Travel, Travel, Travel

Well the traveling is still continuing with a trip to Tasmania!!!  We were in Tasmania for three days total.  The first day we got straight off the plane at 8am and onto a tour taking us all around Hobart.  The first stop was to the top of Mt. Wellington.  There were beautiful lookouts however it was very cold since it had snowing that morning!!  The next stop on the tour was the Hobart Botanical Gardens.  We got to walk around the whole area and smell all the beautiful flowers.  After that we went to Canterbury Chocolate Factory.  We took a tour of how they make the chocolate and got a lot of free samples, which were so good!!  The last stop on the tour was Bonorong Animal Park.  We got to feed the kangaroos and see Tasmanian devils. 

The second day we spent most of the day at Salamanca Market in Hobart.  It is just a market place for a bunch of local vendors to sell want they make or grow.  The market was about four or five blocks long, and everything was really nice.  That night we all made a really nice pasta dinner at the hostel.

The last day in Hobart, we rented a car and drove to Mt. Field National Park.  We hiked all around and saw amazing waterfalls.  We packed lunch and hiked all throughout the national park.  The best part was that I was the driver so I have official driven on the wrong side of the road and car in Australia.  The night we went to the harbor and had amazing fish and chips for dinner. 

I am getting involved in many different activities at University College, where I live.  Last Friday we had swimming intramurals between all the different colleges.  I swam the 50m butterfly and the 200m butterfly leg of the medley relay.  This was especially interesting considered I have never swam competitively in my life.  Although I came in last it was not by very much though and it was a fun night.  I have also joined the soccer team.  We have started practices but games do not start until after Easter Break.

Today we went to Queen Victoria Market and Williamstown.  Queen Vic Markets is a big market space in Melbourne where you can find everything you could possibly need.  I was fun walking around all the different shop.  We also went to Williamstown, which is a little port town with quaint shops and restaurants.    

 

My time here is flying by and I cannot believe that I have already been here for two months.  I am just glad we are on Easter (Spring) Break here because I could use the break from school.

Other differences that I have notice between things in the U.S. and Australia are:

·         Crumpets instead of English Muffins

~MAI~