captain's log, star date 2008...

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...so here we are and here i go;

it's day four (i think) and at the moment it feels we're on a city break, albeit not a $20 sleezeyjet from stanstead. sydney weather has started off from where we left blighty, but a harbour bridge climb at 4am this am in rain, hail and 70km ph winds was definitely more dramatic because of it. as was the roosters v dragons game for the playoffs last night (roosters won), where the two of us trying to warm ourselves with a cold beer felt just like a winter friday night fixture at quins. the game was traded with a visit to meet newly born mahale the gorrilla at taronga zoo (which i secretly enjoyed!). our boutique budget hotel - the altamont - is fantastic and i'm sure will prove a great way to ease our way into hostelling (we're calling the first two weeks our summer holiday by way of an excuse). it's now lunch time so off for a cheap bite to eat and then settling in for a pub crawl around the rocks this afternoon... perfect. hope all is well with everyone.

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