The Land of OZ

I am in Australia, and having a really great time. I have only been here for 2 days so far, but am staying with my friend Matthew, who i went to high school with. He picked me up bright and early on Saturday morning and showed me a bit of the city. The first day was actually spent mostly doing my laundy as i regret to say it had been about a month (EW!!) since most things had seen a washing machine. Now not to harp to harshly on my cleanliness, I have become a great bathroom washer of clothing in sinks with hotel bars of soap that I scam. But whites always seem to become a bit grey, and they just don't get rid of that musty back-packers smell. With the humidity in Thialand also things never seemed to fully dry, unless i racked the airconditioning up to sub-zero temperatures. So Matthew was a little overwhelmed at my 3 months on the road, worn-out and slightly smelly clothes, and insisted that i shower, and at my refusal to burn my clothes, we washed them in hot hot water, and they even went in a dryer!!! Let me tell you how much i love dryers. They are the best thing in the whole entire world, and my next big love is dryer sheets. Yes i know that they are bad for the enviornment or something, and are loaded with chemicals, but they are chemicals that make my clothes feel and smell WONDERFUL!
But washing my clothes is not all i have done in Australia. Matthew lives outside of Sydney, or in Sydeny... i am not sure which it is. I think Sydney is another Vancouver or Phoenix where the city had grown into other cities so you don't know where th boundries lie. But iether way i am in or around the capital city. We have checked out Manley Beach and Bondi beach, I met Matthews best friend, another dancer and went to a club that has 5 rooms which all play different music, but the inside looks like Ranchmans ( a cowboy bar in Calgary). Matthew has started to try and teach me to dance, as he is a dance instructor and is curretnly opening his own studio. I am not very good, and tend to get dizzy! I have learned that one day when i grow up and can drive a car without hitting other cars that i want to get a motorcycle. Matthew has one and after gearing me up in leathers and helmets i have decided i look good as a biker babe and should invest in one of these two wheeled machines. But as i said since i tend to run into things, i still would like a big steel metal cage around me!
Tomorrow we are going to head into the city and check out the opera house and the botanical gardens and whatever else there is to see. I have ridden over the Sydney Harbor bridge via motorcycle and seen the opera house from afar, but want to get closer!
I am hoping to check out a bit more of the country and see what wild animals i can run into so we're looking into going camping one weekend!
That is really all for now. The last computer wouldn't let me upload the pictures that i had promised so i will try to get onto that soon!
Love from down under!