
IT LOOKS LIKE ITS WRITTEN IN BLOOD.
BUT FOR PARKER, FRED, AND DANNY
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
Man: TURN THE SENSITIVITY FLAT NAGGER.
-TURN IT WHAT? -FLAT NAGGER. ALL THE WAY.
THERE COULD BE A LOAD OF GOLD IN THE BOONDIE.
-BUNDIE. -NO BOON. -BOONDIE.
Tyler: CHUCK A LEFTY WHERE THAT CAR'S COMING OUT.
OH, THERE IT IS JUST CHUCK A LEFTY.
CHUCK A LEFTY.
I'M GOING TO TAKE ONE WITH US AND SHOW HIM THE BOODLY.
I'M HAVING AUSSIE OVERLOAD AT THE MOMENT.
I KNOW. CAN WE GET A TRANSLATOR IN HERE?
I HAVEN'T UNDERSTOOD ANYTHING
THAT ANYBODY HAS SAID IN THIS ENTIRE TRIP.
BLOODY RIPPER.
Tyler: OKAY, IF I SAID SOME DEAD HORSE ON YOUR BANGER SANGER
WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS SAYING?
SO DEAD HORSE IS TOMATO SAUCE.
AND THEN SANGER IS SANDWICH, BANGER SAUSAGE.
SOME DEAD HORSE ON YOUR BANGER SLANGER.
SANGER.
IS THIS AN ELABORATE JOKE TO GET US BEATEN UP?
-NO. -SO IF I WALK INTO
A SANDWICH SHOP AND SAY "CAN I HAVE SOME DEAD HORSE
ON MY BANGER SANGER PLEASE?"
I'M NOT GOING TO GET A SLAP IN THE FACE AM I?
NO. I WISH I WAS JOKING BUT PEOPLE ACTUALLY SAY THAT.
IAN, ARE YOU HAVING ANY DEAD HORSE
ON YOUR BANGER SANGER THIS MORNING?
-YEAH. -YEAH? -DO YOU WANT SOME?
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS "FAIR DINKUM."
-I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT. -TERRY SAID IT.
YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD TERRY SAY IT.
OH, I PROBABLY JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HIM.
TIRE'S OFF THE GROUND.
I'LL TRY TO RING THE CHOPPER PILOT,
LOCAL PILOT, KNOWS THE AREA.
ARE YOU GOING TO GET A HELICOPTER TO COME IN
AND LIFT THAT OUT OF HERE?
FAIR DINKUM.
FAIR DINKUM IS LIKE THE MOST AUSSIE, TRUE BLUE
AUSSIE SAYING I CAN THINK OF. FAIR DINKUM IS LIKE YES.
I FELT LIKE I WAS ON THE RIGHT TRACK
WHEN PEOPLE WERE SAYING IT.
AND THEN IN THE SUMMER WHEN IT WOULD WARM UP
AND DIRT WOULD THAW OUT THEY'D SLUICE IT.
-FAIR DINKUM. -YEAH.
LIKE IF I WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION PEOPLE
WERE LIKE FAIR DINKUM.
I WAS LIKE YEAH, I'M DOING GOOD. THIS IS A GOOD CONVERSATION.
Narrator: AS THE TRIP PROGRESSED,
UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGE DIDN'T GET ANY EASIER.
HEY, BRETT, IT'S TYLER HOW ARE YOU?
YOU HAVE A LEASE FOR SALE,
OR THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT SELLING DON'T YOU?
. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD HE SAID.
FIRST OFF WHAT IS YEAH, NA, YEAH, NA, YEAH, NA.
IS HE SAYING YES, NO, YES, NO, YES, NO?
OH, LET'S DO A TEST OKAY. IF I SAID OH NA, YEAH, NA, YEAH.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? -SOUNDS LIKE NO TO ME.
-THAT WAS A YES. -HOW WAS THAT A YES?
