We decided (one day late) to take a trip out to Bondi Beach. After about 309 mins on a bus and 30 mins walking after we missed the stop we should have got off at we finally arrived at the famous sand-pit. It was pretty much like the Cornish coast although the surf was a bit higher and it was a little warmer. We then walked about 6 km from Bondi through a town called Bronte (no sisters on view) and through to Coogee which is a bit like Blackpool, withour the raw sewage. It was f aun way to spend the afternoon even tough our feet hurt now. In the evenihng we met up with Vanessa wjhom we met in Thailand and went out for Nando's and a coule of drinks. Pat stayed out (we were knackered) and had a very interesting evening spent in the company of an Aussie butter called Mick. at was so scared of the sinister Mick that when said headcase went for a loo-break Pat sprinted out of the door and ran home...

After an early start this morning we made it up to Taronga Zoo where I made the mistake of spekaing my thoughts out loud on the ferry over there. What I said was 'I dunno why we're going here I bloody hate zoos'. At least the Yanks in front laughed... As expected there were some cuddly Koalas and sleeping kangaroos and that was about it. Pretty poor to be honest but hey I felt fairly vindicated...we then went for a bit to eat and a trip round Sydney Aquarium which was everything the zoo wasn't - informative, interesting and incredibly large meaning the fish got a reasonable tank space. There were a few triggerfish and some very cute clown anemone fish (my faves - see sections on diving) and also a Giant Crested Maori Wrasse - a great way to spend an afternoon. On the way back we stopped off for a couple of games of pool and I remain underfeated in the Antipodes...