Just as I suspected: Everything is upside down!

I made it through the 24 hours of transport! really wasn't that bad. And to my surprise, I'm not the least bit jet lagged... slept all night from Hong Kong to Oz... woke up and I was over the outback,and landed late morning... so I had a nice full day yesterday.
I pulled some Australian funds out of the bank, hopped on a bus (the busses are really wierd here) to the city... and have been meeting people left and right. people from France, Germany, Japan....
My intitial impressions of Adelaide: bloody hot. W're right on the coast of a massive desert here. it's 33c right now, gonna hit 35 today, and hit the 40's by sunday, so the locals say...
The cars driving on the other side of the road takes some getting used to (I just about got hit by a car jaywalking yesterday - reflexively looked the wrong way to check for clear. hahah) The crosswalk lights make really funny sounds... like spaceship/video game sounds... they make me laugh... and the telephone dial tone sounds like our ring tone in Canada, confused me at first... The currency here is nothing like I expected... more like mexican currency than Candian... Eucalyptus trees growing everywhere... strange little bugs and really weird little birds eating garbage - cloured like out magpies, behave like out magpies... but shaped like a sand piper of some kind...
Being as I have not left the city yet, I don't know much about the animals and things... but I'll be finding out soon.
I am presently staying at the Cannon St. backpackers hostel. not the best place in town, but it's cheap, clean and a large variety of people are staying here, as it is one of the larger hostels in town...
Have made friends with a German guy and his girlfriend. Henning and Maki. Really cool people. been exploring the city, checking out pubs and cooking up delicious food. The just got back from Tasmania and highly reccomend it. Really sound like my idea of a good time.
What else to say.....
The women are bloody georgeous here. Everyone is so friendly. You can stop people on the street to ask questions and they are really kind and helpful. go out of their way to assist you. It's great.
Ok. my timer is running out here. and I've got some exploring to do. Going to finfd the botanical gardens and there is a free art museum north of downtown by the river...I'm off and I'll write again soon.