Aussie Eyes (Pics!)

I haven't quite been able to give you 1000 words on everything that I've seen so here are a few highlight pictures to satiate your appetite until I return to Canada with a full-out slideshow. Feast your eyes on these!

- Darling, curious, Koala kub

- Kermit's well-deserved star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
- Buzzzz

- What Australian photo blog would be complete without Kangaroos?

- Or their little Wallaby counterparts?
- Remarkable climb up the Remarkable Rocks

- Fur Seal Nap Time
- Comments needed!

Quotes and Questions

- "ARE YOU READY, sir, for the second coming of Jesus Christ?"
I had to laugh at the formality of the man thrusting a pamphlet at me on Hollywood Boulevard.

- Do Not Enter Bus Through Window
Is it really necessary to put this sticker on the public buses in Adelaide? Wouldn't the driver object to you boarding his lap anyhow?

- This is more of a reflection, but is it wrong that I came halfway around the world to go out drinking with a couple of Canadians? And a Kiwi.. that makes it okay, right?

How much more Australian could I really get than going to a place called Kangaroo Island tomorrow? Going to see sea lions, enjoy the Fairy Penguins fairy much, and most likely see my first live Kangaroo on his eponymous island!

Arrived Down Under

I've made it.. sort of. Two flights in, two still remaining, but at least the 14+ hour whopper of LA->Sydney is behind me (as of ten minutes ago). The flight was manageable, kind of like one really, really long, somewhat sleepless night that in actuality took two days (silly international dateline). Only quick hops now on to Melbourne and direct transfer to Adelaide, then I get to work my way back here over land during the next few weeks.

LA was seen in a haste. Leaving the she-male on the subway (no amount of cover-up can cover that up..) I ran around the Walk of Fame trouncing on everyone from Faye Wray to Chevy Chase to Rush! Saw the Kodak and Chinese Theatres and some shady parts of Sunset Boulevard. Also scorched through downtown on foot by the library, city hall and old Walt's Music Hall (Disney that is). Most importantly I kept track of the HOLLYWOOD sign at all times.

So far so good. I haven't a clue what time it is anywhere despite what my three time-zone watch tells me, all I know is that it needs to be Shower-time, and soon!