SYDNEY!!!!

Well today is a travelling day. We are headed to Sydney. Before we went to Sydney, we took a tour of Charles Sturt University with Dr. Peter Chenoweth.  Dr. Chenoweth was a previous Kansas State University graduate specializing in reproduction. He showed us all of the different units that they had. Eighty students can board their horses at the equine unit. It was a pretty nice unit. The beef cattle unit was developed based on Temple Grandin’s philosophy. They were definitely top of the line facilities. This was surprising considering the university seemed so small. We got to take a tour of the vet med center. This vet school was so awesome! If I had the chance then I would have definitely applied. There facilities are so good I will post pictures, but it will not suffice just how smart they put things together, esp. their equine part. I cannot apply there because they are not a credited university.  My license could not transfer back to the United States. I guess I will just have to stick to staying in the USA for that one!  Our last thing we did was finally got to see a real sheep dog work. It was a really cool thing to see, and I wish I had a cattle dog that worked as well as he did.

We then loaded up on the bus and headed for Sydney! It was a long 5 hour bus ride. Most of us slept a lot of the way. We finally got to eat some American fast food. It was KFC, and it was yummy!

When we arrived in Sydney we checked into our hotel. WOW! Talk about nice. We finally got a beautiful hotel room. It made up for all of the other hotels that have not exactly been “5 stars”. Sydney is something that I will never forget. The best way I can describe it is to think of New York City and double the size. It was a lot of city life, but the architecture was just amazing!

Unfortunately, we only got to spend half a day in Sydney. When we arrived, we checked into the hotel and only had two hours of free time. I used that free time to finally do some shopping. I got some really cool things and cant wait to show you all when I get home.

After shopping we boarded a cruise ship. We took a ride on the Sydney Harbor. We got to see Sydney’s famous bridge, the famous Opera House, and all the skyscrapers that Sydney had to offer. The meal was a very elegant 3 course meal. I had a lot of chicken.  We got to go see the sights out on the deck of the ship. Unfortunately, the pictures didn’t turn out the best since it was so dark. No words could describe how awesome of an experience that was to see out on the water.

I rounded out the evening by going shopping with Kandi, Scott, and Hailey. I headed up to bed shortly after so that I could reorganize my suitcase for tomorrow’s big flight. All aboard the next flight to Cairns! Beach time!

Fun in the Sun