Woke up this morning to discover that, along with flies, this apartment is
infested with ants. They were all over the kitchen counter, also saw them
crawling in and out of my iBook.

I put on my jeans, which were still wet from the wash. Wet jeans are not
comfortable, but I have discovered that without a dryer, clothespins, or
space to hang your clothes, the only way to dry clothes is to wear them.
Tonight I will change into some of my other wet clothes, probably my khaki
shorts and a green shirt.

I went with Felicia to Janet's work, a cafe called Cascade's on William St.
Decided to try something different and ordered a three-egg omelet with
cheese, chicken, and tomatoes, a concoction that almost made me vomit.
Chicken and eggs are not meant to be together.

Then we went to go see Chris, Felicia's travel agent friend. We reviewed
several tour packages for the coast and central Australia. With the time I
have left, I'll be able to see almost all of the cool stuff that I wanted to
see. I haven't looked at all of the literature Chris gave me, but I already
have a rough idea of what I want to do. First, I'll travel up the coast
from Sydney to Cairns (pronounced KAYNZ), then take a flight to Darwin and
explore Kakadu, the rainforest Crocodile Dundee was filmed in. Then I take
a long bus ride down the center of the continent to Ayers Rock, continuing
on to Adelaide, Melbourne, and maybe take a ferry or short flight to
Tasmania for a few days. Then I'm on the bus to Canberra and then back to
Sydney. All of this should take about six weeks. I'm pretty lucky that I
decided to leave when I did. If I had waited any longer, I wouldn't have
had enough time to do anything. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like I'll be
able to enjoy New Zealand. I can't seem to fit it into my schedule or my
budget.

After that, Felicia and I went to the downtown sky needle they call Amp
Tower. It was a pretty clear day, and we had a nice view of the harbour,
downtown Sydney, and the residential suburbs surrounding the city. King's
Cross doesn't look half bad from up there.

Then we went to the harbour to relax and have something to drink. Felicia
had a VB, I had a flat white. I'm turning into quite the coffee drinker.
Then off to Darling Harbour, on the other side of downtown Sydney, where we
watched a 3D Imax movie about the Galapagos. The movie was pretty good, the
3D effects were amazing. I would love to see a real movie like that in the
theater (never got a chance to see Jaws 3 or Friday the 13th).

Full day planned for tomorrow. First, I'd like to go in to see Chris to
book all of my tours, so that I can leave Sydney on Monday. Then I'm off to
the Australian tax office to get my tax number (just in case I decide to
settle and find some legal work during my travels), then off to SegaWorld to
play all the video games I can handle all day long for $25.

Jennifer, my Edmontonian stripper friend, has left for Melbourne. She plans
to strip there, and before she left, she asked me what stage name she should
use (she didn't want to use Chesty Blonde anymore). I suggested Trixy.

More Sydney oddities:

-There's no regular coffee here. No Folger's or Columbia House. It's all
tall blacks, flat whites, and cappucinos. Furthermore, there are no sugar
packets. Sugar for your tall blacks comes in Pixie-Stick-looking straw-like
thingies.

-Instead of pharmacists in pharmacies, there are chemists in stores along
almost every street. Dentist and surgeon signs can be found in front of
peoples homes.

Until next time,

Jeff