Update from Australia

Free Wifi is surprisingly difficult to find in Sydney but I finally found one in the McDonalds near our hotel on "The Rocks". It's been a busy few days in Sydney so far. We took a boat out to follow the start of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and that was quite a watery traffic jam - but as I wasn't driving it was ok. We did the zoo yesterday and saw all the exotic sleeping animals. Only the Laughing Kookabura seemed to be very energetic. Today we took the ferry to Manly and hiked to North Head, the cliff that overlooks the entrance to Sydney Harbor.

The most striking thing about Sydney is the clean air. The buildings, moon, everything on the horizon is so crisp and clear it almost hurts the eyes to look at it. But it's great to breathe.