Today we got 2 hours of sleep!
Sooo sleepy. We got to the hotel and had to wait forever to get our room. They run on island time here so everything is late.
I'm sleep deprived and grumpy. We meet 7 new girls from the states and then a huge group came from New Zealand. So our group has pretty much doubled in size. The people seem pretty nice so it should be a good trip.
The water here is bad and we're not suppose to drink it. I'm paranoid that I'll get sick 😭 I'll be so sad if I do. I'm avoiding everything with water in it. Minus bottle water ❤️
We went to the grocery store and saw beats for $25 so we were like whattt and asked to see them. It was the funniest thing ever. Worst knock offs I've ever seen. But very comical.
We ate at pizza king and it was nothing like home. The sauce was sweeter than normal and they served chicken and fries with pizza. What even is this.
Fiji words:
Mboola- hello,hi
Vinaka- thank you
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Bye Australia
1Bye Australia!
We're on our way to Melbourne then were flying out to Fiji! It's been such a great time here I'm sad about leaving 😭
We're currently cursing at 36 thousand feet. YES HE ANNOUNCED THE ELEVATION! for those of you who don't know, that's like my favorite part of anything. And this plane is so not comfortable. At all. There's a baby who's been cuing for at least 3/4 of the flight. Poor baby.
We've been sitting in Melbourne for a long while. When I went to buy tea my card was declined! The bank out a fraud alert on it. Perfect. But thanks to my mom and a lady Mary it's all good now! Woooo Fiji ❤️
The island looks so perfect.
I LOVE NANDOS. 🐔 it is the greatest place ever. Pitaaaaa I'm going to go home and crave it. 😭 thanks Niall ❤️My boyfriends always know best.
We're on our way to Melbourne then were flying out to Fiji! It's been such a great time here I'm sad about leaving 😭
We're currently cursing at 36 thousand feet. YES HE ANNOUNCED THE ELEVATION! for those of you who don't know, that's like my favorite part of anything. And this plane is so not comfortable. At all. There's a baby who's been cuing for at least 3/4 of the flight. Poor baby.
We've been sitting in Melbourne for a long while. When I went to buy tea my card was declined! The bank out a fraud alert on it. Perfect. But thanks to my mom and a lady Mary it's all good now! Woooo Fiji ❤️
The island looks so perfect.
I LOVE NANDOS. 🐔 it is the greatest place ever. Pitaaaaa I'm going to go home and crave it. 😭 thanks Niall ❤️My boyfriends always know best.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Great Barrier Reef
Bright and early we're off to the Great Barrier Reef! A bus is here to pick us up and drive us the 4 minutes to the dock. Before we left we went across the street to grab some quick breakfast from the café. I got a cookie 😳 oooops.
We're riding on a boat called calypso. It was just suppose to be ASU students but many other people are on our boat which I guess is okay because Ben is very cute. Maybe ill fall overboard. The top deck is the worst with motion. You'll go flying everywhere. It was so awesome and my favorite part of the boat. It was so intense I couldn't even stand up without falling over. I discovered that I love boats. They're are so very awesome. I wish I had one, a fast one. Vroooom vroooom.
I'm so bad at snorkeling. I drank more salt water than I did anything else. It was the saltiest water I've ever tasted. The whole breathing out of my mouth all the time was difficult too. I lost my friend in the water and ended up all alone in the open water. I was for sure a shark was going to kill me. But it's okay I'm alive. The reef wasn't as pretty as I expected. It was dull in color not bright like the pictures. Boo. There were some cool fish though. Very brightly colored and cute. Apparently after Nemo came out the demand for clown fish went up and there aren't any left in the reef. How unfortunate.
My sunglasses broke. I had to buy new ones. I got ones with a floral pattern on them. It was only $9. Thank you chemist.
We ate at pizza place and it was yummy pizza. The ground was sand which I thought was pretty cool. It was super beachy
Aussie Words:
Chemist- drug store
Quote of the Day:
"Puking is worth it " (Jasmine)
We're riding on a boat called calypso. It was just suppose to be ASU students but many other people are on our boat which I guess is okay because Ben is very cute. Maybe ill fall overboard. The top deck is the worst with motion. You'll go flying everywhere. It was so awesome and my favorite part of the boat. It was so intense I couldn't even stand up without falling over. I discovered that I love boats. They're are so very awesome. I wish I had one, a fast one. Vroooom vroooom.
