I like the age 23 it feels ripe! In fairness we did tease Matt about being 23 when we were in second year but I guess he will forgive us. We had such a fantastic day on the Well Inclined yesterday, I can see how some people cant handle the heat with orders flying left, right and centre (port, starboard and mast?) but to me it all seemed pretty reasonable. The best should was just after a fantastic tack around a buoy when William called "beer time" and we sail on ...

It is not unheard of for me to do strange things in strange places. When I first for my braces we went to celebrate my birthday at Pizza Hut and the cinema. I was being very careful and brushed my teeth in front of the trailers. Yesterday I could be found sewing a button onto a new pair of chinos in Sydney's botanical gardens. I went on to wear these wonderful Cartmel coloured beauties to meet Chris who kindly bought me many birthday drinks in the Argyle, an old...

Just heading to Sydney for birthday weekend to end Australia on a bus which is less comfortable than the SE Asian ones; but the driver is much more informative. I left Byron bay feeling the local vibe but it wasn't for me. Since the others were leaving today it made sense for me to get the overnight bus tonight and I will spend the day in Sydney before meeting Chris Hockin tonight. I genuinely hope the weather picks up... Last night was really chilled, there we...

I haven't felt as reflective as i do right now. I won't be able to get it down in words. I am sitting at the most easterly point of mainland Australia looking out towards the great pacific. It is a surreal feeling to think about how much water is in front of me. I won't have to worry about flying over it for another month or so, but I guess this is half way in my trip. Byron really is hippy. The are no other words. Everyone dresses so diversely even if it is ju...

And now a round of applause and a sigh of relief for those last 4 blogs which almost didn't make it. Clapclapclapclapclap... Mardi Gras was packed. So many happy people and hilarity that as I tried to locate Benson along the parade my iPod unuploaded blogs was knocked from me and as Rusted Root sang, Lost in a Crowd. Next thing we know me and ze German have lost the girls but need the loo and after queuing for the portaloo we fought towards the fences so we coul...