Today we all took a trip out to The Great Barrier Reef. It was a long day but well worth it. I decided not to dive. However, I got some really great snorkeling in and took a guided tour with the marine biologist Mickie while we were there. During the guided tour we got to see jellies, a cuddle fish, a napoleon rass, parrot fish, little nemos, and a variety of corals to name a … [Read more...] about The Great Barrier Reef
Today we took a three hour flight out of Sydney to Cairns, Australia. It was a fairly easy flight until Casey misplaced his passport (it has been found and all is well in the world). As soon as we made it to the hotel we got ready for the adrenaline rush of the whole trip - bungee jumping from a 164 foot tower. All of us took the leap except Lauren but we all definitely had a … [Read more...] about SEND IT – Cairn, Australia
January 1st - this is the day where people begin putting their New Years resolutions into practice. One of my resolutions was to reduce my carbon footprint. I’m beginning to ween off of meat even thought the first meal I ate today was a juicy burger from Betty’s Burgers across the street. I was to be a more conscious consumer and investigate into company’s and their … [Read more...] about The First Day of 2020
Today was our free day and I spent as much time with my good family friends Ino and Leigh. We took a nice air conditioned drive all over Sydney seeing the harbor side, the surf side, etc. The first beach we stopped at was the famous Bondi Beach which is where we stopped for a quick coffee and chips. We later drove over to Bronte Beach which was less crowded and ate a little … [Read more...] about NYE In Sydney
Today we went on a Blue Mountain Tour in Sydney, Australia. There were multiple excursions throughout the tour but my favorite part was visiting the actual mountains. There have been loads of bush fires which filled the skies with smoke and made the outlines of the mountains barely noticeable. Bush fires are common but these are the worst to date. I was able to talk to one of … [Read more...] about A Sustainable Sydney