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01. The Huge pooping Kangaroo
02. Scary Huge Beautiful Tiger.
03. 14 fucking foot 1400 lb Shark
04. the Bridge Steve climbed
05. cute Stoned Koala

I had an amazing time. It was very liberating.
I need to get out more.

The international flights weren't too bad ( Qantas takes care of you _ and somehow the single empty seat on both flights was next to me ) although they were 14 and 12 hours respectivley. Alaska airlines did their best to screw everything up in LA both ways. Bastards.

Was struck by how NICE everyone was and the weather was gorgeous. Not a moment wasted as there was so much to do. and that Australian accent....HOT. Plus, SO many HOT men. So, picture HOT Aussie men with HOT accents who are super friendly.

Darling Harbour is where we stayed. The Sydney Entertainment Centre, where we were to see Kylie - was directly across the street from our hotel. That Damn Opera house was not so impressive up close, I tell you. It took hours to get to and of course you have to pay 35 bucks to get in and walk around.

Confronting my Fear of Sharks with was very humbling. The shark tank was full of 'em. like 50 or more of various shapes, breeds and sizes and a few other things like these giant Rays - which have the coolest faces underneath. Ok, so the huge one in the picture is just a Mere Gray Nurse Shark - but the Bitch was 16 feet long and 1400 pounds. Still seriously scary.

There were no cages between people and the kargaroos. I half expected to get my Ass kicked by that huge one, he kept opening one eye to look at me. And then he pooped himself and went back to sleep. Some silly kids were going up to them and petting them. I've seen too many america's funniest home videos where the kangaroos kick the shit out of people. No thanks.


Koalas's are some cute shit. We learned that they are totally stoned all the time from the Eucalyptus leaves. Sweet! They don't move very fast because they are stoned and we learned that they don't really have a rib cage and are easily killed. it's illegal to touch a Koala in New South Wales ( the "state" that Sydney is in ) unless you are aided by a zoo official. strange?

Lions and Tigers and Bears - Oh My! Saw them all. Was kind of struck with how absolutely beautiful the tigers were. Of course, the one above was fantasizing about eating me.