Hey everyone!
Time for another update, hope you don’t mind! We’re getting into “winter” season here, running at low 20’s during the day then down pretty cold for night probably around 10. Might even be warmer on your side of the hemisphere.
Last time I updated was just before Easter; don’t know where the time goes. It was my first Easter away from the fam, sometimes you can’t help but miss home at some of the pivotal times of the year but from day 1 of this adventure I couldn’t even begin to count the blessings that have woven into the last 4 months. Thanks for the prayers. Easter began with a couple Easter meals then off to Sydney!
Before we could take off we checked in our carry-ons and without even thinking about plane security I packed a couple Swiss-army knives for our hiking trip, never know what kind of wildcats you’re going to run into in the outback! The airport computer owl noticed these knives on the computer screen and my life-saving artillery was confiscated. Mint.
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| 5 Star hostel |
One hour later we arrive in Sydney weaponless, cab to our hostel and check in. First time in the hostel scene; so many cool people roaming the levels we met a bunch of people from all over. England, Italy (a couple of the Italians made pasta the one night, and made some for us... sorry mom, that pasta was ridiculous) and all over. The hostel was nothing special but we got to do during the day made it all worth it. Opera House and Harbour Bridge were day one, rainy day on day two but who cares, this was the Anzac Holiday rugby match between Sydney Roosters and St. George Dragons. Four rows up for $40 (we were in the wrong seats) with skydivers and army helicopters making centre field landings to start the memorial ceremonies. Amazing! The game was intense with St. George running away with it; these guys just demolish themselves running full speed at brick walls with fans of all ages, genders and mental states screaming at you. No wonder they can’t walk by 35 years old. Rugby league games are on TV all the time here as well, I still don’t like it. Give me some NHL playoffs!
Day 3 we got out to the famous Blue Mountains! It’s labelled as the “Grand Canyon of Australia”. Our tour guide Dave, a mountain local creeping up on 60 was one of the coolest guys on our trip thus far and unlike our lectures, was really interesting to listen to haha. We had patches of rain all through the day as well but that didn’t slow us down! Filled with wild kangaroo sightings and an overall taste of life outside the city it was easily worth the 68 bucks! When we got to the canyon Dave let the 4 us break off the pack to hike down to the lower level of the canyon and with each meter the views went from no visibility to a clear opening of the tree-carpeted canyon up the rock walls off into the distance. “Remember this moment” we kept saying. We came across a waterfall halfway down and that was definitely one of the clinchers. To take us back up was the steepest funicular railway in the world at 52 degrees! Keep those infants secure!
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| Tour Guide Dave and our first sighting of a wild kangaroo! |
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| The team |
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| Beauty waterfall mid-hike! |
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| Stuart Little staring down a couple hundred foot cliff |
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| Hard to be sad when you're looking at this, eh Matt? |
Day 4 was departure day, Bondi Beach or Manley Beach were on the list but we couldn’t escape the rain. Overall though, awesome trip with the crew! Some of our other friends checked out the Whitsunday and Fraser Island (just south of the Great Barrier Reef), Melbourne, Fiji, and Bali. Endless.
Since then it’s been getting in some surf days when possible but we had a busy spell of group projects and presentations that just finished up a couple days ago. Final exams begin in a couple weeks, time for some hard work and then see what comes up for our month off in July. Great Barrier Reef maybe?
I’d love to hear what’s going on with you guys, send me an update if you have a few minutes.
Until next time,
Rob
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