Driving from Port McQuarrie to Sydney was pretty straightforward, with the exeption of the detour around the lakes, which were quite pretty in a Port Alfred-ish way.
With the Country Way part of our trip over, we decided that we needed to refresh our Aussie country music CD. So we stopped at the first available spot and bought a double Trance special - so we could pump our way into the city!
We stopped in the Newcastle district for a walk around the gardens and a snack - both Andre and I were taking a bit of bodily strain from sitting in the car for two days. Bruce may have been a pretty comfy model, but two days is two days!
We ordered a chicken sandwhich on wholemeal bread, which sounded lovely. It arrived as a piece of chicken between 2 pieces of plain brown bread. That's it. Not a smear of butter, not a leaf of lettuce or a sniff of spice. Andre said a few sentences in juicy Afrikaans that had me almost rolling off the chair with mirth - nothing like a good skinner in a language no one else understands!
Our first night in Sydney was spent with Marion and her family, who opened their home to us, and cooked the most gorgeous thai curry. I slept like a log, probably the best sleep I've had in Australia.
I do have pictures, but can't post them from here - I'm sitting in a huge internet and gaming place in Singapore, opposite my hotel. It has about 50 computers, is open 24hrs and is quite noisy, as half the people here are playing some form of game that makes shooting and exploding noises.
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