30-11-7 walk to train station on quiet streets (friday) got tix for night train to luxor/aswan. mats on sidewalk in preparation. brief prayer session at noon. taxi to khan el khalili market narrow crowded filthy. multiple mosques, choking trafic chokig air. version of hell. yet frequent friendly hi and welcome. bad teeth abound and many men have calouses on forehead from praying. vey strange! internet search for couch in luxor and later metro to giza for train. 1-12-7 night train restful awoke to sunrise on cane fields and other crops. arrival station surprised by reggae couch surf bloke. [View Full Entry]

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26-11-7 hitchhike to bomaderry and train to sydney. 27-11-7 flying over red center seeing great patches of salt pan shining white. changi airport transfer and on to egypt. cairo driver straddled road lines in preference to lanes through grimy littered streets past fortress/monumental style buildings of crumbling grey concrete on way to hotel. 28-11-7 from hotel window the rubble of destroyed illegal additions and household trash thrown from neighboring flats covered the tops of buildings. scene from grey brown hell. out in to those cruddy streets choked with traffic and foul air we found [View Full Entry]

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22-11-7 in to city 23-11-7 'sunrise' waved behind jimmy barnes but was asked to desist. stood next to koshi/mel and clearly seen on screen. drove to nowra. hung out with uncle john. 24-11-7 ulladulla polling booth spruik very good support. 25-11-7 stamped many stickers in hope scott from woodford folk fest would get them for his bars. 26-11-7 hitched to bomaderry and arrived four minutes before train departed. sydney two bed dorm with obviously female sharing. all ready for takeoff tomorrow to singapore for rendevous with daughter kate then on to cairo!!!!!!!!!!!! [View Full Entry]

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15-11-7 patiently perservering. bronte walktalk led me to tamarama where cliff art walk from bondi ended. sausage tent got three flags and flew. then finally to pay and pick up boxes, only good thing to happen was i saw a megatop (brokerage) truck and followed to warehouse saving much effort since i had no map. car packed barely room for me. 16-11-7 early exit city asked directions and desperately tried to avoid tunnel but was drawn inexorably into error. got to gosford and had to call and eventually pay by credit card. i was so pissed off. stopped at stadium to [View Full Entry]

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13-11-7 willie MASON!! early into martin place for patient seven sunrise major flag manifestation on air next to koshi, i'm looking at monitor and yes this is nationwide. i'm thinking all the time years of effort making experience achieving results. then back on ferry ride around harbour to car and laundry, calling broker, no email, will this cost another two hundred? dried laundry in bondi backyard and walked on pacific sandstone, ocean blue white alue. bloke from melbn knew me from airlie wanted flag for one he'd lost longing for the dream. to watsons bay met frenchman named warren from cir [View Full Entry]

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9-11-7 early heading south from kew. CV joint meltdown clang clunk, couldn't make newcastle. high anxiety on highway. limped into raymond terrace for repair. spruiked, got copy of nov 06 artcle. car fixed went to sandgate got bill of lading. success!!!!!!! newcastle got ink for stamp - another win! all in relentless rain. two sea eagles above cliffs harrassed by two currawongs. rain. 10-11-7 rain. banana bread so sweet, sausage and SHOWER. library time stamping stickers. clearing?! parkup port park for pasta and great coal ships towing out. concrete art in the artefacts lining the river. e [View Full Entry]

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5-11-7. Early goshawk in same tree. Made calls re: shipment. Port costs $366!!!!! Air freight hardly costs more and totally fast and easy to door. Classic lesson learned hard way. Then parkup bellingen on a perfect jacaranda purple organic carpet. Bloke got flag and five bound for lightening ridge! Gave me twenty!! Six flags for the afternoon bellingen always good. 6-11-7. Nambucca magic massive support, surf shop got stock. A morning filled with faces people power manifesting almost miraculously. Eight and more flags plus stickers. free coffee with ozrusskies oh what fun we had tatya [View Full Entry]

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29-10-07. Rain softly in the night parked up among trees stifling the wind. Anxious wait for word of transport. Time of departure 28 november looming. Shipping takes three weeks. Then as if by majic the gloom cleared revealing alto cumulus. In to byron for busy bustle. No message from china. Two handwavers and some stickers, encouragement from long time supporters. Nothing new but. Oh for a breakthrough! Wategos where the wind whipped flag round the pole. Less travelled here though audience drifted past. 30-10-07. Byron resort at end of road. Sky blue, river running out thick and black [View Full Entry]

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25-10-07. Cloud show shot through with sun rays, mist enveloping bays, fingal head, kingscliffe. Text message from chris wanting flag. Bloody hell! Drove to burleigh. Petrol, messages and phone call. He gets a handwaver! Not to worry. Back to cooly for more adventures in carpark. Clouds continue, no rain yet. 26-10-07. More cooly. Rainbow beach spruik exhilirating. At one time seven cars had a sticker! Rain came late. 27-10-07. Sore throat cold draining energy still managed more stickers on cars. How caught bug in this balmy clime a mystery. 28-10-07. Ballina. To see the sea shimering [View Full Entry]

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23-10-07. Day on point danger where dozens of cars got stickers. Whale spouts spotted. Looking south, island and headland. Ceaseless rustle of surf on sand. Bluebottles everywhere as i swam. Friarbird nest in norfolk pine. 24-10-07. She's cute and she loves it. Or is is time? Slow it down decompress. The monk seeks infinity. Can a caffeine and cigarette empire rule the planet? So far so good. Until the downside is inescapable. Kite surfer skimmed in easy breeze. Good days work done in burleigh. Very popular. The early morning run to sanctuary cove was entertaining. Power yachts, stink pots [View Full Entry]

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