The pictures I've just posted from the top down
1. Surfers Paradise
2. St. Kilda Festival in Melbourne
3. Great Ocean Road
4. Apostles
5. and 6. Fraser Island Beach
7. Aboriginal Dance at K'gari on Fraser Island
8. Eli creek on Fraser Island

I'm sorry its been so long, but I've been without computer access for a week or so. I made it to Surfers Paradise on Feb 5, got checked into a hostel right next the the beach and that night went out on a 200 person pub crawl. There were 7 hostels combined, where they took us to four different bars around surfers. I met some awesome people, saw some crazy night life, and experienced the aussie way of partying, which is mostly to techno, and some hip hop! That was a good part but the highlight were the beached. Miles long beaches, white sand and the high rises and city right next to it. You get the best of both worlds, city life and surfing right next to each other! I visited this city on my own so it gave me time to relax and do whatever I wanted which wasn't too much. I layed on the beaches and read, walked along the beached and watched all the surfers, and at sunset walked through the strip which has performers, shops and restaurants. I sat and watched an aboriginal guy play the digerydoo for awhile in amazement. They are so fascinating how they learn to breathe while playing. It was a very relaxing few days, which is just what I needed after my adventure on Fraser! :) I stopped in Brisbane for a night and met up with some girls that I had met on the camping trip. Toured around the city, took a cruise up and down brisbane river, and went out to experience the night life there which is a lot more classy than the beach towns I had been too. Brisbane is a lot like Vancouver, very busy, and many people on a mission to get somewhere! I enjoyed my time there, but I was ready to get to Melbourne! I arrived here a week ago, got settled into my dorm, met a whole bunch of Americans and toured myself around the campus! I'm living in an area called Burwood which is 45 min tram ride from downtown, which is unforunate, but already I have been there several times, so the distance is not stopping me! I have met almost all of the international students from our trip to Lorne and along the Great Ocean Road. This was a free trip that they took over 200 people on. I stayed in a two level condo with 4 girls I know from UVic right on the beach. That would have costed a fortune if we had to pay for it, and they provided all meals and transportation. Lorne is a small beach town where we stayed for two days, and did some fun activities. I did beach yoga in the morning and hiked in the afternoon and saw wild kangaroos, kauala bears and the most beautiful views. I would have loved to go surfing but they had way too many people interested. The third day we drove the Great Ocean Road where a few people got sick on a couple of the buses, luckily I wasn't on either of them, and we made our way to the originally 12 Apostles which is now 7. They are created through wind and water erosion. The wind and water create caves, which eventually form arches and then the middle of the arched collapse to form apostles. It was a magnificant sight, and just to think that in 20 years they may be gone from natural causes. It's definately a reason to come back! I took some great photos so I will hopefully post those in the next couple of days.
Now I'm back at Uni, just figuring out classes and attending info sessions about Deakin. I will have access to a computer, so it will be easier to keep in touch! I hope everyone is doing well back home. If anyone want to send me a text or call (which is quite expensive, so I don't expect anything) here is my cell number 011 61 405762784. This is exactly how you dial it. Better be going! Talk to everyone soon
Love Kira

WOW!
What an adventure that was...I just got back from a 3 day camping trip on the largest sand island in the world Fraser Island. There was a group of 9, 4 Canadians, 2 Swedes, and 3 Britts. We rented a land cruiser for the weekend and trucked it over to the island. We saw some beautiful beaches, swam in fresh water lakes and enjoyed bathing in the creeks. The beaches are there main road and airport, which we discovered when we saw a plane take off infront of our vehicle! The first night we stayed in Dundabar which is a National park campground and cooked up a massive BBQ. The next day we went out to Indian Head and viewed manta rays swim in the ocean from a huge cliff. Then walked 3 km to Champagne pools, which are little pools that the ocean waves poor into and create small bubbles. We swam but some tourist there got stung by a jelly fish so that took me out of the water right away! I haven't seen any sharks yet, but have been keeping my eye out for them, out of the water!
The second night on the island we stayed at an aboriginal camp where they performed an aboriginal dance for us and lit a big fire! It was amazing to experience and be part that sort of culture and life style. The whole trip was amazing until the adventure started. Our land cruiser had been fine driving in sand and on the dunes but once we tried to go up hill for a long period of time our car broke down in the middle of a tiny path (wouldn't even call it a road). We were stuck in the sand and there was no moving us. 10 mins later we had 30 people out helping us try and push this vehicle out of the way of everyone else, and that's what it took was 30 people. We managed to move it into the bush and call a mechanic. Weirdly enough once the mechanic got our car going his car broke down, so we had to drive him back to a service station and make our way to the ferry. We missed the first one already so we were hoping to catch this one. Finally got to the ferry to find out there wasn't one coming because the tides were too low, so off we go to another barge area in a line of 15 cars. We were the third car in the chain and we were the only one that kept getting caught in the sand. So every 10 mins 8 of us just out of the car, push, then run after it to jump back in. Imagine 10 times in a one hour drive....It's quite the memory! The whole group was laughing and having a great time, so I'm happy that everyone was in good spirits! I will always remember this camping trip as the one where I pushed the landcruiser around the island! Anyways, I have travelled a litte, I'm in Brisbane right now after a 6 hour bus ride and then I catch a bus in 30 mins to head to Surfers Paradise for a couple days! So hopefully it will be nice and relaxing on a beach! I will get some pictures posted soon I hope. I miss everyone so much, and I hope everyone is doing well! Lots of love coming your way from this side of the world!
Love Kira