Jan 30, 2010- Day Six Hobart to Terraleah Angie's alarm went off far too early, then mine 15 minutes later and finally Lachie's in order to time the showers. Everyone was ready in the opposite order with Angie feeling the need to tame her wild hair with a straightner. As only one lift was working Angie and I had to take the stairs to the top floor to find it. When we got downstairs there were a couple of people who were also going on our trip. Ang and I cha...

Jan 29, 2010- Day Five Here I am Hobart…Tasmania! So today I packed up and said goodbye to Melbourne.Lachlan and I caught a shuttle from the hostel to the airport early in the morning.I checked my large suitcase at the airport storage for the week while I'm away in Tassie.The guy gave me a discount so it came to a whopping $80 for a week's worth of storage.. which is actually a pretty decent price for storage.We then checked in for our 11:35am JetStar fli...

DayThree- Melbourne The Day of the Burn…. So it's official.. I have been welcomed by a wonderful Australian sunburn.Even though I used sunscreen and took as much precaution as I could.It still happened.The word around the hostel is that it is a mandatory requirement for Canadians and Brits to burn here in Oz.My shoulders, arms and top of my feet got it the worst… and my nose pretty much makes me look like Rudolph.Aside from that I had an awesome day out a...

So I think I've pretty much won the war of jet lag. I pushed myself and stayed up until midnight to acclimatize myself. Something ridiculous like 50 hours with a 7 hour nap on the plane. I spent my Australia Day having a couple pints of Cooper Green (Aussie beer from South Australia). During the day I met up with my Aussie friend Lachlan. He isn't from Melbourne so the two of us toured around the city center checking out some sights. Today I'm off to check ...

Day Two- Arrived in Melbourne HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!!!!!!!! So the plane ride was a beauty! I was lucky to get on one of the five Qantas 370s, which gave me a tad bit of extra room and a very smooth ride. I even sat beside my adopted aussie parents.. Mr and Mrs Marshall no joke. Mr Alan Marshall to be exact.. how awesome?! The flight was amazing considering I slept half the way.. thank god for Melatonin (natural supplement).. and I'm not AS jet lagged as I was l...