Blogs from Bondi Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 43

Hey everyone. So im finally in sydney - I nearly burst out crying when I saw the opera house (i know Lee - im such a sap). But before that news. update on m.bourne So Claire and Gem arrived on saterday which started off an awesome weekend. WEnt to stay with Claire's family (the Hendersons) who are such lovely people. WE all went to town and went out on saterday night. Claire was like "lets wear skirts" and I was like "sure" (I think we picked the coldest night in melbourne). By three in the morning on the street I was about ready to become a human icicle (spelling - aah). Sunday we went to look at the art gallery and my friend Mish (Nip) cam from Traralgon to see me (which was awesome). My dads ... read more

I have left... *sigh* I've just realised that amongst all my ramblings herein, I haven't really described the atmosphere and the energy of the people.. but really it is quite unsummable. I would not be doing anyone any favours with attempts to categorise and describe the natures.... Suffice to say there are symbols in the woods, that epitomise the community environment and living lands... see picture Definitely the 'Rainbow Region'. Letterboxes from huge old-fashioned metal milk jugs congregate at the end of long dusty driveways and long, vertical coloured flags hang in the still air... children wear wings and dance with ribbons, mothers cradle their babes in cloth slings and dance together to the beat... we wake and take a swim in the clear waters of the sea then follow breakfast with leafy greens of home ... read more

The last few days have been quite interesting... that's for sure. Last time I wrote, Michelle and I ended up going to bed super early that night because we were completely exhausted. We woke up early the next morning and grabbed some breakfast at the bakery. Sean (our friend from Ireland) came and met up when he woke up and then we decided to Venture out to Manly Beach to meet up with Brandon and Derek. We stopping in the city so Michelle could cash in some travellers cheques. Then we headed to the Wharf to take this ferry over to Manly. It only cost around 6 AUD. The view of the harbour was nothing shot of spectacular. When we finally got to Manly, the guys were wating for us. So we all sat down and ... read more

Arrived in Sydney. Scott and I bought a camper van this morning and it is soooo groovy! It is brightly painted with flowers, mushrooms and a sunshine, and has curtains, a bed, carpet, a little camper stove and a cabinet to keep all our clothes etc in! The weather here is weird. It was pouring it down with rain this morning, so we spent all morning getting soaked whilst running around trying to buy a van. Some of the ones we looked at were pathetic, but when we saw this one we bought it on the spot - hope its OK. The weather is nice now and we are at Bondi Beach...guess why I am here at e-mail instead of sunning myself and regaining the tan I lost in New Zealand? The retard at check-in in ... read more