Jessbug33

Ok so it was my last weekend here, really sad. I wanted to enjoy it with some good friends and a bit relaxing. We decided to rent a car and leave Saturday morning to come back Sunday night. To get to the great ocean road it was a 1.5 hour drive and then the beautiful scenery last for hours if you want to go that far. All along the great ocean road there are beautiful rock formations and pull offs to enjoy the quite environment. There are also wild koalas along a small strip of the road. We decided to drive all the way to apollo bay the first night and then come back slowly the second day. During the drive back the second day we stopped off for dinner at a boss of mine, house ... read more

So this was an amazing trip. The journey began on Holy Thursday when I flew into Cairns late that evening. When I arrived at my hostel it looked really nice. They had a bar and kitchen where you could order food. When I got to my room it was a different story. The other 5 girls living in it had there stuff everywhere and didn't turn the fan or air con on?!?! After it cooled down it became a little more livable. The next morning began bright and early at when I got picked up for my tour to cape tribilation which was in the rainforest at 715am. The first stop we made was at a wildlife center where they had crocs, birds, koalas, and all types of wallabees and kangaroos. It was a really great ... read more

So going to Tazmania was short lived but much needed. I flew out of Melbourne on Friday night into Launceston, went on a Hiking trip to Cradle Mountain on Saturday and then flew back Sunday morning. I only took a bookbag full of what I needed, I'm learning to travel light. So the tour began by taking a drive towards Cradle Mountain but stopping along the way. We stopped at Ashgrove Cheese Factory to try some cheese but they also had all of these different painted cows there. It was quite intersting. From there we stopped in the town of Sheffield. Here there are random painted murals representing old times and surrounding places. The paintings are all on the side of buildings and are so unique. Then came the main event...Cradle Mountain. When we arrived below ... read more

This weekend I went to sydney and the blue mountains. I flew into sydney on Thursday and then took a train to my hostel. The next morning I got up early and took a 2 hour train to the blue mountains where the adventure began. Here I took a tour where we aberseiled (known as repelling in the US) downcliffs at different heights. We started with a 5m section followed by a 10m and 30m cliff. The 30m cliff we were able to do a few time (i did it 4). It was more tiring climbing back up than it was coming down. The craziest part was my first try at going down the 30m one. I was getting ready to repel; I sat back into the line, took a step back and when i shifted ... read more

So I am getting a little behind on my bloggin but these past few weeks here have been very interesting to say the least. A few friends of mine that I met here at the graduate house decided to rent a house and car for the weekend at a very good price and go down to Wilson's Promontory a few weekends ago, which is a national wildlife park where you can camp and hike. The house we rented was about 8 miles away from the park but it was beautiful. It reminded me a bit of conneaut with the smells. The house had 3 bedrooms: 2 with double beds and 1 with a single and a pull out. There were 5 of us that went so it was perfect. It had a grill in the back ... read more