On Monday (our last day in Australia), we went to the Pylon lookout. This is one of four concrete and granite structures at the ends of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. You can climb about 200 steps to get a great lookout of the opera house and of the city. It is about halfway to the top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge where we had climbed almost two weeks ago. After the Pylon lookout we went to the Sydney Fish market again so we could eat lunch there this time. There wer...

On Thursday, we woke up at about 6 am to check out of our hostel, put our luggage in storage, check in for our anticipated sail trip, and walk to the sail boat. We were going on a 3 day 2 night sail trip in the Whitsundays. Sail trips in the Whitsundays are a must do among backpackers and travelers. Almost all the friends I made in Adelaide had gone on a sail trip over the Mid semester break and after hearing so much about it I realized I needed to do it to see t...

On Tuesday, we took the ferry to the famous Magnetic Island. About a 20 minute ride from Townsville. Once on the island where half of it is world heritage area, we walked about 20 minutes outside of the ferry terminal to a rental place. We decided to rent mopeds to ride around the island instead of the busses (which came every 3o minutes, so a long time). I was a bit nervous about the mopeds because I've never driven anything like it especially on the left side o...

We left Adelaide and arrived in Sydney on July 7th. When we first landed it was pretty darn cold. Although, since Ariana left Texas about a week and a half ago in 100 degree weather the cold is still a shock. But it has been cold but not Northern States cold. More like in the 50's and 60's but the wind can be cold on the Harbour and next to the ocean. We arrived in the evening and it was a bit of a struggle getting from the airport and checked into our hostel. Bu...

I finally finished my 3 sit in finals. I think I did pretty well but the grades will be released soon so only time will tell. I can't believe how time flew by. What an incredible journey it has been and the experiences I've had here have been amazing. I feel that being in a country by yourself and away from home for an extended time really teaches you quite a lot about yourself and about life in general. I have always been naive to many things and not really expo...