12th November During my first day here, I developed what I now realise was a very one-sided and unfair impression of the city; Tuesday I had a bad day. I phoned many many places in search of fruit picking work, all in vain, I spent way too much, and realised that once again, my bank account is down to just a couple hundred dollars, making it even more important for me to find work soon. It was 32C and I trudged around getting hotter and sweatier and dirtier and ...

10th NovemberIt's a girt big old road that runs beside the sea (so guess what the aussies call it..) I have to admit, the tour from Alice Springs to Adelaide was so great, and with such a great group of people, that my expectations for the Great Ocean Road were somewhat reserved.. on first impressions, the tour guide did nothing to inflate them.. Brian, an old, bald bloke, get out of the bus and started reading our names off a list without so much as a "hi ...