IT'S OBVIOUS! ALRIGHT I'VE GOT A--
-"NO, YEAH" IS NO? -NO, NO, NO, NO.
"NA, YEAH" IS YES. "YEAH, NA" IS NO.
WHATEVER YOU FINISH ON IS THE ANSWER.
IT'S THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE.
I DO FIND IT KIND OF COMICAL THE AMOUNT OF LIKE ABBREVIATIONS.
A LOT OF THEM ARE SO UNNECESSARY.
-LIKE WHAT? -ALL OF THEM.
LIKE, LIKE IS IT THAT INCONVENIENT TO SAY BREAKFAST?
BREKKIE. YOU KNOW IT IS.
-YOU DO IT TO NAMES. -OKAY, FRED-O.
-YEAH. LIKE SHARON IS WHAT? -SHAZZA.
LIKE THAT'S NOT SHORTER THAN SHARON.
-FRED-O IS ACTUALLY. -YEAH, BUT WHO'S GOING TO ACTUALLY SAY SHARON?
-ISAY SHARON. -IT'S TOO FORMAL.
LIKE HOW WOULD YOU TEACH SOMEBODY AUSTRALIAN?
YOU'D START, YOU WOULDN'T START WITH AUSTRALIAN.
YOU'D BE LIKE ALRIGHT FIRST WE HAVE TO LEARN ENGLISH.
THEN WE HAVE TO LEARN HOW THE AUSTRALIAN'S BUTCHERED IT.
YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. -NO, WHAT YOU DO
IS YOU CUT THE END HALF OFF AND ADD AN A.
-YOU JUST CALLED ME FRED-O. -OR AN O.
"FRED-O" IS LONGER. IT SHOULD BE "FRE."
-NO, YOU WOULDN'T -- YOU DON'T -- IT'S JUST.
WHERE DO YOU STOP?
HEY F, YOU WANT TO GET SOME PF
AND THEN GO AND V AND THEN GO TO THE B.
-LET'S GO GET SOME SOUPO -ON THE CHUCO.
-IN THE KITCHO.
-COOK US SOME BREKKIE. -COOK SOME BOOK.
OFF.
Narrator: COMING UP, AUSTRALIA'S DEADLY ANIMALS KEEP PARKER
AND HIS TEAM ON THEIR TOES.
Parker: IT FEELS LIKE THEY'RE CRAWLING IN YOUR BRAIN RIGHT?
AAH!
Narrator: AND SEE JUST HOW CLOSE
THEY CAME TO CALLING IT QUITS ON THE ENTIRE TRAIL.
WELL, THE TRIPS PROBABLY DONE ANYWAY.
IT'S BEEN A LONG, ALMOST WHAT? NINE WEEKS.
Tyler: NINE WEEKS.
THAT WAS PATHETIC. YOU COULD HAVE...
NICE TRY THOUGH.
Narrator: IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR THE TEAM TO MEET
SOME OF AUSTRALIA'S 7,300 SPECIES.
THEY'VE GOT LIKE THAT MUCH BACTERIA IN THEIR MOUTH
IF YOU GET BITTEN YOU'RE SEPTIC WITHIN TWO MINUTES.
Narrator: SOME WERE BIG BUT HARMLESS.
THERE'S A EMU.
-YOU CAN DO IT. GO ON SON. -OTHERS SMALL AND DEADLY.
-WHAT THE IS THAT? -IT'S A HORNET.
WHAT THE IS THIS?
Narrator: AUSTRALIA'S LETHAL WILDLIFE PUT EVERYONE ON CONSTANT ALERT.
THERE'S A SNAKE.
THE PERFECT CONDITIONS FOR PRACTICAL JOKES.
ONE OF THE EARLIEST PRANKS WAS SET BY DANNY.
HIS TARGET, TEAM DRIVER AND EX-GREEN BERET, FRED.
