Sydney

So we have been harrassed into making another post. Since I arrived we had been staying at the AMG motel & apartments in Ryde (which I believe is a subdivision of Sydney). Not a whole lot has happened hence why the delay in posting. We have discovered some more comforts from home as we enjoyed a classy dinner prepared for us by the chefs at the local Pizza Hut. Justin has since landed back in Canada so now Amanda is stuck with me (an upgrade if I do say so myself). The other evening as we strolled through Ryde looking for their tenpin bowling alley (which turned out to be the site of the most recent demolition center) we heard some loud cheering coming from a nearby park. We checked it out and discovered that it was a real LIVE cricket game. The fans were insane as the shouted in an attempt to gain an edge on the opposition. As much as we like to believe that it was the passion speaking it is highly likely that it was the numerous empty beer bottles... either way it was the most exciting match of cricket either of us had ever seen... granted it was the first game for both of us and we spent most of it trying to understand the rules. Aside from that not much is new. We toured around downtown Sydney yesterday... and right now we are sitting in the Sydney airport waiting to catch a flight to Brisbane (which has recently been hit with a cyclone-like storm). Once we land there the plan is to hop on a bus to Maroochydore... however, the final destination has changed several times in the past few days and could change again later today. Hope all is well... let us know when you are all barried in snow.