Sydney, Australia.

I have finally arrived!!

The flight was 14.5 hours but actually felt shorter than my Toronto to LA flight. I had an empty seat beside me and ended up beside 2 guys from Melbourne that I had been talking to at the gate. Having people to talk to made the ride go faster. I slept for a lot too, somehow managed to curl up on 1.5 seats and sleep although at one point I woke up and my entire leg was asleep because of the position I was in.

Sharpie picked me up at the airport yesterday and we drove up the coast to Sussex where her Mum lives. Her mum made us a really delicious Aussie BBQ with prawns and veggies! YUMMMM. I learned something that made me feel really stupid for not know before. Shrimps have heads- I learned this when I went to eat a shrimp from the BBQ and it's poor little eyes were staring at me. I'd always gotten them frozen and already de-headed. Sharpies Mum saw my reaction and she let me know that I just had to cut off the head and peel the shrimp. I think it might be a while before I eat shrimp again after that. Ew.

The coastal drive was gorgeous although it was realllly windy so it wasn't that warm. We drove through Woolongong and a bunch of other towns I can't remember. I saw my first kangaroo in the wild- it was amazing. They're so cute, they look like big bunny rabbits.

We drove back to Sydney for the night and I met all of Sharpie's friends. We went out in a place called Newtown- reminded me a lot of Toronto, a lot of bars and clubs and food places. Sharpie's friend got me an awesome stuffed kangaroo that you can see on my facebook. It's too bad that I only had one day in Sydney because of my flight delay but I'm gonna do all the sights at the end of my trip before I fly out.

I had another first yesterday- driving on the left side of the road. Definitely will take some getting used to. When I get back from Melbourne on Friday I'll pick up Sharpies car and start making my way up to Brisbane.. stopping in Newcastle to visit my friend and Byron Bay for some surfing?

Right now I'm at the airport in Hobart waiting for my brother and his roommate to come pick me up. It is GORGEOUS right now, I'm lying in the sun working on my tan. I don't know what the plans are for today- I picked up a bunch of tourist pamphlets but I'm sure Chris will know what to show me.

I bought an international calling card to try and call home but the only pay phone at the airport conveniently doesn't take this kind of calling card. I'm going to try and find one at a gas station sometime today.

Having a great time, can't wait for some sun and the ocean.

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