Arrived in Sydney

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5 hrs to phoenix. 1.5 hours to LA. 15 hours to Sydney. After leaving LA on June 29th at 1pm, I arrived via Qantas coach the next day at 10pm. Needless to say, the combination of insomnia and adrenaline led me to experience the city in a way that I would have normally experienced walking through Tokyo at 6am, after an entire night of partying with Shiruba-kun.
I arrived at the hotel, quickly looked for a wireless connection, and let my parents and my girl know that I am here and alive and well. And I am!
At 11:30pm I was tired. I saw my big plush bed, but I couldn’t help myself. I’m in AUSTRALIA! I put my shirt back on and jumped outside. A cool 50 degrees probably. I HAD to go see the opera house. It was beckoning.
Luckily, although I would have gone however long I needed to walk, I got there in a few minutes. “Pretty Cool!” I thought, as I snapped a bunch of pictures. It’s like shooting a model, you can’t take a bad pic. But seriously, I was tired, maybe even delirious had I been in the right mind to diagnose myself. Time to get some rest.
I lay in bed, the room spinning slightly but not enough to disrupt me from entering a great dream about my dog paddling me on a boogie board out into the ocean. I guess I’ve got another one looking out for me on this trip. Great!

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Photos

Sydney Opera House
I couldn't help but run over to check out the SOH

The LongReach
The quickest flight to australia i've ever taken.

Comments

[Sister and Mommy]

Hi from home
As usual we LOVE hearing about your adventure keep it coming xoxo mommy and your sista oh and I had a pretty awesome dream about our puppy shane as well!!

[pappy]

blow me down
Aye matey ye've floted a long way to be down under. Oops wrong accent and metaphor again. Well you gotta feel something different standin with your head below your feet. Big question....how do the terlets water flush Great soh pic, but as you say hard to get a bad shot of a great model. Major change of weather here, went to friggen hot from very hot. Had a few rain sprinkles last pm otherwise ssdd. love dad

[Steve]

Watch out for the crocs, mate
Yo Eric. I can't tell if you're enjoying yourself. Don't forget souvenirs for us stay-at-home folks. Take care bud...S.P.

[BobbyFree]

I have hasd those moments...
There was a year when I found myself in a certain part of the globe eight times! Any time I got a flight, the money and time, I was there. The experiences were so compelling during one stint, I stayed awake 38 hours. We were doing our favorite kind of partying- mixing with local people in rain forests where there were no televisions and nothing to prove. I am not a shutter bug like you Eriku. My pictures are all in my head but when you spoke of how compelling a look at the opera house was- I could really relate. Peace Bob