Day 125 March 14th 2007, G'day - Auckland to Sydney

After much interest the mullet is staying, the voting says it all 55% in favor of me not getting a hair cut. With the important issue dealt with onto the traveling. We arrived in Sydney at around 10:30AM today after an early flight from Auckland. Coming from new Zealand the customs guys were a lot more relaxed, no shoe or tent cleaning they were happy that their friends over the water would have taken care of any bugs.

A view of the opera house from the ferry

We headed for our apartment in the Darling Harbor area before setting off for our rendezvous with Kirsten and Julie also over here traveling. After almost 5 months of peace and quiet I was subjected to continuous girlie chat and gossip, as I was about to throw myself off the bridge, Bufont (also know as Richard, an old friend of the girls who had just moved over here) turned up and I was saved.

From left to right, Kirsten, Julie, Richard and Shelley

After a few beers and some basking in the views of the Bridge and Opera House we headed off via ferry to Manley Beach. From my first impressions of Oz I can say that if being sent over here was still being used as a punishment I would gladly break into the nearest police station back home. Sydney is calm and relaxed like Auckland but has a bit more of a buzz about the place and the weather is great.

Now an interesting fact about Oz, Crocodile Dundee is the 4th highest grossing film of all time. Here's the top 5

1. Titanic (In 1997)
2. Shrek 2 (2004)
3. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2004)
4. Crocodile Dundee (1986)
5. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Highlights: The great atmosphere of Sydney