Back travelling!!!

So as of yesterday I returned to the world of a world traveller. At 2pm I caught a bus out of Bunbury to Perth... then I waited around Perth until I could catch my plane which didn't take off until 1am (made a few phone calls to pass the time). Then I landed in Melbourne 3 and a half hours later... but with the time difference it was close to 7am (and I got about 30 mins of sleep on the plane). From the airport I caught a shuttle to downtown Melbourne... then I decided that it would be a good idea for me to walk the rest of the way to my hostel... let's just say that it ended up being a hour and a half walk with my forty pound backpack and my fifteen pound carry-on bag have left me with slightly sore shoulders... but I am here now and just waiting to check into my room so that I can go to sleep for a few days. Mom asked me to write about the weather... so here goes... it is hot! Not dying in the heat hot... or some of the dry heats that we can get back home... it is a very manageable heat and my tan supports that. In the three weeks that I was in Bunbury since Amanda left there was one afternoon of rain. Although from time to time it does cool off quite nice in the evenings and I even get to wear my jeans (which is a nice treat from wearing the same clothes week after week). Another interesting tidbit that I could mention to help make this seem more exciting is how they deal with money over here. First off they have all the same bills as us, but for coins they have $0.05, $0.10, $0.20, $0.50, $1, and $2 coins. You'll notice the absence of pennies... that is because everytime you buy something they just round your bill up or down to the nearest $0.05 (less change in your pocket... something Canada should look into)... they also include all taxes in sales prices so when you want to buys something you know exactly what it costs without having to do Math in your head (not that I advocate Math being taken out of your everyday life...but when you're on a budget it's nice to be able to do the easy calculations). Anyways that's about it for this side of the world. I fly over to New Zealand on Sunday which is only four days away! Take care and write to you all soon, Ryan.