[May 20, 2012]
G'day
from Sydney! Hey everyone, so we arrived back in Sydney on Sunday after
one heck of a camping trip. We left Alice Springs bright and early
loaded up in the van and drove for about 7 and a half hours until we
finally arrived out in the middle of no where (literally!). Although I
think we all were scared about sleeping in just sleeping bags and swags
we made it! I really enjoyed the star talk Charlie gave us the first
night- there were so many stars visible and I even saw a couple shooting
stars. When Cooper got us up at "stupid o'clock" as he liked to call it
we jumped right into the days activities. We did a lot of hiking the
first day, and we learned a lot about Australian history. One thing I
thought was really cool was the ipy ipy plant that could be used as a
liquid band aid. While it may not seem like a big deal since we have
this now, the Australians discovered this 30,000 years ago. Over all I'm
glad I pushed through these long jam packed days because the view from
the top of the mountain was absolutely beautiful! I think it's safe to
say our first rustic Australian camping trip was a success! :)
Brianna Bender
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