Pioneer Motel Kangaroo Valley

... night down south. But on the way down we had to stop at a particular beach that claimed to have had the whitest sand in Australia. Now, I'd already seen very white sand down in Esperence in Western Australia, so I was interested to see how it compared. And the verdict was.... Well, it was white, but Esperence was definitely whiter! We stayed here and crashed out for the morning, having a swim and sunbathing. After a walk along towards the penninsula (we ...

... reach the quaint village of Kangaroo Valley. It's just one street with a few nice cafes and other touristy shops (We bought fudge and a few other treats). Then we drove out, over the towns famous suspension bridge (possibly the oldest in Oz) and carried on up the valley to check out some more views and waterfalls etc. After another equally as trying climb we again reached the top of the escarpment and eventually made it to the awesome Fitzroy Falls. The falls are about ...

... to order food. we neglected. so she explained us that they are a certified restaurant and we must order a meal - although the other 6 were eating. so we wanted to order chips (Pommes) and get our beer. but that was not possible. we would have had to order a real meal.....10 seconds later we had left the restaurant and headed for the next pub.... Hopefully Germany never gets that stupid rules.....I see it comming after the ban of smokers.

... I have headed south of Sydney to Wollongong, to take a break from driving everyday, and hopefully to get some kiteboarding in. So far the wind hasn't cooperated but it is nice to just take it easy and not have any place to be. I went to the city's Science Center which was disappointing and today went to the largest Buddhist temple in the Southern Hemisphere, the Nan Tien temple, which was very interesting.

... us around Mic explained how it used to look back in Grace & Tom's day and told us a story or two about what they got up to. I also understand why I don't have any memories of Grace or Tom, they lived SO far away from anyone in the middle of the scrub in the middle of no-where, took us just under two hours to get there today and that's on top of the it being on the other side of the world! I am a bit sad that I didn't have the opportunity to get know them as what I've learn today ...

... got back to Hervey Bay from Fraser Island we had an e-mail from the tour saying that they could not change our flight either so they would add in an extra bus to accommodate us. So we ended up on our tour on the days we chose afterall. Of course, the day before we left on this trip we got a message from Peter Pan's (our travel agency) saying that there were problems with our New Zealand trip, but that's a story for that travelogue....

... the only good things that happened, they're just very good. #1 - I FOUND DR PEPPER!!! ONE store along my walk to school carries it. I made friends with the Indian guy who own it and he's ordering me 10 cases of Diet Dr Pepper. I told him I wasnt going to buy all 10 cases, he said "All you Americans love it. I'll order for you." YAYYYYY. (Do I ever have to come home now?! Haha, just ...

... a little different. And pronounced tomAHto. -Marinara sauce is a seafood sauce. I havent figured out what they call marinara yet. -There is a bar ON CAMPUS. And it's called the Unibar. -No cheese is yellow or orange. Even cheddar. It's white. -they say "How are you going?" instead of "How are you/How's it going" -"Cheers" can mean thank you, go ahead, have a good day, goodbye, etc etc etc.... I miss Diet Dr. Pepper. Or, ANY Dr. Pepper. :o)

We arrived in Sydney last night at 7:30pm after a 10 hour flight. It actually wasn't as horrible as it sounds. We got to the house we live in. (Being in a car here is insane, they drive on the left so you always feel like you should be about to get in a head-on collision. Crossing the street here is really dangerous, too, because of they way we usually look for oncoming traffic is the wrong way). It's divided into little like dorm ...

... to the first run of Priscila: Queen of the Desert. It was described as the Australian Mama Mia. It was funny, as were some of the characters in the audience, and the music was great. I still like Mama Mia better, but it was great entertainment. Let Robin know Patrick Swayze wasn't in this cast. Don't want here getting all excited! I got back to the hotel at 11:30pm. It's my first night on a mattress in almost a week and I can't wait!