My amazing sister and I on the bus to BWI! |
I experienced so many different emotions of excitement and nervousness. My family took me to the airport and my grandparents and Uncle David already planned on meeting us there. But to make things even better, my Aunt Chrissy, Uncle Joey, and Jonny surprised me! It was so special. I had the whole crew to see my off at BWI. When I got on the plane, I was super excited to have gotten a window seat. My major disappointment, however, was I did not receive any complimentary shortbread cookies. Elyse talked and talked these free airplane cookies up to no end, and I didn't get any! But things did get better. For the endless flight from LAX to Sydney, I got to sit next to a true Aussie named Damion. He was so incredibly friendly and chatty! When he sat down next to me, I almost squealed. The best part was he told me I would make friends easily because of my accent! haha MY ACCENT! Unfortunately, halfway through the flight, he had to switch to the aisle seat because he had a bad bladder. He apologized for "dumping" me, which I thought was pretty funny.
We finally arrived in Sydney at about 9:30am, but we still had about another full day of traveling and layovers until we made it to Cairns. We arrived at Gilligan's backpack resort that evening, and let me tell you, the Aussies sure love their leisure time!
The hostel was located right above the bar which played live music until about 3am every morning. The slide and glass doors in our rooms were definitely vibrating all night.
One of the nights I went down to the bar and there was a group of Germans, Americans, Norwegians, and Australians who just finished a three-day diving adventure and were celebrating with a few drinks and dancing. They lured me into their group and we all danced for a while. It was a blast!
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