Hello again. We are still experiencing internet difficulties but I will not dwell on them. Let me just say that it has been about six weeks now since we were told "your internet will be back in a few days". The Australian motto which was brilliantly coined by Lindsey's father, after stopping in to eat breakfast and leaving the restaraunt 90 minutes later, is "No hurries... no worries"!
Now to catch you up on what has been going on here in Oz. Lindsey and I were able to take a few days off while renting out the house and go camping for a night, a few hours north. The trip was incredible! The scenery was amazing. We had one of the coolest experiences of our lives on the trip. We went out for a surf on a deserted beach by the area we were camping. While in the water we noticed a pod of about 25 dolphins playing in the water about a hundred feet from us. The dolphins made their way down to where we were surfing in the water and we were able to get within about 3 feet of them... It was amazing!
Now onto the highlight of the summer break. Lindsey's parents and aunt and uncle came over and stayed with us. Lindsey's parents were over for two and half weeks and her aunt and uncle for 10 days. After spending two days touring Sydney and tiring them out so they would sleep through the night and have minimal jet lag, we set out for our first adventure. We hopped on a plane and flew up the coast to the famous Whitsunday Islands... We took a two day sailing trip through the islands and were able to snorkel parts of the Great Barrier Reef. Immediately what comes into ones mind is a beautiful sailboat, sailing off into the sunset while everyone on board is eating seafood and drinking champagne... I think we all had these romantic ideals in our heads before boarding the ship. Let me just that the sailing was amazing because of the scencery not because of the ship. On the flights over the question was asked if each room would have its own bathroom... Upon getting on board we realized that there were two bathrooms for about 35 people. However we all did get to stay in the same bunk room with only 10 other people. Our time on board was special, to say the least... After recovering from the initial shock of what sailing aboard the our ship,
The New Horizon, would be like we were able to find different ways to pass the time. The time sailing was great... we made countless great memories and had a whole lot of laughs.
After getting off the sailboat we hopped in a rental van and drove 8 hours north to the city of Cairns (pronounced cans). We spent the next few days relaxing in a beautiful apartment and souveneir shopping and trying to finds deals on opals. We took a scenic train ride through the rainforest and went to a crocodile farm where we got the chance to pet koalas. This part of the trip, unlike the sailing experience, no one wanted to end. We flew back to Sydney and spent one more day with Lindsey's aunt and uncle before saying goodbye. Lindsey's parents still had another week so we were off again to see different parts of the city. We took them to the beach and Lindsey's dad had his first experience surfing, we went out for a day and took in the Blue Mountains, and spent time throughout the city. Needless to say it was a great time. It was hard to say goodbye, and made us miss home a whole lot.
Since then school for me is back in session. Also we have had our students move back in and have about 10 newbies. We look forward to a full and fast paced semester. Well we miss you all like crazy!
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