greetings from sydney

this place is beautiful. arrived on monday and went down to the darling harbour for some sun and gelato. saw an imax on the deep sea and took it easy. tuesday woke up early and went out to bondi beach for the whole day. it was amazing.. pictures are above. wednesday our koala bear tour got cancelled so we took a boat around the harbour and out to the zoo. took a gondola up and down and saw the entire zoo. it was gorgeous. leaving today back to melbourne. staying in southbank for a few days then out to st. kilda beach. will put up more pics asap! thanks for checking!

yarra valley wineries

went yesterday to 3 wineries in yarra valley... very scenic drive out there. crappy day out but learned a lot. Here are some pics from the winery and federation square - across from where i'm staying now. They have a huge advent calendar and every night there's a really cool show when they take off a day. Going to sydney tomorrow for a few days. will be sure to update with more pictures!

hi blokes. just got back from tasmania. it was hellish. we hated tasmania. i can't stress enough how horrible hobart tasmania really is. we arrived on friday afternoon and took a taxi to the most disgusting hostel ever. i mean awful. there was nothing to really do. On Saturday we walked around the Salamanca market then sat in the park. Sunday we took a horrible "lunch cruise" that was just a waste of money. we went to a karaoke bar one day and met some creepy friends that we soon dropped. anyway, i'm back in melbourne. have a few short trips coming up that i will write about soon. enjoy the pics....later in the week i'm going to phillip island to see the penguins and also to the yarra valley winery.

g'day blokes.... had another fantastic day in melbourne. woke up early and went to the immigration office to get my visa put into my passport, opened a bank account, grabbed a smoothie and headed out to st. kilda beach. my friend david and i played on the beach and tried to make ourselves fly using a towel and the wind. it did not work. walked around st. kilda for a while deciding where i was going to look for a job. going to tasmania tomorrow for a couple of days to see the devils and where they make cadbury chocolate. it was 90 and sunny here today, so the beach was backed. very excited for tomorrow. everything is still backwards. will write more from tasmania....

i have arrived

safely, though flying for a day and a half really sucks. australia is amazing. its absolutely gorgeous, although i haven't taken any pics i will soon. this is what i have learned so far. they do everything backwards. they drive on the wrong side of the road, their steering wheels are on the wrong side, they say "ta" instead of thanks, and its just as easy to lose money at a casino on this continent as it is on any other. my goal for the week is to familiarize myself with the metric system. i will update soon with some good dirt and pictures.

the last hoorah

thanks for coming out all... i had a blast. a special thanks to my team. you really showed your love out on the field. this will be the last (and first) of the united states posts. keep checking for updates of the trouble i'm getting in overseas!