Arrival ...

All is good and well in the East. :)

Flight with qantas was a breeze and probably the best domestic ive ever been on really. quite a large size jet so we tended to get better service and general seats. as we were checking in with electronic tickets mark and i got seats seperate to Rich, no big deal, he survived al ok. meal was pasta or mediterranean chicken.

ahhhh arriving an hour late due to wind, we finally got in to good ol Sydney. feels like a second home this place, like we left it, remembered it all, and its lovely to hit a location where you are comfortable in your bearings and surrounds. caught the shuttle out to the Y Hotel in the inner city which is really in a killer spot for the inner city price. but it reflects it as you can imagine, but hey it beats the dumps we hit on the world trip. so far so good in the Y, bad thing is no net. no wireless in the room, paid downstairs, so im currently posting this from a cafe, which there is plenty of around, all paid wifi. but the room is great, and quiet with an aircon for the 40+ days ahead.

we hit chinatown for dinner last night and well still being on the west clock, we were out till 11:30PM really lovely weather at night, t-shirts and shorts allround ... everyone was living it up in sydney. the nightlife starts up round then so this is truely an "international city". we walked round to darling harbor having been here before many times its like we never left. this place is geared to entertain and truely brings the public into the city with locations like this. beatiful! shots in the day time to follow. my cameras giving me a hassle lately with the LCD but weve got the backup of marks.

Rich is still trying to find his money tree but managed to pull a 20 out last night for dinner. as of 7AM SAT 20th, he is still chasing his money tree, dont worry Deb he'll be fine :) . so today is setup as pretty much a free day for Rich and I as mark is off to visit family in the Rocks.

ok posting soon with pics. still gotta find time today to sit down and check out UNI units to choose. great to do when ur in a non free WIFI hotel and its like $10 for an hour of net access. we are so behind in Oz in that respect. i mean Lima had a net connection .... tells ya something.

all in all safe and sound. happy to be here. we all get along like a party. Rich is the comical little brother of the 3 ameigos. his two older siblings taking the piss outa him as often as possible haha. just kidding. talk soon. cant wait for TOOL.


S.