Good news:
I have arrived in Sydney and getting set up before starting university next week.
After four days of being in the 90s (aka the stone age) I now have a mobile phone and mobile broadband internet – it is quick too:
I have many photos to sort through and put online at some point as well as that a much larger blog to write detailing the first few days of my new life. In the meantime I will leave you to wonder how I managed to drive 600km in a rental car in 3 days without leaving Sydney.