Captain Kerry Lopez!

This blog is going to be dedicated to a woman which my friend Emma and I have decided to admire to the point of obsession. We have never actually met her - she is the captain of the boat that we hope to see whales from - but on the front of the brochure, there is a picture of her in all her eighties shoulder padded, windswept blonde glory. Hurrah Australia! She is reminiscent of Kylie in her Neighbours hey-day.

Speaking of Neighbours, I caught the penultimate episode featuring Robert, the bug eyed resident psycho. I won't give anything away but it is HILARIOUS! Pantomime acting all around.

Hostel living is proving to be fantastic fun. I have met some brilliant people and we're in a constant state of partying / bumming. Freeman and I are probably going to move into an apartment this weekend so I plan on making the most of what's left. Tonight, there is a 'Cops and Robbers' theme night so I was hoping to go as Robocop. Or Winona Ryder. It all depends on whether I can find a giant trench coat with multiple pockets.

This week is going to bring yet more whale watching and - excitingly - Australia Zoo! Steve Irwin is, as we all know, a resident Australian demi-god and the prospect of actually seeing him in the enthusiastic flesh is almost too much for a girl to bear. Hilariously, he no longer wanders around his own zoo because apparently amorous American girls literally try to rip the shirt off his back. I don't know about anyone else but the concept of Steve Irwin actually being a sex symbol is a little disconcerting. To me, he is rather sexless. You can imagine his children being delivered on the back of a kangaroo a lot easier than you can see him actually copulating. Eww!