Australia - you were good to us

This continent is one we would come back to. We need many more months to see everything we want to see.

We never made it to the Great Barrier Reef, which honestly isn't too terrible since it's not their season for snorkeling and we would rather dive when we go.

We want to go koala photo hunting. The locals have said we need to go further to the West, more into the bush, to see them...they don't hang around the coastlines.

We want to go to the outback and experience all that has to offer.

We want to take the train out West and then another up North.

We want to go the Whitsundays.

We want to see the heart reef at the Great Barrier Reef.

There just really is so much to see and we only carved out just a bit. The smallest little bit. Yet, we found enjoyment in everything we did. Staying in Sydney was fun and there are way more things we could do there. Renting a campervan was fun, though stressful (on my end).

The food is great. It feels healthier, though it probably isn't.

Their Burger King is called Hungry Jacks.

The animal watching is exactly what I had hoped for.

The people watching is definitely something else. Everyone dresses different. So many formal clothes out in Sydney and then couple that with some people wearing almost nothing to wearing casual attire. I honestly don't think I have ever seen such a variety of clothing choices.

The money exchange is great for us. At least right now.

The Aussies love our accents and we love theirs.

Eating is expensive but everything else is cheap.

In our 8 days we saw white cockatoos, saw magpies, went to the Sydney Opera House, went to the Botanical Gardens, rode a ferry, rode on a sailboat, went whale watching, went to Chinatown, rode trains, rode buses, went to the Blue Mountains, ate gelato, walked a ton, went to the Sydney Wildlife Zoo, went to the Sea Life Aquarium, went to the Australian museum, went inside St Mary's church, walked around the Rocks, ate kangaroo, walked to the Sydney Harbor Bridge, rented a campervan, went grocery shopping, hiked to a nature pool, saw iguanas and lizards, went across the Sea Cliffs Bridge, went to Sharky Beach, slept at a rest stop, went to Flagstaff Point, watched some whales, went to Kiama to see the blowhole (of which it wasn't blowing), watched more whales, went down some random road to look for wildlife, watched red kangaroos, went to Jervis Bay and found a campsite, went to Green Patch Beach, went to Murrays Beach , saw an echidna, watched some penguins, watched some wallabies, pet some kangaroos, went on a nighttime nature hike, saw some wallabies and possums, went to a Bunnings, went to Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple, found a campsite along a beach, dropped off our campervan, and saw Rent at the Sydney Opera House.

I could not ask for a better trip.

I could, however, ask that they fix their Google Maps. Sometimes it tells you to turn when you don't turn until the street after. If your face isn't glued to the map , you can take the wrong exit or miss it altogether. We had to turn around a few times as a result of this. It was fun using the Australia accent voice while down under.Read more