ACTUAL DATE: 5th feb... Left for mascot at 5:30 - thanks for the lift jan and Dennis! onto Melbourne for a 3 hour wait, although it did mean we got an exit row... yay. Just landed in LAX after an uncomfortable long haul. It's a little tricky to get your head around the whole different day thing so it's already the 6th there but it's only the 5th here. I'll get there! Sitting in the united club lounge and Nichol is trying to ascertain the tipping etiquette for in...

ACTUAL DATE: 6th feb...Bit of a lazy blog today... forgot to do the blog so a bit of a disjointed one, I might fill it up later if i get bored enough!!! Up late, Alcatraz, fisher mans wharf, bubba gump hat for fat, lefty's shop, free wine and a chat with a southern californian hippy with a combie and a girl from venesuala merrell, bubba gump for dinner in black sneaky cab thingo... Like a rock star! Pretty busy day, off to Santa Clara tomorrow arvo to see kath an...