Aussie Highlights

So before I'm allowed to go any further about my happenings I'll just recap the highlight of Australia. I guess I just want to relive it for myself because I love Australia and really miss it.

So yes, these are all the things that I found to be the best things and most awe-inspiring events from Australia: (There's a lot so you may want to get comfortable)

- Near Melbourne getting to feeding Kangaroos and Wallabies, and getting to see Wombats and Dingos, and getting my photo taken with a Koala, which was even awake.
- Going to the Penguin Parade where I was only feet away from holding one, but that is not allowed so I didn't do it.
- Flying over Sydney and getting to see the Opera House from the air.
- Darwin. I didn't spend long there but I loved getting learn about their history and really about it's involvment in the war. Plus, everyone there was more chill than anywhere else, and despite the hot weather, it was the best weather. (It's what you would expect in Australia)
- Going on a Crocodile cruise and seeing many crocs just chilling in the water, but more awesome was the watching a crocodile eatting a goose.
- Having a 360 degree veiw of Kakadu National park while watching a perfect sunset.
- Twin Falls where we played at the base of, but then the hot exhausting hike to the top of it for the most satisfying swim in my lifetime.
- Swimming at Jim Jim Falls because we got to swim right up to the bottom of the falls since it's dry season, so the falls were not very strong.
- Spending a good hour swimming at Sandy Creek and playing in that waterfall.
- Kayaking in Katherine Gorge (on my way to Alice Springs)
- THE STUART TREE!!!
- climbing to the top of Kings Canyon (Near Uluru) and walking along the top and being in a place that felt like it could be used in the Jarassic Park movies.
- When Macca, our guide for the Red Center, pulled over at a random hill so we could watch the sun set on Uluru.
- Sleeping in a swag under the stars, the stars of the Southern Hemisphere.
- Walking around Uluru and Kata Tjuta. These two very sacrid places feel very spiritual and it felt special to be there.
- Finally having a day to do absolutly nothing, so I spent it relaxing on the beach in Cape Tribulation.
- Going through my PADI diving course in Cairns and getting certified on the Great Barrier Reef. Getting to do as much diving as I did, see all that I saw (Sea turtle, Sting ray, Shark, Whales and 100's of 1,000's of coral), and meet all the people on the boat.
- Walking along White Haven Beach down in the Whitsundays. This was such a white beach it felt like it had just snowed. The only place that looked like a secluded paradise.
- 4WD on Fraser Island, and walking along Eli Creek, swimming in Lake Mackinzie, and running down the sand dune into Lake Wabbi.
- Seeing real Dingos in the wild on Fraser Island.
- Learning to play the didgerido even though I'm really bad at it.
- Staying in Evans Head at Plenko's Surf Shack and staying with Hanna. Here was where I first learned to surf and ate so many Tim Tam's I'm going to have withdraw.
- Going on Surfaris where I was pushing myself to complete exhaustion everyday to improve on my surfing. Then at night we would have Jam sessions where I learned how to play the Harmonica and rock out the Kazoo. (Yep, I'm a real talented one)
- Getting to finally walk up to the Sydney Opera House and going on a tour. It was also kind of nice to know that I know much more than the guide.
- Getting to walk around the Olympic Park. It's the little things sometimes that make me happy.
- Taking my tour out to the Blue Mountains because it was my real last little bit of nature before leaving Australia.

The last highlight I had is quite possibly the best:
Watching the sunrise on the Opera House.

Well, there you have it. That is a good recap of my 6 weeks in Australia. 6 weeks that I will never be able to forget and am actually getting choked up now thinking about it.

I miss you all and hope your summer is going well.

Cheers from London, England!!!