Today was more of a low key day. Most shops and businesses were closed in observance of Australia Day (which was Saturday). Surprisingly, none of the Australians I talked to could remember exactly what they celebrated the holiday for. Jon claims its the anniversary of the discovery on Australia, but I'll wait for confirmation on that. The one thing everyone agreed on was how Australia Day is celebrated- barbecues, festivals, and fireworks. Much like the American 4th of July. Jon and Jaimie returned from their weekend trip in the afternoon so Skye and Dave dropped me back off at Jaimie's house in Castlereagh. We took a few walks around the horse paddock and down to a nearby river. The house is in a nice quiet area, pretty isolated from anything else nearby. They have neighbors on both sides, but they are both at least 1/4 mile away. Most people here have enough land to keep horses and a few other animals as well.
Earlier in the day Skye and Dave took me over to the local club (think YMCA-ish) to play some cricket. It was a hot day, about 85, but we still stayed out for about an hour. I practiced both my batting and my bowling. I'm not sure why the sport holds so much interest. Its incredibly slow moving and even a good strike only sends the ball about 200 feet. Theres something pretty satisfying about smashing a baseball that you just can't do with a cricket bat.
Tomorrow we'll start planning our roadtrip if the weather is nice. It looks like we'll head north up to Brisbane, making several stops on the way. We also have a few other day trips planned into Sydney and some of the surrounding mountain areas.
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