Woke up last night with a horrible sore throat - this morning it's turning in to a full blown cold. Due to not feeling so good I was a little slow and got the car to the mechanic 45 minutes late. He's packed, and he's not sure if he can get to it today. Since this is one of my last business days in Sydney I'd rather not leave the car all day so I offer to leave it with him tomorrow for the week while I'm in Perth.
Go to the Internet cafe to look at more photos and end up buying a new camera and a lens for my old camera. Decided to buy a new compact camera since my Minolta need to be repaired again - I wanted a smaller one anyway (went with the Minolta Vectis 2000) also ordered a new lens for my EOS - it's the same zoom lens that I already have (75-300mm), except with the new image stabilization feature. I decided it was justified since I'm going back to Africa.
Had lunch at the Paddington Inn and was dismayed to find out the the chicken caesar is no longer on the menu. Went on a quest for a hardware store or lumber yard that would cut wood to order. Finally found one out in Bondi junction and had a piece of particle board cut to fit over the luggage area in my car so that you can't see what's there. Did some other shopping, and bought a tool box, and a lighter adapter for my phone.
Spent the rest of the day packing for the first time in two months. Didn't do a complete packs since I decided to leave some stuff with Sof and Chris. Had diner with Dean, then dropped my car off, and got a ride with Dean. Stayed at Dean's, and ended up staying up until after four playing computer. But got all the photos I want to print sorted out - all 100+ rolls! Actually finished that shortly after one, then accidentally deleted nearly half the selections and had to start over.
