And the Real Adventure Begins

Wow, the last few days have been extremely busy!  We finished up the last of our course on Wednesday with our group presentations, and began to pack up for the trip back to Perth.  Unfortunately, our travel karma hit again, and the bus that was coming to pick us up broke down an hour away from Coral Bay.  Because of that, we were stuck in Coral Bay for over eight hours longer than we were supposed to be while they sent another bus up from Perth to come get us.  So we didn't leave until somewhere around two in the morning.  Then, if that wasn't enough, the bus driver forgot to get gas at the road house we stopped at, and we ran out of gas an hour away from Murdoch!  Needless to say, upon arriving back at our dorms, none of us were inclined to go out for the rest of the night.

Friday, however, brought a whole new experience.  We headed over to Caversham Wildlife Park to see Australia's iconic animals up close.  We got to pet and feed close to a hundred kangaroos, pet a wombat, see dingos and emus, and pet koalas!  We saw this adorable koala joey that popped out of its mother's pouch while we were in the nursery.  By far the cutest thing I've ever seen!  After the wildlife park, we headed into the Freemantle Markets to do some last minute souvenir shopping before heading into Perth to do the same along with grabbing dinner at our favorite oriental restaurant.  From there, it was back to the dorms to do laundry, shower, and pack everything up for our early morning flight.

Our flight left at 5:45 am, so we had to reserve taxis for 2:45 am, which meant that none of us got any sleep.  It took about twenty minutes to get to the airport, and thankfully our flight took off on time.  Six hours later or so, I am in Sydney at my hostel, looking out at the city.  I think the plan for today is going to be getting changed into something that doesn't resemble pajamas, and heading out to get my bearings, and hopefully find food.  The camera is dead at the moment, so I'll have to post pictures on my next update.

Until next time!

KK