I'VE PUT A RUBBER SNAKE ON THE SEAT
AND I'VE TIED IT TO THE DOOR HANDLE
SO WHEN HE OPENS THE DOOR A RUBBER SNAKE
IS GOING TO JUMP OUT AND CHASE HIM.
AAH!
YOU .
Danny:
IF YOU HADN'T HAVE BEEN HOLDING THAT CAMERA
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT SCENARIO, DANNY.
Narrator: PARKER DISCOVERED THAT A LIFE TIME IN THE OUTBACK
MADE TYLER THE MOST CHALLENGING TO PRANK.
-OH, TYLER! -AAH, WHAT?
WAH!
YOU ALL.
I THINK I'M JUST KIND OF FUNNY SOMETIMES.
Narrator: PRANKING THE TEAM LEADER HIMSELF TURNS OUT TO BE PRETTY EASY.
-WHERE ARE MY SUNGLASSES? -I THINK THEY'RE THERE.
THEY'RE NOT UP HERE. OH!
-AAH!
YOU.
Fred: I JUST GOT...
-RIGHT, I'M GOING TO BED, GUYS. -GOODNIGHT.
Danny: WE HAD A GREAT DAY, WELL DONE, EVERYBODY.
Narrator: BUT BY FAR THE MOST ELABORATE PRANK
REQUIRED A TEAM EFFORT AND ONE SOLITARY TARGET, DANNY.
Fred: I'M GOING TO KEEP ADDING FROGS UNTIL HE NOTICES.
THAT FROG WAS MASSIVE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DOESN'T KNOW IT'S IN THERE.
THERE ARE FOUR FROGS IN DANNY'S TENT.
HE STILL HASN'T NOTICED.
Danny:
VERY GOOD. -WHAT?
Danny: THERE'S A FROG IN HERE. IT'S WEE'D ALL OVER MY HAND.
-AND PILLOW. -WE GOT YOU GOOD WITH THE TOADS.
-THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOOD. -PEED ALL OVER YOUR STUFF.
YEAH, BUT YOU DIDN'T PLAN THE PEEING.
Fred: WELL, IT'S A BONUS.IT LITERALLY JUMPED OVER MY HEAD
AND DID A FLYING PEE RIGHT IN MY FACE.
-OH, MAN. -KEEP THINKING OF IDEAS GUYS
BECAUSE I'VE GOT PLENTY IN THE LOCKER.
Danny: GO AND FIND TYLER.
GO AND GIVE HER A LITTLE KISS.
YOU'VE MADE ME LAUGH AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN THE PAST NINE WEEKS.
-OH, THAT'S GOOD. -I THINK SO. -I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.
-IT'S ONCE EVERY THREE WEEKS. -LIKE 30 PERCENT.
WHAT 30 PERCENT OUT OF 100 PERCENT
OUT OF THE TIME I'M TRYING TO BE?
NO, NO. NO. 30 PERCENT OF THE TIME PERIOD YOU'RE FUNNY.
OH, THAT'S GOOD.
YOU ALRIGHT DAN?
-FLY. -ROGUE FLY. -FLY.
I SAID TO YOU GUYS "THE FLIES ARE GOING TO BE BAD."
I TRIED TO WARN YOU. -WHO ATE THE MOST FLIES?
Fred: DANNY HAD THE MOST DRAMATIC.
UGH!
I THINK I BREATHED IT IN.
Tyler:
IS IT BUZZING AROUND YOUR LUNGS?
IT WENT RIGHT DOWN THERE.
IS THAT REACTION PRETTY COMMON? THAT'S A BIT SOFT THAT ONE.
SEE THE BEARD KEEPS THEM OUT. I NEVER GOT ONE IN MY MOUTH.
'CEPT WHEN I ATE THEM.
OH, IT'S LIKE CHINESE TORTURE.
THEY'RE RELENTLESS. -IT'S REALLY HARD TO THINK
WITH THE AMOUNT OF FLIES IN YOUR EARS, EYES, MOUTH.
