Nice bangs, LeAnn!
Ok moving on. Isaac said my homework was actually to contribute to this family by writing a blog. I guess cooking and replacing the toilet paper roll and cutting him up a mango today (which if you haven't tried before is VERY labor intensive) isn't enough! Just kidding baby, I love cutting your mangoes for you. No, that's not a euphemism, Mom! Jeez, you're so immature.
Alright, so my blog topic is our trip in Australia to the beautiful Blue Mountains. We took the train to the blue mountains from Sydney. Since we knew we were going to "mountains" we were totally prepared for the change of climate from our time in the hot Port Douglas region. Just kidding, we showed up in shorts and thongs. Isaac was also wearing flip flops. Luckliy it was sunny when we arrived. Oh wait, it was actually raining and about 40 degrees outside. We decided to eat dinner when we got off the train to warm our hearts and bodies. We chose an authentic Australian restaurant we like to call "Subway". Isaac got in an argument with the guy at the counter about whether or not Subways outside of America have mustard. He obviously didn't know of Isaac's extensive Subway restaurant touring all over Asia. In case you were wondering, Subways in Malaysia, Japan, and Korea all have mustard available.
After we got kicked out of, er I mean left Subway, we walked to our hostel which was one of the largest hostels I've ever stayed in. It was pretty nice with a big fireplace in the living room area and tons of games and books and stuff to entertain people. Unfortunately, Isaac and I had to sleep in separate rooms because all of the double rooms were fully booked. As fate would have it, there was a snorer in my room. Snorers, please PLEASE don't stay in shared rooms in hostels! Or put a bag over your head or something so we don't have to hear you destroying your lungs or doing whatever it is that snoring does. Have some courtesy!
After a sleepless night, Isaac and I headed to a nice long hike and borrowed some fleece jackets from the hostel. I guess we weren't the only idiots who had shown up to the place without warm clothes. We hiked all day and saw some cool birds and waterfalls. See pictures below:
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| Leeches love Isaac! |
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| This is the steepest train track in the world! |
That night the snorer was gone so I had a nice, peaceful sleep. We went for a morning hike the next day and I spotted some Aggies in the distance. Those are people who went to Texas A&M, not animals. Sometimes I wonder if there's a difference. Joking! Gig'em Aggies! WHOOP! I don't know if I'm allowed to say that. Translation for all non-Aggies: "Great job team! Loud noises!". Isaac was pretty excited to see some ladies from Texas A&M, and they were excited when he stopped bothering them. Actually, they seemed to enjoy the conversation, as did I. I liked the part where I didn't know what anyone was talking about. I guess now I know how my students feel when I talk.
We thought about trying to chase kangaroos after our hike but would have had to take our big backpacks with us so we didn't go. I was unable to fulfill my lifelong dream of riding a kangaroo. *sigh Next time!
We left the Blue Mountains and headed back to the final 5 days of our trip in Sydney. More info on that to come! Oh wait...this is vacation in reverse, so you can go read about that now!
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