I'm so bad at snorkeling. I drank more salt water than I did anything else. It was the saltiest water I've ever tasted. The whole breathing out of my mouth all the time was difficult too. I lost my friend in the water and ended up all alone in the open water. I was for sure a shark was going to kill me. But it's okay I'm alive. The reef wasn't as pretty as I expected. It was dull in color not bright like the pictures. Boo. There were some cool fish though. Very brightly colored and cute. Apparently after Nemo came out the demand for clown fish went up and there aren't any left in the reef. How unfortunate.
My sunglasses broke. I had to buy new ones. I got ones with a floral pattern on them. It was only $9. Thank you chemist.
We ate at pizza place and it was yummy pizza. The ground was sand which I thought was pretty cool. It was super beachy
Aussie Words:
Chemist- drug store
Quote of the Day:
"Puking is worth it " (Jasmine)
Back to civilization
Peace out wilderness.
There was a huge spider in someone's tent this morning. It was literally the size of a hand. POSION. Two poisonous animals within 24 hours. Grossssss
We're off to PORT DOGUIE again we're going to see the reef then we'll be going to Fiji! Another group of people is joining us when we get there. They have been in New Zealand for a while. It should be interesting mixing our groups together.
We explored the town! It's a cute little town. I spent a lot of money there 😳 I got awesome souvenirs for some awesome people. Myself included haha. I bought Tim Tams... thee best cookie things ever. *drooling* it was pretty much just a day of traveling and shopping. Nothing too exciting
Quote of the day:
"I spent way too much money, take my wallet away" (Kolby&Laura)
There was a huge spider in someone's tent this morning. It was literally the size of a hand. POSION. Two poisonous animals within 24 hours. Grossssss
We're off to PORT DOGUIE again we're going to see the reef then we'll be going to Fiji! Another group of people is joining us when we get there. They have been in New Zealand for a while. It should be interesting mixing our groups together.
We explored the town! It's a cute little town. I spent a lot of money there 😳 I got awesome souvenirs for some awesome people. Myself included haha. I bought Tim Tams... thee best cookie things ever. *drooling* it was pretty much just a day of traveling and shopping. Nothing too exciting
Quote of the day:
"I spent way too much money, take my wallet away" (Kolby&Laura)
Surviving the Outback
THE OUTBACK SUCKED!
It got so cold last night if thought I was going to die of hypothermia. I woke up with a cold it was that freezing. I can't even believe it.
We went on a nature walk for a lecture today and it was pretty awesome. Probably one of my favorite lectures so far. We learned a lot of random facts about birds and trees. I found it entertaining. The campsite is literally such a long walk from where everything is. We have to walk up like 3 huge hills. Talk about a workout.
The sunset tonight was gorgeous. We hiked to a lookout and watched it set from there. It was my first outback sunset. The outback isn't that bad during the day. I'm pretty sure I got tan today so that makes me happy. The night time here sucks because it's dark as crap. We don't have a very good flashlight either. Laura and I almost killed ourselves trying to go down the hills.
Here's the most exciting part of my day. I SAW A SNAKE! A real life snake it was about 6 feet long! 🐍 According to picture comparisons it was a red bellied black snake. Which are highly poisonous. Talk about scary!
Another great part of my day was playing mafia. I got to be the killer and it took forever for them to figure out it was me😂 mwahahaha.
Aussie Words:
Cheeky: sassy
It got so cold last night if thought I was going to die of hypothermia. I woke up with a cold it was that freezing. I can't even believe it.
We went on a nature walk for a lecture today and it was pretty awesome. Probably one of my favorite lectures so far. We learned a lot of random facts about birds and trees. I found it entertaining. The campsite is literally such a long walk from where everything is. We have to walk up like 3 huge hills. Talk about a workout.
The sunset tonight was gorgeous. We hiked to a lookout and watched it set from there. It was my first outback sunset. The outback isn't that bad during the day. I'm pretty sure I got tan today so that makes me happy. The night time here sucks because it's dark as crap. We don't have a very good flashlight either. Laura and I almost killed ourselves trying to go down the hills.
Here's the most exciting part of my day. I SAW A SNAKE! A real life snake it was about 6 feet long! 🐍 According to picture comparisons it was a red bellied black snake. Which are highly poisonous. Talk about scary!
Another great part of my day was playing mafia. I got to be the killer and it took forever for them to figure out it was me😂 mwahahaha.
