Since my last entry I have been to the Australian equivalent of any small North Carolina town, Hervey Bay. Antonio and I arrive on Wednesday night around 8:30 and had to walk through the town to our hostel, about half an hour away. Seriously, this place looked, sounded like, and felt like North Carolina. There were people getting drunk on their front porches and the streets were dead. The hostel itself was okay, not the nicest (there was a huge rat in the kitchen) but we were only there for the night so it wasn't really a big issue. The people staying with us were nice enough and gave us free Coronas so we really couldn't complain.
Yesterday we went to Fraser Island. Fraser Island is one of the biggest sand islands in the world and is known for its various beautiful natural sites. Initially I had wanted to do Fraser on a self-drive safari, but since I lost my license in September that wasn't really an option. The tour was okay, not really that exciting, but the last bit, Lake McKenzie, was completely worth it. Lake McKenzie is a huge, turquoise blue, fresh water lake in the middle of the island. The weather was gorgeous so we took obnoxious sports illustrated-esque swim suit photos. I have enough to make my own calendar. Last night was my Thanksgiving, which was probably the saddest Thanksgiving I've ever had. Since we were catching the night bus to Airlie Beach, we were pressed for time and forced to eat at places close to the bus station. I had a chicken wrap and some roast potatoes from a KFC-like joint called Red Rooster. Really upsetting.
Today we are lounging around Airlie Bay prepping for our sailing trip this weekend. I decided at the last minute that I was going to go scuba diving instead of just snorkeling. I'm pretty pumped- hopefully I can find a water camera so I can take all sorts of pictures of the Great Barrier Reef and Nemo. So yeah, that's about it for what's going on with me. Will write again soon because we managed to get an hour of free internet at the hostel we'll be staying at for the next week! Love you and miss you all!
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Sounds amazing, Ada! I'm jealous of the warm weather - soak up some rays for me!!! Love you!
I watched crocodile dundee the other day and then I started worrying that I hadn't heard from you not bc you were travelling but that you had been eaten by the massive animatronic croc they'd abandoned there after filming. So I'm glad that you were able to write so I know you're safe, or at least still alive inside said animatronic. Actually, you'd probably like it in there, it'd probably be like Disney world. LOVE!!!!!! and I miss you so much, we all do! come back soon so I can squawk a very merry christmas with you!
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