November 16, 2005 – 10:19 pm

Cost of passport, with expediency fee: $167
Cashier’s check for BUNAC USA, with bank fee: $599
Post Office envelope, with stamp fee: $0.39

Money-money-money muhh-nee: $766.39

Those Bunackers told me it might not be possible to leave the 23rd. Apparently they don’t realize the sentimental significance of getting to Sydney the day before January 26th.