Aussie Words:
Cheeky: sassy
Outback experience
We left Ellen and Aldo today :( and Claudey today. I'll miss that kitty he was my bud for those days. Ellen loved the gifts we gave her it was so sweet because she gave us gifts in return! It made me so happy. She was precious.
The outback is insane. We're literally living in tents. I might die. PRAY FOR ME. I'm sharing a tent with Laura so that's kinda sweet. Maybe I'll survive. There is literally no civilization. I don't even have service and they are no plugs so I hope my stuff doesn't die. I'd be so upset. It's kind of nice not having my phone though. If we're being honest. They got my dietary needs wrong so they didn't have a no pork meal for me today :( luckily there was extra vegetarian meal. I almost freaked.
The stars here are awesome! We can literally see the milky walk. It's beautiful! I wish I could sleep under them but I'm afraid of snakes. Pictures don't turn out so it'll be a mental memory, okay I'm going to bed so I can leave sooner. Hahahaha. I can do the outdoor thing just not at night.
Quote of the day:
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger cause we're in the freaking outback"(Nicole)
The outback is insane. We're literally living in tents. I might die. PRAY FOR ME. I'm sharing a tent with Laura so that's kinda sweet. Maybe I'll survive. There is literally no civilization. I don't even have service and they are no plugs so I hope my stuff doesn't die. I'd be so upset. It's kind of nice not having my phone though. If we're being honest. They got my dietary needs wrong so they didn't have a no pork meal for me today :( luckily there was extra vegetarian meal. I almost freaked.
The stars here are awesome! We can literally see the milky walk. It's beautiful! I wish I could sleep under them but I'm afraid of snakes. Pictures don't turn out so it'll be a mental memory, okay I'm going to bed so I can leave sooner. Hahahaha. I can do the outdoor thing just not at night.
Quote of the day:
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger cause we're in the freaking outback"(Nicole)
Farmstay Day2
1We woke up at 7 today to go for a walk down the lane. It's so quiet here. I'm still full from last night so I think I'll never eat again. This woman feeds us sooo much. I probably gained 50lbs. I'm totally going for a run tonight.
We went with Aldo around the farm to see cows! We rode in his 16 year old truck around the huge farm. They have baby cows that are so cute. We were looking from afar so I didn't have to smell or play with them. I thought the babies were the cutest. Why can't they all stay that size.
Ellen forced us to sew buttons on a scarf it was so hard. wife me. We're going out for dinner which should be fun. But I'm soooo full. I can't wait to go to Fiji 😍
We went to diner and on the way I encountered my first Australian spider! I freaked out a bit and Aldo who was driving turned around to look and we went off the road and into the ditch hahahahahaha Ellen startling yelling at Aldo. It was rather hilarious... Like super hilarious I've been laughing about it for hours. It actually wasn't a ditch though. It was more like taller grass. They don't really have actual ditches here. No worries the spider went out of the window and I survived. At the restaurant I saw this woman who reminded me a lot of my mom. I must miss her.
Aussie words:
Boot- car trunk
White Flat- coffee with just a wee bit of milk
Gear- manual cars
Chook- chickens
Chickens- chicks
Quote of the day:
"My tattoo says learn to love the ride and it's on a wave"(Alyssa)
Tomorrow we're waking up early so I better go!
We went with Aldo around the farm to see cows! We rode in his 16 year old truck around the huge farm. They have baby cows that are so cute. We were looking from afar so I didn't have to smell or play with them. I thought the babies were the cutest. Why can't they all stay that size.
Ellen forced us to sew buttons on a scarf it was so hard. wife me. We're going out for dinner which should be fun. But I'm soooo full. I can't wait to go to Fiji 😍
We went to diner and on the way I encountered my first Australian spider! I freaked out a bit and Aldo who was driving turned around to look and we went off the road and into the ditch hahahahahaha Ellen startling yelling at Aldo. It was rather hilarious... Like super hilarious I've been laughing about it for hours. It actually wasn't a ditch though. It was more like taller grass. They don't really have actual ditches here. No worries the spider went out of the window and I survived. At the restaurant I saw this woman who reminded me a lot of my mom. I must miss her.
Aussie words:
Boot- car trunk
White Flat- coffee with just a wee bit of milk
Gear- manual cars
Chook- chickens
Chickens- chicks
Quote of the day:
"My tattoo says learn to love the ride and it's on a wave"(Alyssa)
Tomorrow we're waking up early so I better go!
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