Narrator: PARKER'S CREW DEVELOPED THEIR OWN UNIQUE WAYS
TO COMBAT THE PLAGUE OF INSECTS.
YEAH, I DON'T EVEN NOTICE THE FLIES ANYMORE.
I'M TRYING TO BE TOUGH. THAT'S ME FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
Man: I'VE SWALLOWED ABOUT 10 FLIES THOUGH.
WELL, NO DINNER FOR YOU, MATE.
I'M GOING TO WASH THEM DOWN WITH SOME BEER NOW.
BEER. BEER O'CLOCK.
-THE FIRST TWO ARE FOR DUST. -YEAH.
DOES BEER WORK AGAINST FLIES? -YEAH, YEAH. OH, YEAH MATE.
BUT YES, EVERYONE MUST PARTAKE
OF TWO BEERS FOR THE DUST AS A MINIMUM.
YOU'VE GOT A FLY ON YOUR FACE, MATE.
WHEN DARKNESS FALLS YOU THINK TO YOURSELF,
AWESOME, NO MORE FLIES.
OF COURSE THE NIGHT WE GO PEGGING.
WHEN DARKNESS FALLS YOU PUT YOUR HEAD TORCH ON.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT YOUR HEAD TORCH ON?
DELUGE OF BEETLES.
YEAH, THE NIGHTTIME CRITTERS COME OUT.
JUST COME OUT OF THE DARKNESS LIKE
UGH, IT'S LIKE OH, MY GOD.
AND LIKE THESE EARS AREN'T SMALL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THESE ARE FLY CATCHERS.
Danny: I CAN FEEL IT RUNNING AROUND IN MY EAR DRUM, MAN.
. OH, MAN. I HATE HAVING THINGS IN MY EAR.
IT FLEW RIGHT IN THERE. -IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR SORTED OUT WITH LIKE PRETTY SOON
BECAUSE LIKE IT'S A TIME.
Danny: YEAH OKAY, SORRY.
YOU WEREN'T THE MOST SYMPATHETIC AT THE TIME I'VE GOT TO SAY.
YOU WERE LIKE, "YOU NEED TO GET A GRIP OF THIS NOW."
YOU HAD A LOOK THAT I HAVE ONLY SEEN
ON A VERY FEW PEOPLE'S FACES IN MY LIFE.
AND IT WAS SHEER HORROR.
Danny: I CAN HEAR IT.
IT'S TRYING TO TAKE OFF.
LIKE EVERY NOW AND AGAIN
IT'S SO LOUD.
HE'S LIKE TRYING TO GET ME TO HURRY.
AND I'M LIKE DAN NONE OF THIS HAPPENS TILL MIDNIGHT.
I CAN'T, I CAN'T HURRY. -COULD YOU SEE IT IN HIS EAR?
YOUR DAD SORTED IT OUT. TEDDY WAS THE HERO.
DANNY HAS A BEETLE CRAWLING AROUND IN HIS EAR DRUM.
WELL, WELCOME TO THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH MATE.
-THAT'S ACTUALLY BAD. -IT'S FLOWN RIGHT THE WAY IN.
-YEAH, NO, WARM OIL. -YEAH?
LIE ON YOUR SIDE, POUR WARM OIL IN THERE AND THE BUG WILL FLOAT
AND THEN YOU JUST GRAB IT OUT.
-LOTS OF BUSH FIXES FOR YOU.
Narrator: BACK AT THE TRUCK, TYLER'S FATHER
TED PERFORMED THE BUSH OPERATION.
IT'S NOT PAINFUL IT'S JUST WEIRD,
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? -YEAH.
DON'T WORRY BUD. TRUST ME. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG.
I CAN SEE THE LITTLE NOW.
DANNY, HE'S A MONSTER MATE. -OH, MATE.
HOLD ON HE'S COMING NOW.
HOLD ON. HOLD ON. I CAN SEE THE TOP OF HIM.
COME HERE. BUDDY. -YOU GOT HIM?
