Melbourne

I arrived yesterday morning.

I caught a 8.45am plane form Sydney & was here by 10am. It was a really good flight. I 'love' the take off where you feel like you're gonna lose you're stomach :o) Maybe that's why I like roller coasters so much.

Anyway, I made it form the airport to my friends place with out to much hassle, catching the airport shuttle, then a train & connecting bus. Melbourne public transport is a little different than Sydneys but it's all good. I was surprised, I got on the train at Spencer Street Station & changed trains at Flinders Street Station, the train that I got off just sat there. One of the guys I was talking to said it'd be there for like 10 minutes & that it's a usual occurrence. No one seemed pissed off about it either... In Sydney, I was on the train the other day & there was some sort of medical emergency at one of the stations, our train stopped for just over 5 minutes & everyone was pissed off. It's a little different...

Before I forget - note to self: "when carrying a very large, heavy backpack for an extended period of time (longer that 10 minutes) must wear hiking boots cause ankles feel like they're going to snap!" The shoulders are fine it just killed the ankles. I even looked like a bit of a retard & decided to see if I could run for the train with my pack on & was able to do so (for the duration of 3 minutes).

Tested out my sleeping bag & sleep sheet properly last night - it was a bloody cold night but I was super cozy & had to leave the zip open.

Quick backtrack - went to yet another active outdoor shop again on Tuesday, brought proper thermal top & leggings, they're super sexy... Not, but will keep me warm. Also got some hiking shorts & my pac safe wire mesh thing. Wondering if I should buy a proper parker. So far I have 2 thermal tops & my flease thing that's supposed to be better than a normal one... Maybe I'll just buy stuff when I get there...