I arrived safely in Australia and from what I've seen so far, it's pretty amazing. Yesterday I went for a walk around Manley, where I'm staying with my brother and his girlfriend. I saw lizards, parrots and all sorts of birds that I couldn't identify. Also, spiders as big as my palm - eek!

I've been taking photos but working out Flickr is a bit beyond me right now so you'll have to wait on those. I'm also doing a travel journal, which is great fun.

Went paddling in the sea - in the rain! It cleared up later on though and I managed to catch the sun and get a little red, that's the disadvantage of being 'a pale blue Scottish person', it doesn't take much sun for my skin to be very surprised at the concept! Fortunately I'm not sunburnt and I'll be more careful today. Apparently even overcast rainy days need sun cream here.

Hoping to go over to Sydney later to see the gay Mardi Gras, if my killer jetlag allows - I'll be fine for a few hours and then I'll suddenly start swaying and staggering as though I'm drunk.