hey all, My side trip to the Grampians before the Europe trip was the perfect dose of fresh air and Australian flora that I needed. Having done many hikes in the Grampians already, 8 of us went on to tackle the highest point (Mt. Williams) and then Mount Mitchell's Plateau. We were exhausted and ready for bed after arriving in the Grampians at 12am with the leb moment of the night occuring at Moonee Ponds where we were told that we were not allowed to eat at...

Pre-Europe Well, I have nothing to look forward to other than work over the next 3 weeks. We just received our Mongolian visa and quickly sent our passports for our Russian visa. Its going to be a tight schedule with the processing of the visa taking up to 10 business days. I think me going backpacking has not hit yet. Supposedly last night Matthew couldn't sleep till 4am because he finally realized he was going to be in Europe in 3 weeks. That has yet to h...