Yesterday was definitely one of the best days of the trip so
far.
Our entire program took a full day excursion into the Blue
Mountains, and it was a blast. We started off by going to the Olympic park in
Sydney. Unfortunately, we didn't really get to see anything other than the main
stadium before we had to get back on the bus. I can’t imagine how cool it would
have been to be here during the Olympics though!
The Olympic Stadium
Where they tracked the medal count
After that, we went to Featherdale Wildlife Park, which was heaven.
Kangaroos, wallabies, koalas and all kinds of other animals – and I got to pet
them all! I spent the best dollar of my life getting a cone full of food and
spent the next 45 minutes wandering around feeding and petting kangaroos and
wallabies. It definitely made me regret my pizza eating choice the day before!
New best friend!
Emus are absolutely terrifying.
We stopped after that to get lunch, which would have been
uneventful, except for the fact that I ate this:
Chicken Schnitzel burgers. So much deliciousness.
Next, it was off to Echo Point – a huge lookout cliff in the
mountains. Unfortunately, it was cloudy and rainy, so the views weren’t as
great as they would have been on a sunny day. It was still a gorgeous view
though.
The Three Sisters Peaks.
So high up - what a view!
The roommates <3
Our day ended with a hike through the Australian rainforest
in the Blue Mountains. We went down way down the side of a mountain – lots of
steep stairs and paths, and it was a crazy work out. Pictures definitely
capture the hike better than words:
Finally, when we reached the bottom of the mountain, we took
a cable car back up to the top. It was slightly terrifying to get into a giant
car dangling from a single cable and hanging thousands of feet above the
rain forest floor! But all was well, and we reached the top perfectly safely.
See that car hanging way up there...? That was our ride back up the mountain.
A blurry postcard rendering of our adventure
Last night, we went out and explored some Sydney nightlife.
It was a great time, and I love getting to be part of all the fun that I have
to miss out on at home!
Today is a lazy day for the roommates and I – just heading
out to find our internship locations and explore a little bit. Need to enjoy
our last free day before our school and working lives start!
Cheers, everyone!
Bailey
Cheers, everyone!
Bailey
Hi Bailey.
ReplyDeleteWe hope you are having a good, warm Monday. Here it is Sunday night and predicted to get down to -20. Tomorrow's high is forecast for -9 (that is minus 9). Unbelievable but true!
We really enjoyed all the great pictures of your visit to the wildlife park, Echo Point, and the rain forest. However, I'm personally not a great fan of cable cars!
I'm not exactly sure what a chicken schnitzel burger is except that it looked very large. Hope it was good, too.
Grandma, Shelly, and Britta went to a bridal show in Alex today, and I stayed home trying to make a dent in the cookies Gram baked yesterday to take along for church coffee. (chocolate chip, ginger snap, and snickerdoddle) There were many left to bring home, but not nearly as many now!
We are delighted that things are going so well and that you are having a great time. I think we are enjoying it almost as much vicariously.
Much love from Grandma and Grandpa
G'day Bails! Sounds like you had a great day! I loved seeing all the pictures though the cable car I could do without. Hope you have a great 1st week of school. Next assignment for you is to hug a Banded Hare Wallaby. Love you, Dad
ReplyDeleteP.S. - Glad that you finally got a chance to enjoy some nightlife - haha