Exploration day

This morning I watched the sun come up over the Pacific again and drank my coffee. Feeling restless, I took the bus down to Manly and then the ferry into the city. I wandered around the Rocks area for a while and ended up drinking a few ice colds at the Fortune of War, advertised as the oldest pub in the city. It was awfully hot, so the beer was quite refreshing. Now, after posting this in an internet cafe, I am getting back on the bus to go home and read over my speech for tomorrow. I have to pay the piper for this trip!

The high point of my day, as always, was talking to Jayne on the telephone. I can't wait until she joins me next week.

Back in OZ!!!!

Here I sit in an internet cafe tucked behind a Subway sandwich shop in Narrabeen, New South Wales. I arrived yesterday after a lenghty airplane ride that I managed to sleep through for the most part. The only jet lag I felt was staying up until sundown here, which was about two in the morning Montana time. Today I feel great and have spent the morning peddling around the place on a bicycle that Jane loaned me. Last night we had a delicious dinner of lamb racks and salad, washed down with ice cold Cooper's sparkling ale. I have been to the local Woolworths to lay in a supply of Bundaburg rum, meat pies, and VB, so I am well stocked. I even managed to call Jayne this morning on my borrowed cell phone. Life is good!

Tomorrow I will probably be rehearsing my speech for the big conference on Wednesday. Jane will take me into the city and make sure I find the convention center that day, and afterwards Ronald is taking me to a local club for a trivia night competition. It is so exciting to be here! I plan to post as often as I can, so stay tuned for further updates. G'day, mates!