roganjosh

So I’ve been travelling around like a crazy person since the last update. Melbourne was a lot of fun, it’s a great city - a bit like all the best bits of european cities stuck together and put somewhere sunny. I ended up in a great hostel and met a lot of Brits and Irish girls, which meant going out to Irish bars a lot. It also meant going to the Neighbours quiz on most of our’s last night in the city, and getting my picture taken with Toadfish! I’ve not seen Neighbours in years though so I didn’t recognise anyone else from the cast, and we didn’t win the quiz. ho hum. Obviously that was an exciting night but it was easily eclipsed by going to Melbourne zoo and seeing a DUCK-BILLED PLATYPUS! I’d always thought they’d be really slow and ponderous but in real life the little guy was swimming around like a maniac. Actually his continuous circling did start to make me wonder if he had gone a bit funny in the head, but maybe that’s just what platypuses do? who knows, they’re crasy!

So from Melbourne I needed to get up to Sydney. I guess the most obvious thing to do would have been to jump on a plane and get there in an hour or so, but instead I choose to do a 4 day tour around the coast. Saw some beautiful countryside on the way, travelling to the most southerly point on the mainland - Wilson’s Promontory - then up past Lake Entrance to the Australian Alps! I was throwing snowballs in Australia! who’d have thunk? Lots of wineries and pubs on the trip, and even better - kookaburras! I was maybe more excited to see them than the platypus, but it’s too close to call. oh, wombats too, they’re great.

Just made it in to Sydney now, and I’m off out with the people from the tour in a bit. Just a couple of days left for me in Australia now, and then I head off to the really cold place - New Zealand!

And in other exciting news I’ve sold a picture on artbyinch! There are some people with taste in the world!

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