Hey, everyone! For those that don’t know yet… surprise! I am home, sweet home – back in the United States of America. I adored my time in Australia but I am very happy to be home and to spend the next two months spending time with my loved ones. Final Days in Sydney After parting… Read More Home, Sweet Home: Return to America
Hey, everyone! My main excitement of the past week has been a quick visit to Canberra with my friend from Darwin. While it was a brief trip, it was really great to reconnect with John and explore Australian Capital Territory (ACT) together. Canberra Canberra is the capital of, well, Australian Capital Territory which was my… Read More Australian Capital Territory: Canberra
Hey, everyone! I have been in Sydney for the past several days. While I was initially apprehensive about being in such a large city again (after not “feeling it” in Melbourne), I actually am really liking Sydney. Sydney After a twenty hour bus ride, I arrived in Sydney. While I was able to nap on… Read More Sydney and the Port Jackson Sharks
Hey, everyone! I spent the past three days on K’gari Island in a 4WD with about 22 other tourists. The tour was perhaps one of my favorite tours since being in Australia. K’gari Island The first day began… early. We had to meet up outside the hostel at 6.30am and we began our drive shortly… Read More K’gari Island and the Dingoes
Hey, everyone! My time in Hervey Bay was short… but it was definitely sweet. My main objective here was to go whale watching and it was quite possibly the best day ever. Hervey Bay I arrived at Hervey Bay at 1am and had a 40 minutes walk to get to my accommodation for the evening.… Read More Hervey Bay: Swimming with the Humpbacks
Hey, everyone! While in Airlie Beach over the past week, I went sailing to the Whitsunday Islands. I have heard the Whitsundays being mentioned over and over, even since before coming to Australia, so I wanted to make it a priority to check it out. I’m quite glad I did – it was a good… Read More Sailing to the Whitsunday Islands
Hey, everyone! I have just returned from the mainland from a number of days on Magnetic Island which was quite the paradise. It may have been one of my favorite places in Australia… and certainly one of the best accommodations I’ve had. Koalas I took the ferry from Townsville to Magnetic Island (affectionately nicknamed Maggie… Read More Magnetic Island: Koalas, Venomous Snakes, and an Epaulette Shark
Hey, everyone! Since getting back from my scuba dive trip along the Great Barrier Reef, I’ve had two additional adventures: a camping trip to Murray Falls and a day trip to Fitzroy Island. Murray Falls Almost immediately upon my return to Cairns, Gene and I set off to Murray Falls. It was literally the next… Read More Murray Falls & Fitzroy Island
Hey, everyone! I’ve recently returned from a scuba diving adventure on the Great Barrier Reef. For a long while now, I’ve been apprehensive about scuba diving, but I’m so glad I decided to do it – what an unreal experience it was! Scuba Lessons The Learn to Dive course was a five day adventure, with… Read More Scuba Diving at the Great Barrier Reef
Hey, everyone! I have spent the last week in Cape Tribulation, the place where the rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef. It has been a pretty important week for me. I’m really grateful for how it ended up working out. Introduction to Cape Tribulation… and Disconnecting When I first arrived to Cape Tribulation, I was… Read More Cape Tribulation: Disconnecting and Reconnecting
