Blue Mountains and The Great Barrier Reef

Great Barrier Reef Action:



Yes that is right I have swam (or would it be swum?) in the Great Barrier Reef. I saw turtles, octopus, whales, and dolphins. It was a snorkeling trip that turned into a whale watching excursion as well. Have you noticed that Australians add great to the beginning of their places, Great Ocean Road, Great Barrier Reef? Why is that? We have the Grand Canyon but we do not call it the Great Grand Canyon. Something to mull over as you look at the pictures.




While I was still in Sydney I went up to the Blue Mountains and saw the 3 sisters, and many other beautiful sights. Our trip is almost done. (insert sad face) Tomorrow we leave for Bali, on Monday we go back to Jakarta. I have done some pretty amazing things while I have been here, and seen a lot of God's creation. I love your work, especially your earlier stuff.

Bridges, Bears, and Red, White, and Blue

Happy 4th of July

Today I went to the Taronga Zoo. We saw elephants, giraffes, and beautiful views of the city. It was a beautiful day to be able to go the zoo. Yesterday we went all over the city. We saw lots of different things. At night we went to see some live music with a couple of our newest friends.

Sea Dragons and Soap Opera stars in Sydney

We arrived in Sydney on Thursday night and are staying with a wonderful pastor and his wife until Sunday. Then we move to a different house. Yesterday our tour guides took us on a terrific tour of Sydney. We went all over the place. We have started to call ourselves Team Fam. The couple is our parents age and they never had any children. We got to see the Opera house, the Sydney Harbor Bridge and lots of other great things. We had a picnic lunch at Bondi Beach and we got Hot Chocolate from a famous man named George that is on a tv show here called Packed to the Rafters.

Moving in Melbourne

Yesterday we went into the city of Melbourne. We went on a free trolley ride around the city and walked around a bunch. We have been drinking some extra tasty coffee. Melbourne is known for their cuppa. Here is what we saw:




Today we hung out around the base and helped to make dinner (Chicken Burritos and Apple crumble.) Tonight we are going to serve lasagna, and potato salad to some people that are homeless in the city.

The Great Footy Game and Ocean Road

We sat in the 5th row...


so we were close to the action.


Who says white man can't jump?


The Melbourne Cricket Grounds (the field where they play football.)

I decided to start with start with pictures and end with pictures. I am mixing it up a little bit. Something that I have been striving for since I have been here: For someone to think that I was a local, and it happened tonight. Someone asked Lindsey and I for directions as we were walking on the street. Granted, we could not help them but that is okay because my goal was met. Pictures of Our Great Ocean Road Drive.

The Twelve Apostles are in the background. They are kind of a big deal.


Gentle Reminders along the way to stay to the left as you are driving.


The rainbow that followed us for most of our journey.


A tad-bit tired and sleepy as we started our journey but none the less ready to go.