-CHECK THAT OUT. -UGH, MATE.
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT.
OH, MATE THE RELIEF. THANKS TED.
CHECK THAT.
OH, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO LOOK AT IT.
-HOW YOU FEELING NOW BUD? -MUCH BETTER.
Narrator: LATER, PARKER WAS MINUTES
AWAY FROM A MUCH NEEDED NIGHT'S SLEEP.
THIS LEASE IS THE FIRST START FOR US AND WA.
Narrator: OR, SO HE THOUGHT.
THERE'S A SOMETHING CRAWLING ALL OVER ME.
THERE'S BUGS EVERYWHERE OVER HERE.
THINGS.
HEY, HEY, HEY. NO, STOP THERE.
-KEEP GOING. -NO, NO. NICE ONE.
I WANT TO BE A BAR TENDER ONE DAY.
Tyler: YOU DON'T HAVE THE PATIENCE.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF NINE WEEKS
OF A SHOOT IN AUSTRALIA, PEOPLE START LOSING THEIR MIND.
HOW DID WE EVEN GET THROUGH THIS ENTIRE JOB?
DID WE HAVE ANY KIT GO DOWN?
I MEAN WE PUT IT THROUGH ITS PACES, BIG TIME.
-I BET. -THESE SHOOTS ARE
HARDCORE ON THE CAMERA EQUIPMENT MAN.
Tyler: OH, YEAH.
Narrator: OVER TWO MONTHS 18 CAMERAS WERE PUSHED TO EXTREMES.
DRONES FLEW HUNDREDS OF MILES.
PIN CAMERAS GOT BURIED IN THE OUTBACK DESERT.
AND ACTION CAMS FILMED UNDERWATER.
BUT AS THE LOCATIONS TURNED MORE EXTREME,
THE EQUIPMENT TOOK PUNISHMENT IN UNEXPECTED WAYS.
Parker: SO DO YOU MIND IF I GIVE THIS A SHOT?
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE THEM?
Narrator: WHEN PARKER FED A DRY BLOWER FOR THE FIRST TIME...
PLAH!
...IT WAS ALL HANDS ON DECK TO CAPTURE IT FROM EVERY ANGLE.
TO BE HONEST, I'M SLIGHTLY CONCERNED
BECAUSE THAT EQUIPMENT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THIS CAN.
DRY BLOWING FOR ME I DON'T THINK IS THE WAY FORWARD.
I'M SORT OF ALMOST HALF HOPING WE DON'T FIND ANY GOLD.
DANNY'S LIKE IT'S . I'VE JUST HAD IT SERVICED.
I JUST SPENT 1,000 DOLLARS ON MY CAMERA
AND THE SHOOTS ARE RUINED.
CAMERAS DON'T LIKE DUST. IT'S LIKE NUMBER ONE.
AND EVERYWHERE WE GO IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING.
YEAH.
Narrator: ONE MINE IN PARTICULAR
GAVE THE CREW THEIR TOUGHEST CHALLENGE OF THE WHOLE TRIP.
HOW TO FILM A SHAFT 130 FEET UNDER GROUND
WHEN IT'S ABOUT TO BE BLASTED WITH DYNAMITE?
I SAW JUST DOWN OVER THERE,
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD POSSIBLY MIND LENDING ME?
YEAH, NO, THAT'S NO DRAMAS. YOU CAN USE THAT.
Narrator: THE CREW PLAN TO PROTECT THEIR CAMERAS WITH STEEL PLATES
NORMALLY USED TO SUPPORT THE SHAFT CEILING.
Danny: WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS CAMERA UP ON THE WALL.
ABSOLUTELY BANG ON. THAT IS GOING TO BE PERFECT.
THE THREE CAMERAS WERE MOUNTED IN THE SHAFT.
WHILE 15 CHARGES OF AMMONIUM NITRATE
WERE PRIMED FOR DETONATION.
