Monday, May 17, 2010
Sydney
We arrived in Sydney on Saturday morning, the same morning 16 year old Jessica Watson was arriving from her solo sailing trip around the globe. Sydney harbor would be an awesome sight on any day. But on this day with all the boats out to welcome Jessica and her little pink vessel back it was absolutely amazing!
World Famous Bondi Beach. The surf was crazy. There weren't even any surfers willing to hit the huge waves here. Great beach, fun people watching...not enough time!
We took a bus tour from the airport around Sydney to our hotel that was located right in Sydney harbor. From a point right above Bondi Beach we could see over the entire city, the famous Sydney bridge, the opera house, etc..
World Famous Bondi Beach. The surf was crazy. There weren't even any surfers willing to hit the huge waves here. Great beach, fun people watching...not enough time!
We took a bus tour from the airport around Sydney to our hotel that was located right in Sydney harbor. From a point right above Bondi Beach we could see over the entire city, the famous Sydney bridge, the opera house, etc..
Brisbane - The Gold Coast
Eastern Most Point of the Australian Continent-Byron Bay
We've been on a lot of great beaches but the Gold Coast was simply one of the best. Because it's going in to winter there, there were hardly any people on this pristine beach with sand like fresh brown sugar. The sand was so clean and fine, it squeaked when we walked on it. The beach went on as far as we could see in each direction and the water was clear and blue.
We've been on a lot of great beaches but the Gold Coast was simply one of the best. Because it's going in to winter there, there were hardly any people on this pristine beach with sand like fresh brown sugar. The sand was so clean and fine, it squeaked when we walked on it. The beach went on as far as we could see in each direction and the water was clear and blue.
Townsville
Brad went on another dive out of Townsville while I took the day to enjoy Magnetic Island with some of the group. We took a ferry out of Townsville and landed on the island where we hiked and within 15 minutes we were seeing/waking and bothering koalas in the trees above. This is one of the few populated areas where koalas can still be found in their natural habitat.
Our Australian Adventure
We were fortunate enough to be invited to join the SUU Thunderbirds Men's Basketball team as they played 4 games in 4 different cities on the Eastern Coast of Australia. A group of 9 players, 4 coaches and some of us "hangers-oners". Enjoyed seeing the home country of 3 of the players.
Australia is an amazing country full of life and beauty and offered much, much more than I ever imagined. 9 days flew by!
Team Cook back in Cedar City did great and survived (even thrived) without Mom and Dad around. We owe our kids and sitters a huge thank you for making this wonderful trip so stress free for us. Love you all.
First Stop: Cairns
The boat ride was a bit cold, after all it is going into winter there but we had an amazing time. Brad completed 3 dives. I did one dive and snorkeled. I found Nemo and Brad swam with Crush the turtle for about 20 seconds!
This is B as we head out to the Great Barrier Reef for a day of diving..First day in Australia..This is the way to spend it. Amazing.
Australia is an amazing country full of life and beauty and offered much, much more than I ever imagined. 9 days flew by!
Team Cook back in Cedar City did great and survived (even thrived) without Mom and Dad around. We owe our kids and sitters a huge thank you for making this wonderful trip so stress free for us. Love you all.
First Stop: Cairns
The boat ride was a bit cold, after all it is going into winter there but we had an amazing time. Brad completed 3 dives. I did one dive and snorkeled. I found Nemo and Brad swam with Crush the turtle for about 20 seconds!
This is B as we head out to the Great Barrier Reef for a day of diving..First day in Australia..This is the way to spend it. Amazing.
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