The Geeky Brit

Yesterday on our way to the blue mountains we drove past the Pelco office here in Sydney. It is only a short walk from our hotel, so whilst my lovely wife was spending exorbitant amounts of money at “Paddys” ( An indoor market), I decided to walk and see the guys in the office that had somehow sold everyone in Sydney a Pelco camera.
The office is not big, and has only been here for a couple of years, but the guys there welcomed me like a prodigal son, in a typical show of Australian hospitality.

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So this Saturday is election time for Australia. The incumbent Prime Minister John Howard is fighting for another term in office (He has been PM for 11 years now). However, the Australian Labor Party, and its leader Kevin Rudd is looking like they are set for victory right now.

Being an outsider, it is interesting being here right now. It seems that the whole media world in Australia seems to be against John Howard.

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On our way down from the Blue Mountains we visited Featherdale Wildlife Park. Both my lovely wife and I were just expecting a regular zoo, and was very much looking forward to it. What we actually got to experience was so much better.

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We got up very early to be picked up by Australia Pacific Touring to be taken into the famous Blue Mountains west of Sydney. We had been looking forward to this trip since we got here, being the nature lovers that we are.

Unfortunately, the weather was not promising as we looked outside our window first thing. However, we stayed optimistic and hoped for the best. APT picked us up and drove us around downtown Sydney for an hour whilst they picked up other guests, before we transferred to another coach and set off for the blue mountains.

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