**In case I have confused you, the dates here are written with the day first and then the month ;-)
Two weekends ago, I went on a volunteer weekend to Chakola, in the South Coast of New South Wales. On Friday morning, myself and 8 other international students, who also attend Macquarie, were picked up by a group leader from the Conservation Volunteers of Australia. It was about a 3 1/2 hour trip to the site, which is basically forested preserved property.
I had been expecting to do some hard-core work since work boots & gloves were highly recommended... yet there was more site seeing than physical work! On Friday, our group stayed on the property to pull weeds in a open area of the forest, where lots of wombats live. The rest of the night, we watched wild kangaroo
in the field next to the camp, talked around the fire pit, and were in awe of the stars (including the Milky Way!)Saturday, we drove about 30 minutes away to a National Park to do about 1 & 1/2 hours of work- putting up stakes & plastic around baby trees so they would be protected from the wind & animals eating them. Then we got to walk around Seven Mile Beach, climb around the rocks at a blow hole, and walk around a quaint town called Berry.
That night around the camp fire, we had both a possum (which are actually cute, unlike the ones in the States), and a wombat co
me wander around by us!Sunday, our last day, we stayed at our camp site to work; for about two hours we raked & cleared a walking trail through the forest. That afternoon, on the way home, we stopped at another national park to take in the view of an awesome waterfall:
Richie is also going on a volunteer weekend trip with the same program from August 24th- 26th. He's been taking pictures on our adventures, too. So you can check them out at this link: http://picasaweb.google.com/Richard.Kuebler
We have gotten better at grocery shopping which means better meals! We've enjoyed making some awesome dinners, including stir fry, pasta, tacos, and chicken & potatoes! Woo-hoo no more peanut butter & jelly for dinner :-D
4 comments:
So...I see you've had ample amounts of times to steal me a cute outback animal. I expect a good one when you get home!
Wow, you look so good in all your pictures. With all those hikes and physical activities, and minimal cooking skills, you are probably losing weight like crazy. Keep up the picture taking- I am really enjoying following your trip.
phew...I was concerned when I read that by the campfire you "had possum"... and I almost sent money thinking you couldn't afford meals anymore (ha ha!) We love reading your adventures, keep em coming! xoxo
Did you see a Twix or Snickers when you were in awe, looking at the starry night sky? ?:-!
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