We are now in location three of our five stop vacation. It has been a lot of nonstop action, and I cannot wait to get to Sydney, where we will do what we want, when we want to do it, without having to worry about waking up early for tours.
Our plane does not leave until 1 pm tomorrow, so we will get to sleep in and get some much needed rest before we leave the red center for the hussle and bussle of the big city.
Our first stop was Cairns, where we did several things. First of all we took a train to the city of Karanda, where we did some shopping and Mike and I got to hold a Koala. We got some great pictures! Then after that, we went to an Aboriginal cultural center, where we learned about a tribe of Aboriginal people. I forget which tribe . . . when I have my paperwork, I will let you know what it was.
Then we went to see the Great Barrier Reef. Mike and I took a snorkel trip that was guided by a marine biologist which was awesome, but a bit of a let down once we got in and the lifeguards informed us that a dolphin had been following us out there and we hadn't noticed! The reefs are beautiful. It is nice to see so much wildlife in the ocean. It is amazing to think that basically everything I saw there was actually alive.
Our second stop was in Alice Springs. Where there is nothing. Literally nothing. Wait, not nothing. There was a mall. That was it. We stayed in our hotel resting and watchign movies, because the next morning we had to check out by 630 and be on a bus that took us to Ayers Rock.
The ride was nice, but I had already seen so much outback countryside on our trip that I slept most of the way. We took a tour around the rock itself, and then we got to watch it at sun down. It was great! For dinner Daddy and I bought some meat (including crocodile!) and cooked it on a barbeque here. Mike just had pizza . . . boring! But he wasn't feeling all that good so I guess I will cut him some slack.
Today we went to another one of the rock formations, and will be having an Aussie barbeque at sunset at the other rock formation. They will be feeding us kangaroo, crocodile, and emu, which should be interesting!
I will try to check back in at least once more before I come home. Once I am home, count on a much more detailed account of our adventures, complete with pictures!
Miss you all! Can't wait to see you in a week! *insert me jumping up and down excitedly*
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