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1. Diary note. I find myself in strange surroundings, in a time I do not know and with a people I do not know. I have taken a very long look at the body of water in front of me and I find it to be familiar. I hear the people calling this city "Sydney". I see a building of giant sails and I hear mention of the name of the point on which the building stands. This has been named for my old friend.
2. I must survive in this strange landscape. My clothes and manner draw attention and I am feared I will bring misfortune upon myself. I have met a kind shopkeeper named Baz who has helped me into more fitting attire. He keeps calling me a "crack-up" but he lives near the sea and I feel a little safer. He tells me this is Sydney's most famous beach.
3. I am indebted to Baz for helping me find my way in this strange place. I taste odd brews called latté and cappucino. I eat foods on small sticks and wrapped in flat breads. It is so confusing. Baz laughs a lot and says I really need to try something called damper. I am curious as to what this food might be.
4. Sunday. It has been 2 weeks since I set down in Sydney. Today we take a journey inland to see some of the country. I note no discernible landmarks but we travel in a curious vehicle which needs no horse. I feel disoriented until we see mountains. I am excited because I realise it is these very mountains that proved such a barrier to the early settlement's expansion to the west. I learn today why they are called the Blue Mountains.
5. Today Baz is taking me shopping for my own clothing. I have been wearing his but I am afear they are a little too tight for my girth. We are going to a large pavilion like structure called Kmart. We are also going to an establishment named a disposal store. Baz says I need a slouch hat. I sit as I write these jottings and ponder who has helped make this hat such an icon.
6. My dear friend Baz has found me a badge for my new hat. It reads "Midnight Oil Forever". I ask Baz why one would wish to burn such oil forever and he tells me this was the name of a rock group. I now know this to be a musical ensemble. I discover that the vocalist for this group of musicians would host large musical soirées for many, many lovers of fine music. I am "googling" for his name as I write my notes.
7. I discover that my host Baz has a lady companion called Charlene. She has kindly insisted that I see some sort of sporting event and has some tickets for this coming Saturday. She shows me the programme and I see names like Sydney Kings and Illawarra Hawks. I still do not know of this team contest I am about to see.
8. I ask Baz if I could see some more of the surrounding countryside. I occasionally see a familiar outcrop or inlet that I remember and I do not feel so isolated from my own time. We drive south to Wollongong and I recognise a northern access I rode in another lifetime called Bulli Pass. I ask local residents and find that they are not agreed entirely on the origin of the name "Bulli".
9. I have been here some months now and feel strangely at home. A new year is almost upon us and Baz and Charlene wish me to celebrate with them. They are anxious to see the fireworks on the harbour so we set out early in the morning to gain our vantage point. I discover with delight that the area in which we have made a small camp is called "Mrs Macquarie's Chair". Named for my dear friend Elizabeth. I am ashamed to say Baz does not know who she was, so I tell him.
10. I have become greatly enamoured with the box Baz refers to as "TV". Small pictures float on the screen and I can watch people in other places. I do not think they can see me but I shall ask Baz. I have been learning some songs and a dance from four rather jolly fellows. They wear different coloured shirts and I call them the Wobbles. Baz always laughs when I get their name wrong and corrects me.
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