Instead of a second round of golf, Joel decided to skip out and start the drive to Sydney sooner. We were packed up and on our way just after ten. Good thing, because that road takes longer then you'd think! It's all single lane, more construction, and more variable speed. It's really a boring drive and there is not much to see. I suggest not making it and fly from Sydney to the Gold Coast or Brisbane, or vice versa, if you come here.
It was an entertaining drive full of as many potty mouth words from Joel as you could imagine. Again, we had to stop at every gas station to top up Brustis' fluids. One you get closer to Sydney the highway turns into dual lane, then at one point there is THREE LANES!!! Wow, big news.
When we finally got into Sydney, Melba mislead us for awhile. At this point we really want to run her over. She tells us to turn in 50 m when we are already 50 m past! Even with the new chip from Dad's GPS, she is just as useless.
We got to the place we'll be staying in for the next two weeks and were unpleasantly surprised. It is basically a sharehouse. There are EIGHT guys staying here, plus another couple. I have never had to share a bathroom with anyone other Dewey and Joel and the thought of sharing with this many messy guys does not appeal to me. However we have a large room to fit all our stuff and parking (a rarity in Sydney). Everyone seems friendly at least. We also got rid of Alistair, and Brutis is happier. So is Joel- it's not easy backing up with a trailer behind!
This morning we got up earlyish to get going on things. We checked out a few Audi dealerships and Joel got three interviews set up, one for today, two for tomorrow. We drove south to the Sutherland Shire (this is home to Australia's answer to the Jersey Shore) for today's interview. He got offered the job. He wants to check out the other two tomorrow before deciding which to take.
Our first day was pretty bad. Figuring out driving in Sydney, getting mislead by Melba, and an encounter with an angry Aussie driver when we changed lanes without signalling. Maybe their not as nice here as we thought? We drove up and down through the city and just got frustrated because Melba is stupid.
This evening went better. We had dinner at Nando's (chicken place), then drove down to Bondi Beach. It looks pretty cool lit up at night. I can't wait to check it out during the day. Nice area, but pricey rents, so we won't be living here. From there we just got lost and ended up on huge hill overlooking the city views. Pretty fancy houses up here too.
Once Joel has a job things will fall into place a bit easier. Then we'll know what area to look for an apartment in and I can find a job close by. There are lots of jobs posted online, so there's hope!
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