Extreme Adventures, a company that hosts tours around Australia, hosted the trip which was called "One Fish Two Fish". We flew up to Brisbane to meet our tourguides and the tour began.
Our first stop was the famous Australian Zoo, made famous by Steve Irwin. His wife Terri, and two children, Bindi and Robert, carry on the crocodile hunter's legacy, as they still put on crowd roaring shows with the crocs.
I made friends with some kangaroos and got up close and personal with some koalas (yes, those koalas are REAL!)
After leaving the zoo, the real party began. We made a pitstop at the liquor store and partied all the way to Fraser Island. Check us out with our boxes of goon!
When we arrived at our hostel we had about an hour to settle in and shower before it was time for a booze cruise. Waking up early the next morning was a struggle, especially because it was cloudy and rainy. We spent the day touring freshwater lakes in the area and still managed to have a good time despite the weather.
Our next destination was the most beautiful place I've ever been in my entire life: The Whitsunday Islands. We took speed boats out to the isolated South Molle Resort and were thrilled to see our surroundings for the next 3 days. We relaxed on beaches, by the pool and on boats.
We said goodbye to the Whitsunday Islands, and our next big activity was white water rafting on the Tully River. The rapids on the Tully were a 4 out of 5... so as you can imagine, the water was REALLY rough. We put on our lifevests and helmets, separated into raft groups and set out on the Tully with our raft guides. Going down the river was definitely a workout, as we had to constantly row in certain directions in order to avoid hitting the massive rocks that were all over the river. A lot of people fell out of the raft, and some rafts even flipped over! It was a great adrenaline rush but definitely scary at times.
After a wet and wild day of rafting, we traveled to our final destination: CAIRNS!
Cairnes is where typical college spring break antics went into full swing. No more relaxation- It was non-stop partying from this point forward! We stayed at an awesome hotel/hostel called Gilligans, which was right in the heart of the city surrounded by shops, restaurants and bars. We visited AJ Hackett, where people went bungy jumping and on the famous minjin swing-- all in the dark!! It was awesome. Check out the Aj Hackett website to see how cool it was: click here
We traveled around the city in style from bar to bar on an open air party bus, where music blasted and everyone danced on the roof! During the daytime, there were countless stores and restaurants to spend time at. On the 2nd day, we took a boat out to the Great Barrier reef and went scuba diving and snorkeling.
Spring Break 2010 in Australia was a success!!
