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Thursday, January 13, 2000
Sydney, Australia
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Sydney, Australia:
Latitude: 33° 53' 7" South
Longitude: 151° 14' 2" East
Altitude: 236 feet
From Seattle: 8714 miles
Lodging: Friend / Family - Sofie and Chris

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Today's Travel:
Country: Australia
Region: New South Wales
Weather: Sunny

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Trip Stats to Date:
Day: 1008
Linear Dist: 198815
Countries Visited: 67
Regions Visited: 250
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Hotels: 325
Friends / Family: 264
Camping: 120
Hostels: 220
Transit: 65
Other Lodging: 13
Beers: 3585
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Journal Entry:
I was getting desperate so I finally forced myself to do laundry then sat around reading waiting for the first load to finish. Put in another load then finished off the morning by taking Zac (Sof's mom's dog that she's dog sitting) for a walk.

Drove into the city and parked next to the Boy Charelton pool. I was planning on going for a swim, but by this time the lunch crowd was there. Ended up walking around, then having lunch in, the Royal Botanical Gardens. Went to NRMA (New South Wale's automobile club), joined and got some maps, but found out I can't transfer the title there. Walked down to the RTA and waited in line for an hour only to find out I need some proof of address. A bill, bank statement, or even a typed letter would do, but I don't have any of those so they gave me a form to have Chris or Sof fill out vouching for me. In short I'm going to have to come back and try again later.

Bought a multi-meter so I can track down some minor electrical problems in my car ("my car" - that still sounds so weird). Nothing major, I've just got some lights out.

Walked back to the car and motivated myself to go for a swim. Not much of a workout - only one kilometer, but it still felt good to do something. Spent some time tracking down the electrical problems - a cable to the left tail light had come undone, a headlight needs to be replaced, and the wires for one of the off-road lights and the license plate light are broken and need to be replaced. Felt good to solve all the problems I'd tackled!

Spent a little time on the Internet to upload a week and a half's worth of journal entries. Tried to have diner at three pubs / restaurants before finally finding one that had room (The Four in Hand - Rebecca's dad's pub).


Related Sites:
CNN: Current Weather in Sydney
US State Department Consular Information Sheets: Australia
CIA World Fact Book: Australia

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