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The Diary
A blow by daily blow of the trip. Use this index, start at the prolog, or just start travelling. As my writing became more and more long-winded, I began to realize that I was creating a mnemonic for me, not a narrative for you. So you won't offend me if you get bored and move on. If you are truly having trouble sleeping, there's even an epilog of lists and other final thoughts.
Wed 19 Oct
Los Angeles
Fri 21 Oct
Manly-Sydney Quayside-Hobart
Sat 22 Oct
Hobart
Sun 23 Oct
Bruny Island
Mon 24 Oct
Mount Wellington-Coast-to-Coast-Tasmanian Devils

Before we left, Wayne created a 500 page tome of information, mostly unabashedly ripped off from the Web. We didn't have a prayer of seeing all the things it recommended, but it did provide interesting background information on practically everything we did see. The book was consulted constantly, and since it needed a name, we called it Bill (the Book of Interweb Law and Lore). In turn, where Bill had something particularily interesting to say about something we did experience, he's quoted in his own side-bar on the diary pages (suitably cleaned up and edited of course).

 
Tue 25 Oct
(No) Platypus - Penguins
Wed 26 Oct
Launceston-Adelaide-Kangaroo Island
Thur 27 Oct
Sea Lions-Remarkables-Platypus (third try)
Fri 28 Oct
Koala-Adelaide
Sat 29 Oct
Adelaide-Broken Hill
Sun 30 Oct
Living Desert-Menindee
Mon 31 Oct
Lake Pamamaroo-White Cliffs
Tue 1 Nov
Mount Grenfell-Melbourne Cup
Wed 2 Nov
Parkes-Goobang
Thur 3 Nov
Three Sisters-Bridge Climb
Fri 4 Nov
Sydney Botanical Garden-Homeward Bound