Weeeellll Another long entry I believe!! So I don't really remember the last time I wrote- in Cairnes I think- Do ya'll know I went snorkeling over the reef? Cause if not- it was pretty freaking amazing..! So yeah, after our day on the reef, we headed to the Daintree Rainforest which is just north of Cairnes. It was pretty cool- actually being in a rainforest! It was like the henry doorly zoo... only real... So there are these big birds there called cassowaries.. And I really wanted to see one in the wild. Long story short, I never did. But believe me, that is not the last you will hear of them. So we were in the rainforest and down the street was pretty much the best beach ever. I spent a majority of the ... read more

I'm alive. At a computer where i can't put pictures on and paying a crazy amount for it ($4/hr) So yeah. I'm back from the Outback and I'm in Darwin for the day and then tomorrow we have a early flight to Cairnes where I'll be located for the rest of my time in Ozland. So love you all, but nothing more from me today! Cheers! Kayla... read more

No I haven't been sailing at all, but man, did I get my fair share of salt water today. Yes, that's right, the girl from South Dakota went swimmin' in her first ocean! It was amazing, the waves were crazy big today, and it was lots of fun 'riding' them - something I of course hadn't ever done before. It was a great afternoon. Now to back track a little. I'm not really sure where I left off actually, haha. Yesterday morning we went to the Australian museum which was pretty cool- had a very good exhibit on Aboriginal history and such and then a huge natural history part containing lots of bones and examples of various species. The most common species there unfortunately was Humanus Youngus aka. the small child. So I made my way ... read more

Just a few words before I leave, mostly just to play with this and figure out how things work... So yeah, my last couple of days at home have been very relaxing, I still don't think that I have quite realized that I'm leaving the country in 2 days! I'm very not ready, I havent started thinking about packing, and of course I'm most 'freaked out' about not having anything planned for New Zealand. It looks as though my travel guide book I ordered will not being arriving.. perhaps ever.. The first book not to arrive from half.com and of course it was one I really needed. I could live without silent spring.. but it looks like I will be stopping at Barnes and Noble tomorrow and spending a lot more on a book than ... read more