Parker: ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF THAT WHOLE THING
WAS HIM BEING LIKE "ARE YOU GUYS READY?"
AND JUST LIKE WALKING AROUND THE CORNER AND BOMBS ARE GOING OFF.
John: FIRE IN THE HOLE!
OH, MY GOD.
GEEZ!
OH, FLIPPING HECK. COMPLETE AND UTTER DEVASTATION.
UNTIL THEY FIND THEIR GEAR THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW
IF THE CAMERAS OR THE FOOTAGE SURVIVED THE BLAST.
Man: OOH!
-OH, LOOK AT IT. -OH, DUDE, IS IT STILL ON?
-IT'S STILL ROLLING. -TWO OUT OF THREE ARE IN PLACE.
-NO. -YEP. -YES!
Parker: DANNY'S VERY HAPPY YOU'RE STILL ROLLING.
OH, NO WAY THAT'S GOT IT. THAT ONE HAS GOT IT.
Narrator: WITHIN A DAY DANNY RETRIEVED THE BLAST FOOTAGE.
-HAVE YOU WATCHED THIS YET? -NO. OH, COOL.
THE AUDIENCE AT HOME KNOWS IF WE HAVE THE SHOTS OR NOT
BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE USED THEM ALREADY.
-THEY DO KNOW YEAH. -SO YOU GUYS KNOW BEFORE US.
OH!
Parker: LISTEN TO THAT.
ANYBODY THAT'S WATCHING THIS AT HOME
THAT HAS REALLY GOOD SURROUND SOUND WILL APPRECIATE THAT.
Danny:
-OH, DUDE IS IT STILL ON? -IT'S STILL ROLLING.
-NO. -YEP. -YES!
Narrator: IT ISN'T JUST WHAT GOES WRONG BEHINDTHE SCENES.
OH!
-OH. -OH, HERE?
Narrator: EVEN WHEN THE TEAM FINDS GOLD...
OH, MY . THAT IS A BIG LUMP OF GOLD.
...KEEPING HOLD OF IT ISN'T ALWAYS EASY.
I KEPT IT SAFE AS PROMISED.
ONLY YOU COULD DO THAT, FRED.
Raymo: YEAH MATE, SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT A WINNER.
BREAK IT OPEN, RAYMO.
ALRIGHT, BRO.
Narrator: RAYMO WAS A LITTLE TOO ENTHUSIASTIC TO DELIVER PARKER
HIS FIRST NUGGET IN VICTORIA.
UH-OH. SOUNDS LIKE I'VE LOST IT.
YOU WERE TOO AGGRESSIVE WITH THE PICK.
YEAH MATE, I CANNOT CONTROL MESELF.
EVEN TYLER WITH 15 YEARS DETECTING EXPERIENCE
COULDN'T ALWAYS GET IT RIGHT.
SO DO YOU THINK IT'S JUST OUT THE FRONT HERE?
THAT DIRT?YEAH.
YEAH. IT'S THERE.OR, IS IT YOUR RINGS?
OH, . THAT IS THE BIGGEST ROOKIE.
-YOU GUYS LOSE IT? -YEAH I RECKON WE'VE DROPPED IT.
Narrator: BUT BY FAR THE BEST OR WORST GOLD FAIL
WAS AT THREE MILE WHEN CLAIM OWNER
MUZ TOOK CHARGE OF CLEANING UP THREE DAYS WORTH OF DRY BLOWING.
MUZ.
OH, MUZ.
WE LIKE SLAVED OVER GETTING THAT CLEAN UP CLEANED UP.
AND LIKE GETTING GOLD WEIGH-ABLE.
AND WE KNEW WE HAD A LONG DRIVE AHEAD OF US
AND WE NEEDED TO GET ON THE ROAD.
AND WE WERE ALL EXHAUSTED.
Man: OH!
WHEN HE DROPPED THAT I WAS LIKE, "OH MY ."
YOU DID WELL.
-IT'S ALRIGHT IT'S STILL HERE.
