just to update on where i've been living....

I was living in St. Kilda beach for the past two weeks (see pictures), but actually got a job waitressing out by the beach but have moved into an apartment in the downtown area of melbourne. I'm now about a 30 minute tram ride each way from work, but its perfect... believe it or not, it got a little old living at the beach~! So, my plan now is to stay and work for a while, save, then go back out backpacking up the east coast of Australia, which should take about a month, stopping in Sydney again, Byron Bay, Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Airlie Beach to see the Whitsunday Islands, Fraser Island, and finally up to Cairns to see the entire Great Barrier Reef. After that, if time and money allows, i'd like to hit up Southeast Asia for a little. But for now, its back to the grind.. WORK. I love my job, its a great cafe called the Black/Orange . I'll get some pictures up soon!

Great Ocean Road Trip

Last week I took a 2 day trip from Melbourne - Port Campbell down the Great Ocean Road. It was amazing. We stopped on the way for lunch at a sight of an inactive volcano that is next to a forest preserve (odd). We saw kangaroos, emus, and koalas. Next we made some stop offs at the Bay of Islands, the Bay of Martyrs, London Bridge, and the grotto before arriving at our hostel. We all (group of 20 independent travellers) cooked dinner together, then went to see the 12 apostles at sunset and see the penguins come out. We then went out to the 1 pub in the town (of 200 people) and then to a beach party. Woke up the next morning and went to see the apostles during the day, then walked through a rainforest before we drove to Apollo Bay where we had lunch before going to Bells Beach. Good times!