Hello everyone! I am now writing to you from Cairns-i think i misspelled it in he last post-but it is still pronounced like cans! Yesterday once we arrived we took a bus into the AU rain forest! We watched a group of aboriginal dancers, learned how to play a digeredo and how to throw a boomerang...im not too great at the boomerang-mine went straight in the air did a bunch of turns then came down and stuck straight in the ground. I dont think i could have killed anything with a shot like that unless a worm happened to be in the grass where my boomerang speared in! After that we took an army duck tour through the rain forest and it was really interesting! The whole time we were riding through i was thinking about BIOL 1209 and the time i went to my room mates grandparents house and her papa showed us that slide show on plants (Caroline i took a lot of pictures in case papa wants to see!) After the army duck we went on the sky rail over the rain forest which is the longest gondola ride in the whole world! I was only kind of scared and along the way we got to see a really pretty water fall and a big tree that i made Courtney get on the ground to take a picture of! I also stole a rock from the rain forest to bring back for the Craig Family-i couldn't remember if it is just places that yall have traveled or if friends count too? After our very long day we arrived at the hotel we are staying in-The Koala and pretty much crashed! This morning we woke up early to get on a boat to go explore the great barrier reef! The boat was really rough and i got sea sick for the first time in my life...which wasn't pretty, but at least im with a lot of athletic trainers who aren't bothered by throw up! We took a short dive which was a lot of fun and then we did snorkeling for awhile! I got in trouble because Courtney got a second dive and i was following their group out of the snorkeling area and i watched Courtney stick her hand in one of those giant clams and then it closed on her! After their group i followed this big sea turtle and thats when i realized how far i had gotten because a couple people back on the boat were blowing whistles and yelling at me...i made it back safe ok but i have never been more happy about being back on land than i was this afternoon! After the tour Kim, Jessica, Courtney and I went to get Domino's because we have been craving pizza! We had to go to domino's because all the other pizza we have tried to get while were here has been awful-they like to put BBQ sauce instead of marinara, which is my favorite part! Our pizza was delicious! Tomorrow we have a lecture in the morning and the afternoon off so we will probably do a little more souvenir shopping! I hope all is well back home and i hope my family has fun on the cruise! Be safe and i will see you guys when you get back! Shout out to Sarah(baby girl)!
LOVE and LIOB!
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Did you catch the turtle or did Crush "catch a narly wave and get away" sounds like fun either way(except for the puking part). We will be following the blog on the trip so keep writing. I gave Kristen all of the info to pick you up but double check to make sure the flight numbers I gave her are correct. Looks like we may catch tropical storm Bonnie here in the next couple of days but it does'nt look like a big deal. Have fun, stay safe and be good. Praying for you and loving you as always. Mom
ReplyDeleteFriends count too!!! We'll just make sure to lable it AU! Cause ain't none of us never ever been ther ;)
ReplyDeleteSee you soon! Safe flying and such!