today we have done the bridge - good stuff, structurally sound... the botanical gardens - the sun came out just had the right time, gardens are v pretty, fountains v nice, nearly had a little snooze St Mary's cathedral - hallelujah, it wasn't a buddhist temple - had holy water and people genoflecting (sp?) and everything - in my bloomin' element! Hyde Park - archibald fountain is v nice; as is the pool of reflection tourist information - jeffin pain in the bu...

well guys i have made it to sydney... since brisbane we have been to byron bay - but just for the night, stikll i got a good vibe from the place - we didn't spend any more time there coz we wanted to check syndney out properly before flying to nz on thurs - and we've already done all there is to offer that we want to do in byron anyway. we also went to a surf camp - that was interesting - i cannot surf to save my life - this does not bother me in the slightes...