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Saturday, January 15, 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: Partial Sun

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Trip Stats to Date:
Day: 1010
Linear Dist: 198815
Countries Visited: 67
Regions Visited: 250
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Hotels: 325
Friends / Family: 266
Camping: 120
Hostels: 220
Transit: 65
Other Lodging: 13
Beers: 3590
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Journal Entry:
I set out on a car parts quest. The first stop had been recommended to me - "Jap World" (so much for PC language here). They don't deal in Patrols, but referred me to another junk yard - "Tempe Tokyo" where they were able to supply me with a 24 volt headlight and refer me to an auto electrician where I got the off-road light. Spent the afternoon getting those in, then re-wiring the license plate light, now everything works!

Spent some time working on a program then cleaned up to go meet the group at Kinselas. I was supposed to meet Dean (from Africa), but never got his call. When I called for my messages he had called and left a message, but for some reason it hadn't rang through to my phone. I decided to drive to Kinselas (because I can!) what would have taken me twenty minutes to walk took an hour in the car. I got to the right place, but while looking for parking got hopelessly lost. I finally ended up in the city center where I could find my way back from - but then I still had to find parking. Said hello to everyone, then immediately went out to get some food. The reason for being at Kinselas was to see a short film that a bunch of the people I've been hanging out with were in - I'd missed it, but there was going to be another showing so I rushed out for a bite to eat. I was going to go to Hungry Jack's (Burger King), but I got distracted by a small Indian Place which turned out to be excellent! Back at Kinselas saw the movie - funny if a bit crude then headed home early to watch the Australian classic "The Castle".


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

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