Got up this morning to wave Carina off to school, and found her still asleep at tghe time she was supposed to be there. Perfect haha. Once she had gone of Magdalen and I went to do some shopping before i flew to the Gold Coast and she very kindly bought me some lovely new clothes for my birthday. Woohoo! I then went to the airport and flew to Coolangatta airport where i was met by a very cheerful Marg. We went to one of the local surf life saving clubs for a ...

Wooo my birthday! Woke up early and took the dog, Cassie (a girl Jason) for a walk along the cliffs which was beautiful. On the walk Magdalen and I stopped in to see her parents, which was nice - they have a beautiful house! We then went home, before setting off to spend some time in the city. We went in on the ferry anse then We walked around a neighbourhood called the Rocks, walked across the harbour bridge for some awesome views and so i could say i had d...

Woke up at a decent time, went for breakfast in the hotel and the. Got ready to go to the airport and fly back to Sydney. I was met at the airport by Magdalen and Bill which was lovely and then we went back to their house jn Rose Bay where i saw Carina, Angus and Will (i cant express my true feelings about this as Carina has the link...mwhahaaha) all i will say is they're all a bit older than i remember! I then went with Magdalen, Bill and Angus to see the hous...

Yaay I had a lie in today! Until 7am... I then got up, had pancakes for breakfast and went on a walking tour of Wallace Rockhole with a local guide. It was very interestimg - we learned more about the culture and history which is just so different from us! We then went to the arts centre and i attempted to paint a bookmark. It's dreadful. Then we had an early lunch before we drove to Standley Chasm, which essentially is a smaller version of Kings Canyon, but i...

This morning was a 5.30 wake up again. Yaay.. We ate breakfast ans then went to kings canyon for a 6.5km walk, which was beautiful. There were some amzing viewpoints, and the whole thing was very exciting for a geographer! The whole area is just so different from anywhere elseI have ever seen, and the rocks are just too cool. After our walk we headed back to camp for an early lunch and then got in the truck to drive some more. Wedropped froggy off with some o...