Sydney/Cairns

All right.
I'm here in Cairns (pronounced CANS). Things are going well.
Made some friends in my hostel.
Snorkelled the Great Barrier Reef, where I saw 2 sea turtles and 2 sharks, among other things.
I did not find Nemo.
While in Sydney, I took the obligatory pictures in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, and Sydney Opera House. It was a bit of a chilly day, but that didn't stop me from a good amount of walking.
Story: I was wandering through a botanical garden with head phones on when I suddenly started hearing some shrieking. I took my headphones off and realized that I was in the middle of a bat sanctuary of some sort. I looked up and there were literally hundreds of bats hanging upside down, fighting, flying, and overall creeping the bejezus out of me. I took a few pictures and got out of there.

I hope to get a hold of the farming woman tommorrow to start that part of my trip.

Cheers!

Casey

PS When I bumped into someone today, I said "Excuse me mate" without even thinking of it.