Hey everyone, I found Danny(my cousin)! We are meeting up in Hervey Bay tomorrow and will be traveling together the rest of the way up to Cairns. very exciting! I went surfing today. Had me a real Australian surf lesson=) lots and lots of fun. Learned all the right technique and terms. Even got up most of the time, much nicer waves for beginniers than in Santa Barbara. to #1 aunty: I would love to go see Fanny with you when I get back, we'll plan more later=)...

In Australia now, been wandering around Sydney. Didn't find out that Danny was here until today and I am supposed to leave for Byron Bay tonight so I am frantically trying to get ahold of him. Turns out he has been staying one block away from me for the past couple of days and I didn't even know it! Crazy world! I got to go see a modern version of Romeo and Juliet at the Sydney Opera House last night. It was really good. Sydney is a beautiful city and if I had to...