Cairns!

Hey everyone!

Here are some more pictures from my last two weeks of activities.  This past week was mid-semester break so I headed up to Cairns (pronounced 'keens' in Queensland) for a few days to check out the Great Barrier Reef.  That's one less thing on my bucket list!

Departure from the airport.  Cheap JetStar tickets means small seats!

This is a 'strangler fig'.  It starts as a vine growing up a tree and over time it eventually looks like this.  

This is the best picture I could get from a fruit orchard in Queensland.  There were some pretty exotic fruits and the only one I remember is 'wattleberry'.

Proof that I actually was there.  The background is somewhere near Cape Tribulation, so named by Captain Cook upon first arrival.

Queensland Turkey.  

Swimming in a river in the Rainforest.

As you can see there is a lot of water so I was very careful with my camera.  That is the reason why I don't have any pictures of me snorkeling Great Barrier Reef or swimming through a giant waterfall.  Overall a fun, exciting and rainy few days!

Weekend Update!

Here are some pics of my adventure over the past three weeks or so!  This is the week before Spring Break so I'm preparing to turn in some papers and projects.

Rock climbing at the Grampians National Park

St. Patrick's Day.  I'm wearing blue haha!

Action shot rock climbing at the Grampians.

We finally made it to the top at Grampians National Park.  Time for some yoga and meditation.

Dad I think you'll get this picture.  I sent it to Natalie also.

I learned how to throw a boomerang.  The guy in the picture is actually of Aboriginal descent.  Throwing off the jacket to reduce the drag force.

Cathedrals Mountain Range- Lord of the Rings country.  We went bushwalking and mountain climbing and orienteering.  Very fun weekend!