Hey everyone! Last night was fun, we went out for dinner and then pub hopped around downtown Melbourne. We started at a gay bar with a stripper pole and some squashed frogs (they have the best names for shooters/shots here). We ended at the casino where a random guy with dreads gave Megan and I $25 each to roulette. Megan turned hers into $200 on the first round while mine was gone in under 10 min. Its much more fun to play with someone elses money. After a few ciders, we bet our leader that if we could make the hour long trip back to our hotel in under 12 min he would buy us rounds for the rest of the trip. Needles to say we ran. Of course the guys pussed out and walked, but us girls made it.
Squashed Frogs
Random facts of the night:
Today we are going on the Great Ocean Road Tour. (Google Image the 12 apostles) On our way there, I'm finally feeling like I'm in Australia!! The southern coast is by far the most beautiful place I've ever seen. I found green sea shells on the beach and sipped cocoa from a cliff overlooking the coastline.
I can't believe I actually took this picture myself, such a beautiful place :)
First beach stop on the Great Ocean Road Tour
Just saw my first kangaroos, koalas, and surfers of the trip!! We stopped and fed Rosellas (colorful Australian parrot) out of the palms of our hands. Really starting to feel like I'm halfway around the world now :)
My roomie, Katie, with the Rosella
Just got done walking though the rainforest filled with the 2nd tallest trees in the world. Got soaking wet (only day I didn't bring a raincoat and we go to the rainforest?) But totally worth it. Now we're traveling through the rolling green hills of Australia listening to the most fitting music...AMAZING. Well except for the fact that I've never felt this car sick in my entire life, apparently there are no speed limits on the twisting backroads through the mountains of southern Australia??
12 Apostles were beautiful, but freezing cold. Next stop was the Loch Ard Gorge, where we went down to the beach and found a dead blowfish, took pictures with it, then found out they are extremely poisonous :o good news is none of us are hallucinating yet. Then we saw London Bridges, which ironically half of it really has fallen down. The story goes that when it happened a couple got stranded out in the middle. They got rescued by a news helicopter but when the report went to get the story, the couple had ran off. Turns out they were both pulling a sicky and both married but not to each other.
Squashed Frogs
Random facts of the night:
- Construction workers make at least $100,000/ year
- Shooters = shots
- they don't tip because waiters/bartenders make $42,000/year
- "Skull! skull! skull!" = chug
- A 6 pack of beer < 6 pack of water ($18!!)
- Vegemite is what's leftover after making beer
- toilet not restroom/bathroom
- Maccas = McDonalds
- Average beer at the bar = $10/pint
Today we are going on the Great Ocean Road Tour. (Google Image the 12 apostles) On our way there, I'm finally feeling like I'm in Australia!! The southern coast is by far the most beautiful place I've ever seen. I found green sea shells on the beach and sipped cocoa from a cliff overlooking the coastline.
I can't believe I actually took this picture myself, such a beautiful place :)
First beach stop on the Great Ocean Road Tour
Just saw my first kangaroos, koalas, and surfers of the trip!! We stopped and fed Rosellas (colorful Australian parrot) out of the palms of our hands. Really starting to feel like I'm halfway around the world now :)
Just got done walking though the rainforest filled with the 2nd tallest trees in the world. Got soaking wet (only day I didn't bring a raincoat and we go to the rainforest?) But totally worth it. Now we're traveling through the rolling green hills of Australia listening to the most fitting music...AMAZING. Well except for the fact that I've never felt this car sick in my entire life, apparently there are no speed limits on the twisting backroads through the mountains of southern Australia??
12 Apostles were beautiful, but freezing cold. Next stop was the Loch Ard Gorge, where we went down to the beach and found a dead blowfish, took pictures with it, then found out they are extremely poisonous :o good news is none of us are hallucinating yet. Then we saw London Bridges, which ironically half of it really has fallen down. The story goes that when it happened a couple got stranded out in the middle. They got rescued by a news helicopter but when the report went to get the story, the couple had ran off. Turns out they were both pulling a sicky and both married but not to each other.
Macy and her cute little blow fish
Loch Ard Gorge
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