2009
12.18

In Australia

I love it here.  I feel like I only take half as many breaths to get twice as much air.  No need for air conditioning. . . just a cool breeze blowing in from the ocean.  Swimming in bath temperature ocean water. . .   The food, the smells. . . its all so “home”.

I have had Gigner Beer, 3 pies, the most amazing watermealon, Nutrigrain.  Mmmm.

A few frustrating things.. .  all these “rules”.  There was a sign saying we couldn’t go on a walk on the beach due to alge.  Bugger that. . . we walked anyway and just hosed our feet off when we got back to the house.  But there are fines and fees and rules for everything!  It feels very “big brother”.  You can’t chop down a tree in your own yard!

And then the cost of everything continues shock me.  $4.50 per gallon for fuel.  Little bitty houses are $400.000 etc.  It presents such a frustrating barrior of entry that I keep feeling like I’ll never be able to live here again.  :-(

Going to be meeting up with an old friend and heading down to the Gold Coast today.  That should be a blast.

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  1. Well, Billy – that’s what you get for living in a poor house like America :-P

  2. Wow! Expensive gas. Though isn’t the public transit system better there?