IT HASN'T GONE ANYWHERE, IT'S STILL HERE.
Fred: I WAS LIKE WHOA, IS HE LAUGHING?
I ALWAYS THINK THAT KIND OF IS HILARIOUS.
Parker: I THINK EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE JUST SPENT SO MUCH TIME.
I WISH THE CAMERA SAW MUZ THE NIGHT BEFORE
SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY HE WAS SO HUNGOVER.
ONE JOB. DON'T DROP IT.
DID YOU LIKE THE BIG MACHINERY AT THE SUPER PIT?
THE SCALE OF IT IS IT'S HARD TO ARGUE WITH.
Narrator: AT 5,000 FEET ACROSS AND 1,900 FEET DEEP,
KALGOORLIE'S COLOSSAL, SUPER PIT PRODUCES
TEN TIMES MORE GOLD THAN ALL YUKON MINES PUT TOGETHER.
THE SCALE OF THIS PLACE IS INSANE.
Danny: IT LOOKS LIKE A THEME PARK.
Narrator: ONCE THE HARD ROCK IS BLASTED IT'S GROUND
BY A SERIES OF POWERFUL MILLS.
Marcus: INSIDE THE MILL IS A COMBINATION OF BALL AND ROCK.
WE HAVE TO ADD AROUND 15 TON OF FRESH BALLS A DAY.
Parker: CAN I TOUCH YOUR BALL? WOW.
IT USES AROUND 12 MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY.
SO THAT'S ENOUGH TO POWER 12,000 HOMES.
THAT'S A LOT OF POWER.
KALGOORLIE LIVES OFF OF THIS MINE SITE.
PRETTY COOL. AMAZING OPERATION.
I'VE PROBABLY SEEN MORE OF AUSTRALIA THAN MOST AUSTRALIANS.
Tyler: I'D AGREE, DEFINITELY.
I THINK WE GOT TO SEE THE BEST OF AUSTRALIA
IN THE GOLD WORLD, THAT'S FOR SURE.
BUT IT WAS A ROLLER COASTER. MASSIVE HIGHS, LOWS.
THE ALGOO WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST LOWS OF...
-MY LIFE. -...THIS TRAIL. YOUR LIFE.
IF NOT ALL OF THE TRAILS.
. DAMN IT.WHAT?
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT. JUST LET ME LOOK.
Narrator: SEVEN WEEKS INTO THE TRAIL A FLAT TIRE
IN THE MIDDLE OF SOUTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S DESERTED OUTBACK
PROVED TO BE THE TEAM'S ULTIMATE LOW.
LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THE FLAT TIRE.
-THAT WAS HORRIFIC. -THAT WAS BAD.
-IS ANYBODY REALLY THIRSTY? -I'M SUPER THIRSTY.
Parker: WHAT?Fred: .
IS IT EMPTY?
Tyler: WHY THE DID WE NOT FILL THE WATER UP BEFORE WE LEFT?
FRED ALL YOU DO IS BANG ON ABOUT HOW MUCH WATER WE NEED TO DRINK.
Fred: DID ANYBODY SAY WE NEED WATER?
IT'S YOUR JOB. THAT'S YOUR ONE JOB.
IT'S NOT MY JOB TO LOOK IN YOUR WATER BOTTLES
AND TELL YOU GUYS TO GET MORE WATER.
THAT MAKES YOU THE MEDIC THOUGH.
Narrator: THE TEAM REACHED BREAKING POINT.
WELL THE TRIP'S PROBABLY DONE ANYWAY.
WELL IF EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE THIS PISSED OFF
THEN WHAT'S IT WORTH?
-I'M AT THE STAGE WHERE I'M -- -READY TO GO HOME?
Danny: HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE TRIP BEING OVER.
WELL, TO BE HONEST RIGHT NOW
I DON'T REALLY GIVE A ANYWAYS.
-THAT WAS HELL. -IT'S THE ONLY TIME
I'VE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE DONE.
