Best Weekend Ever!

Well I am at it again.  Traveling around Australia.  Last weekend some mates and I went to Brisbane for the weekend.  Brisbane was an amazing place.  It is located in the state of Queensland which is anyways temperate so the whole time we were there the weather was beautiful.    

                                       

 

On the first day we arrived we did a city tour where we were able to jump on and off the bus at different locations.  The first location was the Brisbane Parklands.  It was beautiful.  There were a lot of flowers everywhere so it was nice to walk around and see all the greenery and waterfalls.  We then stopped at several different locations that were good for shopping and restaurants.  At lunch time we ate the best fish and chips ever with a side green salad on top of Mt. Coot-ha (meaning honey).  The view on top of Mt. Coot-ha was amazing we were able to see the whole skyline of Brisbane.  After lunch, we walked around a part of Brisbane called Southbank.  It is beautiful walking around the river.  On Southbank there was a Street Beach where people who live in Brisbane could go to the beach without leaving the city.  One of the main transportation systems in Brisbane is the river so we took the city boat along the river.  That night we went out and saw the city all lit up at night.

The next day we walked around the city of Brisbane again.  Later in the afternoon we went to Lone Pine Koala Park, where we were able to actually hold a koala.  They are really heavy animals.  The state of Queensland is the only state where it is still legal to hold the koala in Australia.

On Sunday we rented a car and drove all around the Brisbane are.  We had all heard really great things about Morton Island.  Morton Island has a really cool ship wreck off the shore where big ships have sunken because they hit the reef.  However, we ended up on Bribe Island instead.  The day was still a lot of fun even though we didn’t end up where we were going.

On Monday we went SKY DIVING!!!! It was the most amazing ever I have ever done.  It was so much fun and I really want to go again when I get back to the United States.  We landed on a beach in a small town outside of Brisbane.  So after we landed we decided just to put on our swimsuits and hang out at the beach in order to soak up the day while we still could enjoy the weather before returning to cold Melbourne.

Things have been going well in Melbourne.  School is starting to slow down going into finals month.  I only have one more test to get done and then finals.  Time has been flying by way to fast!

Right now my big, Becky, is here for two weeks.  I showed her all around Melbourne yesterday.  I am so happy she is here! We should have a fabulous time.

I am so jealous everything back home is on summer vacation.  But I will see everyone when I get back in a month and a half.

~MAI~