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Next stop was Stanley Chasm. It's not as far as Kings Canyon. Amazing. I would have loved to go to Ayres Rock, but I needed to catch a ride with some new friends. They were going to Queensland.
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I went to Indy on the Gold Coast, it rained and there was a really bad crash at the start. I met some great people who were going to New Zealand and offered to take me along.
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I love the shopping! You wait here, I'll just pop into this shop. I won't be long.
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I eventually did leave the shops. I was exhausted, so I headed off to Hanmer Springs, where a long relaxing soak in the thermal pools relieved the stress of shopping. I'm ready to move on now.
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I am off to the cricket at the Gabba with a couple of Queenslander friends. They said it is traditional to stop at the Norman Hotel on the way; so we did.
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Australia is playing Sri Lanka. I don't understand this game.
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Very friendly, these Queenslanders. The beer is good too. They all say that I can't pronounce Fourex properly. After six or seven of them, nor can they.
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I avoided the dreaded SARS virus while in Vancouver. I had a great time, but my friends didn't understand e-mail. We had to go to a normal post office.
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I had a real problem getting through Customs in Korea, the Police thought I was some kind of political statement. Oh yeah, can you name every revolutionary organisation that uses a green tree frog as a symbol of rebellious power?
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Well, its one year since I started my adventure. I will be back in Alice Springs for 2004 Masters Games, but in the meantime checkout www.alicespringsmasters.nt.gov.au.
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The first stop in the UK was Brighton Pier. This is the one that did not fall down in the storms earlier this year. Not a good beach for sunbathing; pebbles, no sun and my fair skin.
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I couldn't get any closer to the famous Stonehenge than this fence. I think they erected the fence just before I arrived, they must have known! Those Korean police must have told them. I'm not a troublemaker, just misunderstood. The Canadians know how to show a girl a good time. I'm going back there!
