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julietI am in Adelaide! Train journey was once again not *deeply* comfortable, but I was in the seat at the back which has a big floor-space behind it; and this time I had my sleeping bag & pillow. So I curled up on the floor there which was a great improvement on the seat. (I think I have the same seat to Perth. Good.)
Things I have:
- an Aussie mobile phone. +61 414 149 280. Haven't actually switched it on yet, but when I do, I can now send cheaper texts, and receive calls without being charged nearly a pound a minute. I can also pick up voicemail. The UK number will still work under existing conditions, i.e. I don't have it switched on all the time & I basically can't use it outbound even for text because it's extortionate.
- a second Moleskine notebook (for journal) and more ink, as I am nearly out of both.
- new pants, see below.
Things I do not have:
- my hemp trousers.
- one of the pairs of pants that left the UK with me.
I suspect they both got left in the same place. Ah well; the trousers were really a size too big anyway, and instead I have lovely Young Person's Trousers (i.e. they come to mid-calf) in that colour they call mocha, which I picked up in Darwin.
Things I temporarily do not have:
- Little Bagpuss, who is travelling independently (via the Singaporean/Aussie mail systems) from Singapore to Aus. Oops.
- a bank account. I went to ANZ & they said that their standard account costs $5 a month & charges for non-ANZ ATMs and doesn't pay any interest at all. I left the account-opening until tomorrow so I can investigate whether this is standard.
- a haircut. But I am going to get one in 5 min, so hopefully I will look a bit less like a hedgehog. (I have decided to grow the ultrashort out, but it needs *something* done to it.)
Things I have:
- an Aussie mobile phone. +61 414 149 280. Haven't actually switched it on yet, but when I do, I can now send cheaper texts, and receive calls without being charged nearly a pound a minute. I can also pick up voicemail. The UK number will still work under existing conditions, i.e. I don't have it switched on all the time & I basically can't use it outbound even for text because it's extortionate.
- a second Moleskine notebook (for journal) and more ink, as I am nearly out of both.
- new pants, see below.
Things I do not have:
- my hemp trousers.
- one of the pairs of pants that left the UK with me.
I suspect they both got left in the same place. Ah well; the trousers were really a size too big anyway, and instead I have lovely Young Person's Trousers (i.e. they come to mid-calf) in that colour they call mocha, which I picked up in Darwin.
Things I temporarily do not have:
- Little Bagpuss, who is travelling independently (via the Singaporean/Aussie mail systems) from Singapore to Aus. Oops.
- a bank account. I went to ANZ & they said that their standard account costs $5 a month & charges for non-ANZ ATMs and doesn't pay any interest at all. I left the account-opening until tomorrow so I can investigate whether this is standard.
- a haircut. But I am going to get one in 5 min, so hopefully I will look a bit less like a hedgehog. (I have decided to grow the ultrashort out, but it needs *something* done to it.)
