at least the american dollar is worth more somewhere

Here is a link to how the american dollar compares to the Australian dollar.  Thank god there is still one place out there where the American dollar is worth more... knock on wood this lasts. 

Also, I looked up the weather in Cairns to see what I can expect, and let's just say NH and Cairns are about as opposite as possible.  Today (nov 23rd) in NH it was less than 20 degrees when I woke up with a high wind chill.  Cairns by comparison is currently 79 degrees with 94% humidity, and it is only 3 am there (on the 24th).  So you can only imagine how hot it will get later on into the day.  

I really need to work on my celsius vs farenheit conversion skills.