Australian adventures

RELOCATION

Hey guys, for some reason I haven't been able to post my pictures on this website...... so I have made another one.....
www.greenwichadventures.blogspot.com

click on this link to see photos of my most recent adventures in Melbourne and New Zealand!!!! Enjoy!

Fun Times in Tasmania

In Tasmania at freycinet national park: around the corner from Honeymoon bay

Sleepy Bay. The water color was STUNNING

my seashell collection

Wineglass bay....the red speck in the sand is me sleeping

wineglass bay from the mountain

ahhh, we made it!

We were so tired because we had to run back in order to get to the car before sunset.

i LOVE Tasmania

cape raoul

the pink dot is me..... .around the time when Joel and I were lost and could not find the way back to the trail!

A random dog decided to follow us on the trail, and when we got lost we had to fight through the bush.... .it was too thick for the dog to manage.

we made it JUST before the rain came, BEAUTIFUL cape raoul

we went all the way to the end....man that was a long day!

at the White beach

the Remarkable cave

you never know what you might find on the side of the road!

more tassie

Joel at Palmer's lookout

at Port Arthur, where the first convicts/settlers of Australia were sent

i guess this is a freak wave

danger: freak waves. persons proceeding beyong this point risk death by drowning!

I suppose this could be a little dangerous

ahhhh

does this look fake to anyone else?

the Tasman Arch

Driving on the opposite side! .... on our way to the Tasman National park

surfing at Bondi Beach

Didgeridoo playin'

crazy contortionist doing street performance

our daily bread: tuna wraps

at the Sydney Olympic park

Bless you, Joel

from left: Ali (from Colorado), me, and Amy Davis (my friend from OBU currently living in Sydney)

visiting Hillsong Church and meeting Darlene, among others

lookin' out for sharks, ya never know!

Freshwater Beach, but not really.

Manly Beach

the Harbour Bridge

more fun in sydney

at Manly Beach

my brother Joel

view of the city from the ferry

Hard Rock Cafe, Sydney

the Harbour Bridge

the Opera House

Joel's visit to Brisbane

we visited Southbank Parklands,

kangaroo aisle.....

Mt. Coo-tha,

and sleepy Conrad.

My first cuddle!!!

My brother Joel came out to visit for a couple weeks, of which only 4 days were spent in Brisbane!.....lookout Sydney and Tasmania, here we come!

Some of my close friends: Audra, Ann, Melissa, and Kristi.

I hosted a Pancake Breakfast at my flat to raise money for the eradication of polio, one of Rotary's projects, partnering with UNICEF and other organizations. There are only 4 countries left still at endemic status and Rotary International is encouraging all the clubs to run local campaigns to raise money for the vaccines. It was a delightful morning!

Royston (friend from church) and I getting an early start with the pancakes.....

It was a great turn-out, with approximately 28 people in my small apartment. We raised $226!!!

trying to play the didgeridoo....... it's much harder than it appears!

All but 2 of the ambassadorial scholars currently in Brisbane.....getting together to celebrate Hope's birthday

UQ

just another photo of the University of Queensland...... with sandstone buildings

the Great Court at UQ, ...everyone's favourite lunch spot on the grass.

...at the Rotary Foundation booth on University of Queensland's OPEN DAY

Clare and me

Murder-mystery dinner party with youth group from church....who killed the ferret??

Enjoying the last week of my "winter" holidays the best possible way....relaxing on the beach. One of my friends and fellow scholar Clare went with me to Byron Bay, the most easterly point of Australia's mainland about two hours south of Brisbane. As you can see in the following photos, it was an amazing and beautiful trip.

Taken on the 'hike' up to the lighthouse where we spotted heaps of humpback whales and dolphins. Unfortunately, I didn't catch any on camera. It was an amazing time!

Clare and I made our own boomerangs at this Aboriginal Art workshop

finish product.

Cape Byron light house

I visited Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo where I got to pet koalas, kangaroos and a crocodile! (not the one in the picture! It was a baby one.)

Tasmanian Devil....... who knew they were so cuddly?

KOALAS!!!! Yes, they are sweeter than I had anticipated

Of all things I thought I might see in Australia, an Arkansas Razorbacks fan never crossed my mind! GO HOGS! (no, the cap was not a gift from me--yes, Matthew is Australian)

CRIKEY!

EMUS running wild!!! For two weeks during my winter holidays, I went with some friends to a farm outback Queensland in Blackall. It was an amazing time with lots of new experiences. I have posted a few pics on this blog, but if you're keen to see more go to
http://obu.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2006202&l=0eee5&id=82201916