its been raining here all week and as shitty as that is, its not really cold or anything and my mother had the good sense to stuff a poncho in my bag so im pretty set.  except that my pants dyed my bag black and im afraid to take them off for fear of what my own legs look like.

spent the day perusing museums and just strolling through my last day here in sydney.  it was glorious.  i havent done something like that i think since i was in europe with D.  and i sort of loved the irreverent take on history that aussie curators take.  its like they dont take themselves too seriously and use words like 'poo' in their exhibit descriptions and depict graphic animal deaths.  and they actually encourage people to interact with the stuffed animals and they dont shield their children from visions of death. 

its fabulous.  i laughed my ass off.

so tomorrow morning im headed to melbourne.  ive decided to spend the extra $30 and go for comfort and speed rather than thrift.  sue me.  itll be 11 hours or so of drinking wine with strangers and reading and i want to be able to relax... whatev.

then its going to be all wine tasting for days and probably the great ocean road trek for a few more.  http://www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Great-Ocean-Road/Activities-and-attractions/Outdoor-activities/Walking-and-hiking.aspx


be safe, be well.
taryn