Crystal is Awesome Hey Jena! I have been reading your blogs, although I haven't been able to comment because the thingie doesn't work right on my phone. I'm glad you're having a good time, but I am really excited that you're coming home soon! Don't we have plans? I think we do!

Mom I just tried to call you and you left about 1/2 hour ago :-(. Oh well I will try you tomorrow at Coffs Harbour! I need to make sure I am at the airport to pick you up. You said you were coming home the day after Thanksgiving but that would be the 27th and your booking reservation says the 28th which is Saturday at 3:00 in the afternoon. Don't want to mess it up. LOL Love you lots!

Billi Jo Again I will say can not wait to se all your pics...Just got caught up on your blog can't believe you jumped out of a plane! Or even more can't believe you got in the water with jelly fish! You are getting braver miss Jena! I hope the trip is all you had hoped for, sounds like it has been. Can you believe it is almost over? So are you already planning your next adventure? Have a great rest of your trip....Happy Thanksgiving...and fly safe home Love you

Bobbie Shrum Jena: Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us...I am so happy for you but jealous because I have always wanted to go to Australia. At least I get to see your pictures and hopefully when you get home I can hear everything first hand. Please take care and have fun..Mike and I send our love :)

Mom Hi honey. Sorry I didn't call today work just got really crazy. I will call you tomorrow when you get up. I hope you are having the time of your life. Know I love and miss you lots!

Mom Hey there daughter! How is everything going? It is getting cold here. Enjoy the warm weather while you can because you will freeze your buns off when you get home. Today is Wednesday December 18th so I will call you tomorrow morning (your time, afternoon my time). Hope you are having fun. Love you!

Mom Hey there sweetheart! Looked at some more of your pictures. Beautiful waterfall. Hope you had a good fligth to Cairns. Can't wait to here about all you are doing there. Brad said you would just fall in love with the town. Hope you get to enjoy the great barrier reef. From the sea or the air however you decide to do it. Hope you had fun "clubbing" and will talk to you in a day or two. Love Mom

Mom Hey there sweetheart! Looked at some more of your pictures. Beautiful waterfall. Hope you had a good fligth to Cairns. Can't wait to here about all you are doing there. Brad said you would just fall in love with the town. Hope you get to enjoy the great barrier reef. From the sea or the air however you decide to do it. Hope you had fun "clubbing" and will talk to you in a day or two. Love Mom

Dad Snorkeling the reef would be my first choise as you have been rafting and as your moms friend said once in a life time so they say. I would go for it and live for the thrill have fun .Dad

Zac Whats up? Really looks like your having as blast. Camel trail riding with Mabel sounds awsome. Although not as cool as Australia, KISS is playing at the Rose Garden on Tuesday. My boss has tickets and Im trying to get her to take me. We'll see how well that works out. hahaha. Anyways, hope the good times continue. Talk to you later.

Brad Belanger Hi Jenna. This is Brad and I work with your Mom. I went to Australia back in 1995 and I see you are on your way to Cairns. I also see that you have some options to go rafting on the Tully River or scuba diving on the reef. Your Mom tells me you won't go scuba diving or snorkeling....sharks? I actually did both when I was there and although rafting on the Tully was great there are oppurtunitys like that right here in our own back yard. The reef on the other hand is a once in a lifetime experience...you just have to do it. The coral is absolutely beautiful and to travel that far and miss it is something you will live to regret. It is very unlikely that you will even see a shark during the day and even less likely they would come anywhere near you. I made 13 dives over a four day period and only saw sharks one time and it was on a night dive when they tend to be more active.....Have fun and you will fall in love with Cairns...it is great little town.

Mom Hi honey hope you had a good day today. I tried to call you a little while ago but you are probably at dinner or just finishing up your day. I will call you tomorrow my time around 12:30 pm. Miss you and look forward to hearing about your adventures. All my love to you!

Mom Good morning honey. Today is Veterans day so I do not have to work. I tried looking for pictures but could only find one of the wing of the plane. Not sure if you upoaded more. Hope you had fun in the outback and got to ride your camels. I will call you tomorrow. Love you lots, Mom

Billi Jo Just read all your blogs sounds like you are seeing some amazing places and having great adventures...hope you have pics of your camel ride. Love ya

Mom Talking to you today was great. I loved hearing about the kangaroo's posing as they rested and the funny story you told me about the alien vistors place you stopped at! Can't wait to see the pictures that go along with the stories. I am kind of disappointed that the toilets flush straight down instead of swirls....maybe you will find one or do the water in the sink. I hope you had a great hike today and saw lots of beautiful stuff. I told Rick about the pub you stopped at and left your first drivers permit. I told him about the bra's and underwear and the jerseys from soccer players. So cool. Anyway, I am sure there is a lot I missed but talking to you made me happy today. Love you and miss you and hope you are having the time of your life. Love Mom