Arrival in Koala-Land

Well, I successfully made it to Australia. The journey wasn't too bad, watched about 4 movies and a ton of Friends. On a side note, if anyone hasn't seen The Hangover 2, it's worth a watch. I was a good few glasses of wine down by the end of the movie, and was buzzing for a party after watching the antics of the lads in the movie. Thus I attempted a wee rave in my chair with David Guetta blasting out the iPod. Cue disapproving looks from the old dear sitting next to me.

But, I made it safe and sound in the end. Was picked up at the airport by a good friend of mine, who for the purpose of this blog we'll refer to as TopCat. The reason for the alias is it's very likely I'll get in a few stupid situations out here, and an alternative name stops my friends (who may well have been responsible for said 'situation') from being judged in the same fashion as I, as a work-shy alcoholic reprobate.

So it's been a case of catching up on sleep for the past day or so, and sorting out all the boring stuff like bank details, phone numbers and building a boomerang. The weekend however could be interesting. It's a wee trip to Canberra (the capital of Australia) on the cards in celebration of TopCat's cousin reaching the ripe old age of 21. The plan afterwards is to attack the nightlife of Canberra, and see what impression we can make armed with a kilt, a condom, and a story about Ruaridh Ferguson. (Ed's note, only a few will understand the reference to Ruaridh Ferguson. Rest assured, he's a good lad).

And that's pretty much it for the moment folks, hope things are going well back home. I did attempt surfing this morning, my first real Aussie experience. It's a good laugh, although I found it rather difficult to concentrate fully on the task at hand. The fact I spent 2/3rds of my time looking for sharks was undoubtably a distraction. If a wee shark had wondered along I wouldn't really fancy my chances. The shark's speed, killer instinct and razor sharp teeth, against me with piece of wood and a 'Help for Heroes' bracelet.

Speak to you in a bit.

PS: Not long until Movember kicks off.