To cap off my last weekend in Melbourne, the crew from La Trobe took me out to experience Aussie Rules Football at the Melbourne Crocket Ground. Such an awesome Sunday activity! We watched the Western Bulldogs take on the Collingwood Magpies. Since I had to pick I team, I signed on to support The Pies. They have a dodgy reputation and everyone I talk to seems to dislike them, so I decided they were my kind of team! It was an interesting game. I thought it was qui...

For my last weekend in Oz, two of my work mates (Erica & Kiera) were kind enough to take me on a little road trip west of the city to do the Great Ocean Road! It is a fantastically scenic route that follows the coast from Tourquay to Warnambool. Its windy, hilly, and full of amazing views and quick stops. We headed out friday afternoon and drove the road to Port Campbell where we stayed for the night. We went to the pub for dinner and I had my first meal of ...

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...