I couldn't spend three months in Australia without getting out on the water and trying to surf, so I spent this weekend on the Surf Coast catching some waves and trying to improve my (mad) skillls. I did the trip through a company so I got to spend two days with a group of people and an instructor to help us through. It was great because I got lots of tips and now have a much better understanding of the nitty-gritty of surfing. Day 1 I made the trip down from ...

I just spent the last two days on a boat out in the ocean, scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef! I couldn't be more excitied about this - so happy I did it and might officially be addicted to diving! We left bright and early Tuesday morning. We boarded the Rum Runner and headed out to sea. On the way to the reef we had smooth sailing and even some Dolphins swimming along and jumpung beside the boat. It was a picturesque experience and great way to get jacked u...

Woweee! What an awesome start to the visit to Queensland! I arrived in Cairns on Saturday and wasted no time in getting out to explore. It is a very cool town where lots of young, hip, and chilled out tourists like to post up for indefinite amounts of time. I took a lap to explore town and scope out some of the things to check out over the next few days. That evening I met some hostel friends, including a guy from Saskatoon who indulged me in a big conversation a...

What a fun weekend! A bunch of little random things but all together a very great time. Friday was a miserable day. I planned on going to the museum but decided to postpone so I didn't have to walk in the rain. Also meant pushing back laundry duties until a nicer day. In the evening it cleared off so I headed down to visit the peeps on the Southside to watch movies. We watched Eddie the Eagle and I give it two thumbs up (including the super random appearance by ...

Weeeoooo, it's been an amazing week with lots of highlights! Wednesday was a super fun day. We did a site visit to a Stand Up Paddle Board program in Coroner Bay for the project I'm working on at La Trobe. It was an early start to get to the CBD to meet my ride and get the two hour drive in before the program started at 10, but nothing a little coffee couldn't fix. At the beach, the program was very fun. It's a community program for moms to get out paddling. Mo...