We made it across the ocean fine, barring the spirit debilitating flight of 13 hours.
Upon arrival we waited 1 hour for our bags ( a certain local or two unleashed some colorful vitriol at the coordinators ). Thereafter we took the underground to circular quay and the ferry thence to manly. The apartment was ready upon arrival and has been a nice home base for operations thus far.
The surf was good yesterday and the day before and we made great use of it, taking some mini-mals out for the day.
We’ve found a great Indian food restaurant up the way, but have enjoyed the kitchen in our place a great deal. It’s nice to not to have to depend on strangers for all your meals.
We’re taking today off from surfing — which is good because it will give unaccuustomed arms a day to rest. Also, the waves suck today.
Something truly amazing happened today. At coffee, i looked out on the water and saw a nascent funnel cloud hanging down. Any Texas boy would know. A few minutes later it touched the water and was a full waterspout! The locals were amazed and it moved closer and closer until suddenly it dissapated and returned skyward. Amazing.
From Manly Daily
OZ is beautiful and friendly and fun, as i remember it. More pics and prose later.
Lauren and I have arrived safe and sound in LAX and are ready to make the 13-hour hop across to Sydney. We’ve made notes on where to retrieve our keys, we have our melatonin ready, and we just enjoyed a Wolfgang Puck pizza / salad combination. With the other bleary eyed passengers, made harshly garish by the unfriendly fluorescent lighting, we are awayting the entry into the time and space warping tube that is carrying us to a new continent, and the antipodal season.
I wonder, will I find my way back to that dingy internet cafe on George street where so long ago I wrote..
Hey all.
Wednesday we leave for Sydney. In efforts to try to sync up school and work, I’m to take the 2nd math exam tomorrow ( yes scarcely a week since my last ), so I’ve been cramming that material into my gray matter as quickly as possible ( thus the light presence the last few days ). My Latin prof and I have arranged to take any exams upcoming post-return.
We’re both very excited about heading ( in my case, back ) to Sydney. It should be a good break from balmy Austin. Sydney appears to be cool and breezy, nevertheless we hope to enjoy a bit of sun and sand whilst there.
It’s hard to believe that my first trip was within the first 6 months of my starting this weblog. To think of the strange orbit that impelled be thence, and back, and into a twilight realm, and pulled Lauren into my life, and then flung us to Texas, and now sends me back to that place where so many of the questions that had bothered me so long came to bear a heavy weight upon me under vastly better conditions seems a chance to close another cycle.
In any case, I’ve got a few funny posts under development, but I’ve not had the time to put them together. Perhaps I’ll find time before I leave, or on the plane.
…or perhaps not.
In any case, pictures and updates should be coming soon from New Holland.
