London- Hong Kong- Adelaide- Melbourne

And so here I am in Melbourne, 34 degrees and sunny with a refreshing breeze... life is hard! It seems forever since I booked it all...
The flight was pretty epic- leaving London at 9pm on the 4th, and arriving at 2pm (Ozzy time) on the 6th! The flight from London to Hong Kong was made even longer by my next door neighbour being a snoring power- farter. I have since started a campaign to make such infomation available when booking your seats on a long haul flight...
I therefore was forced to ulitise my 6 hour holdover at Hong Kong airport having a nap, which was fine because not only is it exorbitently expensive there, and I'm not really in the market for a Chanel handbag directly before my backpacking trip (or ever for that matter).
The onward flight was better, but also sin sleep seeing as I was trying to watch every film on the plane (and to beat the jetlag dontcha know). Would highly reccomend 'The Social Network' for those of you interested in the whole Facebook phenomenon.
The best part of my trip however would have to be the transfer from the airport; I was picked up by an elderly gentleman who I thought was doing a Borat impression, until the telling of his lifestory lead me to realise he was originally Russian but now with a slight Ozzy twinge (when forced to guess his country of origin I resisted the urge to say Kazikstan- great personal growth there I think). My driver spent the 30 minute journey telling me about the red light district of the city, and where not to wear a short skirt unless I "want to earn some spending money". Meant with a good heart I think.
After a 13 hour power sleep last night I was up for a run this morning- that local park is EPIC, gorgeous and surrounded by drinking fountains and workout equiptment. Looking forward to making it a daily haunt! And since then I have been occupied with filling out paperwork, sorting out CVs, setting up my Ozzy bank account (donations welcome). Tonight I'm all set for my first Ozzy BBQ and some sampling of the local amber nectar! BRING ON OZ!!