Kiama

Today we travelled to Kiama.
It's about 20 min further south from Wollongong. There is a rock formation there along the Pacific Ocean coast that creates a "Blowhole" effect. We watched a few of these spouts of water shoot into the air and turn into a fine mist as a 15mph wind blew it on us.
On the train ride back this afternoon, a picture perfect wino climbed on board and sat on the seat adjacent to me and Anna. If there ever was a role model for drunkards this guy would be it. He had a half-empty bottle of red wine (I think drunks are pessimistic), some bad teeth and an almost black tongue from the grapes. He would pause for a moment and then break out into a whispy-breathed laugh and then back to a straight face again. When you see people in the movies who are trying to play the wino character, this is the person they need to study. It was quite amusing. When I told him I was from Texas in response to his, "Where ya from mate?" question he thought I was referring to a city in Queensland with the same name. We went back and forth on this a few times before he realized I was from the States. We approached the station in Fairy Meadow where Anna's dorm is and off we went leaving the wino to his new best friend who was sitting behind him trying to write quietly in a journal.
We're off to Cairns tomorrow night and my clothes are supposedly still at LAX with Continental. :(
Looking towards the rest of the week, it looks like we will be exploring Sydney and possibly seeing La Boheme at the Opera House.
I hope everyone in Louisiana is fine from the hurricane.