Posted on February 19, 2015 by Danny
Danny’s Take on Australia

Melbourne The first day in Australia we went to Melbourne. The hotel we went to had 50 levels and sometimes my mom’s ears popped because we were so high in the air. I think we were on levels 47 and 48! We were there for 2 days with a free breakfeast buffet. The hotel was nice and there was a great view for the sunset. I think it was the Sofitel hotel! I loved it for two days and then we moved into Port Douglas for 5 days. Port Douglas Port Douglas… Read More
Posted on February 3, 2015 by Mikayla
Australia by Mikayla

We stayed in three parts of Australia over a month of being there. Those places were Melbourne, Sydney, and the Blue Mountains. We stayed in a hotel for two days in Melbourne. While in Sydney, we were kindly hosted by friends of friends of friends of ours from church. The friends of our friends from church were going to host us in their home but some of their friends were going on vacation and so offered to have us stay at their home while they were gone. We had never even met… Read More
Posted on January 22, 2015 by Deena Gainor
Day 222: The Incredible Great Barrier Reef!

Okay, so this blog post is way overdue. I almost didn’t want to post it because I felt like my photos did not do the Great Barrier Reef justice. The beauty we experienced was indescribable and the memory will forever be with us. So…just a few tips and thoughts: First, you can snorkel the Great Barrier Reef from different areas, but we chose Port Douglas. We flew into Cairns first, picked up our minvan rental, and made our way north for about one hour. We chose to stay at the Sheraton Mirage,… Read More
Posted on January 17, 2015 by Kathryn
Kathryn – Amazing Australia

Australia…….there really is no way to define it’s beauty. You could say it’s amazing, gorgeous, breathtaking, but you have to be there to understand what Australia is. The most fun part of Australia was seeing, touching, and petting kangaroos and koalas. We also saw penguins and a huge bird I thought was really cool. The first thing we did was leave the airport and get a taxi over to Melbourne, which was about half an hour to an hour away. We had a lot of fun exploring the city. When we were ready to leave… Read More
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