-OH, YEAH. -I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW,
WE SHOULD BE PRETTY PROUD THAT WE ENDED WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR YOU ACTUALLY MAKING A DECISION
TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU MIGHT END UP SOMEWHERE
OTHER THAN THE KLONDIKE. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY?
WHAT WE SAW WAS ENOUGH FOR ME TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL.
Narrator: AT THE FITZGERALD CLAIM IN QUEENSLAND,
PARKER SAW A REAL OPPORTUNITY.
IN THE YUKON RIGHT NOW GOOD GROUND IS TWENTY BUCKS A YARD.
AND THIS IS 40.
I'M GOING TO RING HIS MOTHER AND SEE IF I CAN ADOPT HIM.
-WHAT ABOUT A HUG FOR ME TOO? -THE AMOUNT OF TRUST AND COMFORT
THAT I HAD WITH THE FITZGERALDS IS HARD TO REPLACE.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GAVE YOU GUYS A CALL
TO TALK ABOUT YOUR GROUND.
-WELL THAT. -I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.
MY FRIENDS, OUR FRIENDS, IS A SUCCESS RIGHT?
I DON'T THINK THAT ANY DIFFERENT TEAM
WOULD HAVE DONE IT ANY BETTER. AND SO I THANK YOU ALL.
YOU KNOW THE THREE OF YOU GUYS AND EVERYBODY HERE.
-THANKS, GUYS. -AWESOME.
LIKE IT'S A REALLY SPECIAL THING TO ME.
IT REALLY IS. AND SOMETIMES I DON'T SHOW IT.
MAYBE MOST OF THE TIME.
I FEEL REALLY BLESSED TO BE A PART OF IT, YEAH.
CHEERS TO THAT. THAT WAS LOVELY PARKER.
-CHEERS, MAN. -CHEERS TO THAT.
-CHEERS. -WELL DONE, EVERYONE.
-CHEERS GUYS. -CHEERS.
-CHEERS GUYS. -I'M PROUD OF US.
-IS THAT IT? -UNTIL NEXT TIME.
I'M FINISHED.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OH!
CAMERAMEN: NO! NO! NO!
-WHOO! -YEAH!
WHOO!
RIGHT, THAT'S A WRAP.
-OH YES. -I MEAN I SET OUT ON THIS TRIP
TO REALLY EVALUATE THE MINING POTENTIAL IN AUSTRALIA
AND I FEEL LIKE WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THAT.
Danny: I THINK THE REAL GOLD FOR ME IS THE RELATIONSHIPS
AND THE PEOPLE AND THE FRIENDSHIPS YOU FORM.
THE CAMARADERIE THAT GETS CREATED BETWEEN US AS A GROUP
IS JUST LIKE SUCH AN AMAZING TEAM
THAT MAKES ALL OF THIS SUPER SPECIAL.
I WAS VERY WORRIED ABOUT THIS TRIP,
ESPECIALLY HOW I WOULD GET ALONG WITH PARKER.
I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR HIM.
AND I CAN TELL HE HAS RESPECT FOR ME.
I'VE JUST LOVED EVER SECOND OF IT
AND I'M HOPING THERE'S MORE IN STORE WITH PARKER IN AUSTRALIA.
I'VE BEEN TO SOME OF THE WORST PLACES ON THIS PLANET
AND THIS ENVIRONMENT WAS WAY MORE THAN I'D EXPECTED IT.
THAT WAS A HUGE CHALLENGE. BUT WE'RE ALL ALIVE.
SO I DID MY JOB. SO SUCCESS.
Parker: THE REASON THAT I GO ON THESE TRIPS
IS THAT I FEEL LIKE SOMEWHERE OUT THERE
IS STILL LIKE A MASSIVE GOLD STRIKE TO BE FOUND.
I DEFINITELY WANT TO EXPLORE THAT MORE.
THERE'S STILL MORE ADVENTURING TO BE DONE.