Tag: travel stories
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Day 79: Cairns, Australia

April 15, 2023 — Today was another great day! I got up and had breakfast, changed, and went to the Cairns Aquarium. Probably not the best timing on my part, since it was a Saturday and it was pretty packed with parents and little kids. But it was still a very informative and cool trip…
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Day 78: Cairns, Australia

April 14, 2023 — It was an exciting day with a trip to Kuranda! I woke up decently early with my alarm but then rolled back over for a little while because I was feeling a little headache-y and I didn’t want to get up yet. And, for me, if I don’t coddle my headaches…
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Day 69: Airlie Beach to Townsville

Day 69. My little brother will get a kick out of that. April 5, 2023 — I woke up in the morning and had a couple pieces of toast for breakfast after packing up the stuff in my room. I checked out and headed for the bus terminal which was about ten minutes from the…
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Day 66: Airlie Beach / The Whitsundays

April 2, 2023 — Our first full day on the boat. It was an early morning wake-up call, but I got a serious kick out of how they wake you up on this boat: Disney songs. It really put a smile on my face. The beautiful sky that we woke up to helped, too, and…
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Days 63 to 64: Overnight to Airlie Beach

March 30 to 31, 2023 — Many of you will remember my overnight trip from Melbourne to Sydney, which took about twelve hours and wasn’t too bad. If you need a refresher, see my post here. This was so much worse. I’m not a hundred percent sure what made it so bad, but I do…
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Day 62: K’gari / Fraser Island

March 29, 2023 — Yet another later-morning wake-up. Even though we didn’t have to be up early, I have to say that the weather was a great impetus to get out of bed. The sun hit our side of the tents after it rose, and having it beat down on the canvas made it really…
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Day 60: K’gari / Fraser Island

March 27, 2023 — My alarm went off bright and early at 6:00am and after changing into my swimsuit, shorts, and a t-shirt, I headed to reception to check out, hand off my alcohol, stow my bags, and complete a small amount of extra paperwork. We separated into car groups and said hello to our…
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Day 48: Byron Bay, Australia
March 15, 2023 — Last day of surf lessons! Crazy. I didn’t quite go out with a bang, but I did have some successes today as I caught a few waves on my own and was slowly getting used to popping up with more power behind me. We also got to head to the tea…
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Day 47: Byron Bay, Australia
March 14, 2023 — I had my fourth day of surf lessons today and continued working on consistency as well as adding some different stuff to the mix, like popping up immediately and starting to learn how to turn. After we got back to Byron Bay, I went back to the hostel and had lunch,…
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Day 46: Byron Bay, Australia
March 13, 2023 — Per the norm, I got picked up outside the hostel this morning for my surf lesson and although I was feeling a lot better, I wasn’t completely a hundred percent, and still felt a little fragile. I didn’t have the best surf lesson, but I did have some success and I…