The Bluesfest was interesting. Definitely listened to some music I never would have listened to. There was a band called The Beards that sang all songs about beards. It was only a little weird going to a festival with my mom, but there were lots of families there too. The bus ride back to Sydney was really long. We checked into the Hilton and rested before going back out for the pylon climb. It was pretty and had some info on how the bridge was built. Defi...

So I finally made it out of cairns. My original flight was cancelled so I couldn't go to the rugby game, but the hotel my mom got in sydney was amazing!!!! I am going to miss that bed. The first day we got an iVenture card that is an unlimited 2 day ticket to most of the tourist things in sydney. We tried to do everything! First, the opera house tour was a little boring but it was cool to be able to see the insides of the buildings. Then walked through t...

I actually made it! Finally touching down in Australia was almost surreal. All that planning and I actually made it. The shuttle was easy to figure out and I was set up pretty easy. The hostel is better than I executed. There are 10 people in my room but I couldn't have asked for nicer roommates. They are super inclusive. Some of them have been here for a while. I have somehow made every mistake I was warned about before coming. My first day at the bea...