BUNGEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS!!!!! As I look over the edge, 440 feet down, I am ready to pee myself. This is Nevis, the second highest bungee jump in the world. Of course, there are some smaller ones in Queenstown that I could have started with, but why waste time. I am the first to go, and I was freaking out. AS I jumped, all I could think was, AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH,OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH SSSSSHHHHHIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTT!!!!! Then, 2 hours later(actually about 8.5 seconds) I started to feel the rope tug me back up. I have never been that scared in my life. The adrenaline rush lasted about 5 hours and even now, just thinking about the jump I get nervous. Is is something I will remeber for the rest of my life. Video 1

You'll have to wait until I get homw to see video 2

Cairns

I spent my last two nights in Cairns. This city is really fun and I wish I had more time there. Unfortunately, the trip to the Great Barrier reef I wanted to take was full. Instead, I went on a full day snorkel and sailing trip. It was really fun, but the section of the reef we saw was kind of dissappointing. The Great Barrier Reef is massive, consisting of many different islands. It would take weeks to get around all of it. Unfortunately I didn't have an underwater camera, but sometimes it is also nice to keep memories to myself. We saw some great fish and even a small 4 foot shark. The sailing part was great too. I am hooked on sailing. The next day, it was off to New Zealand. (Above is our boat, Ocean Free)

Magnetic Island

As the Australian leg of my trip winded down, I went over to Magnetic island. Off the coast on the way to Cairns, many people skip over this segment of Australia. The island was pretty quite excpet for my crappy hostel, but I still had fun. On the second day, I hiked almost 20 km around the island. I saw amazing private bays which can only be reached by hiking, old world war two bunkers, and of course the cuddly koala bear. These bears sleep from 16-20 hours a day and spend the rest of their time eating and pooping. Eat, shit, sleep. Not a bad life. More Pictures

Celebration Time

After the Whitsunday trip, we all went out for drinks. If you don't know how I mix with alcohol, then your probably missing me at my loudest. Within a couple of pitchers, I was standing on the table shouting BOOMERANG!!!!(our boats name) at the top of my lungs. Needless to say, the group got motivated and it all went downhill from there. We went to an irish bar in town playing live music and who knows what happened after that. I know it was fun for sure. More Pictures

Whitsunday Islands

After the Fraser Island trip, I continued north to Airlie Beach where my sailing adventure awaited. What a trip. WE had a great boat, a great crew, a fabulous group, and even better weather. The sailboat was called Boomerang, and 83 foot long Maxi racing boat. It was awesome. We had good wind and got the boat moving around 11 knots, which is a good pace. There were 28 people aboard, and they were all cool. I met a cool couple from Austria, and a really fun Irish guy named James who I partied with the last night and got completely ridiculous. I laerned a lot about sailing, and got to sleep on top of the ship underneath the stars the secong night. It was so peaceful. It was the most fun I have had in Australia yet. Stay tuned for pictures from the celebration night after the trip....SEE MORE PICTURES

Fraser Island

After mellowing out in Byron Bay for a week, it was time for some adventure. I tavelled north up the coast to Rainbow beach. From here, you can reach Fraser Island. It is this huge island made up mostly of sand dunes. I went through a tour company and did an island tour adventure. I got placed with 7 other people and we were put in a Toyota Landcruiser with enough food for three days and then sent off oin an adventure of our choosing. We drove along the beachs at 80 kph, chilled at two different lakes, camped out and had a blast. We also fought off dingos at night. They are basically and island dog that are constantly searching for food. Then we relaxed at Mckenzie Lake, which is the first lake I have ever seen with a white sand beach. It was a great time for all.
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Byron Bay

What a peaceful place. After the festival ended, I spent three days here. If I could, I would live here. There is nothing over special about it, but the place has a special way about it. Time and all my problems associated with it just seem to melt away. Beautiful beaches, super nice people, and great waves. This place was perfect. Check out this long point break on a small day: Nice Wave

Blues and Roots Day 4

The fourth day was unbelievable. The van I was slepping in took off as the driver had to get back to Sydney, but I found a hostel to stay in. It was pissing down rain like it had done all weekend. The grounds were absolutely packed. There was a large tent in front of the stage. After the first rain, I was able to make my way in. Ben Harper played. If you know Ben Harper, you know his albulms are good.
Well his live perfromanes are much better. He tore the place apart for over two hours. He brought John Butler and Jack Johnson on stage for guest performances. He has a Congo drum player that is unreal. It was a great way to finish off the festival.

The first photo is Ben Harper and the second one is him and Jack Johnson together

Blues and Roots Day 3

The third day was a bit melodramtic. Since we did not plan well enough in advance, we ended up camping on the side of the road. Our van got broken into. Only the girl had anything taken. Listen to this, the robber took her ipod, sunglasses, some clothes, and her birth control, but left another ipod and camera behind. ON top of that, the robber left their phone in the van and called it to try and get it back from us. Weird night. But the next day, John Butler performed. I hadn't heard him before, but he was out of this world. He started off husking(playing guitar for coins on the street) in Byron Bay and has made his way up ever since. He was quite something. Watch him play

Blues and Roots Day 2

The whole festival was great. On day two I got to see Bela Felck and the Flecktones, one of my favortie bands. Bela Fleck plays electric bango and Victor Wooten is the best bass player I have ever seen. .Bela vs. Victor



Later that night Ozomatli went on and put on a fantastic show after flicking off George Bush to start the show. At the end they all took drums and ran through the crowd playing this great beat. The whole crow was going crazy.



To finish it off, The Roots played and hour long set. This is the second time I have seen them and they are absolutely phenomonal live. Three great bands i9n one day and it only got better

Blues and Roots Festival

Hey everyone. I am at a huge music festival in Byron Bay at the moment. I have been camping out and sleeping in a hippie van for the past couple days. I have seen Ziggy Marley, Bela Fleck, Ozomatli, The Roots, The John Butler Trio(the best so far), and today is the conclusion with Ben Harper closing the festivities. Check out some pictures from the show

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Sydney Coast

On day two, i did another walking tour. This one was on the coast and it was gorgeous.

<--Bondi Beach
I walked from Bondi beach to Tamarama beach, Bronte beach, and ended at Coogee beach. This walk is incredible. Natural pools and lap pools are built into the sea right along the walk. You can take a dip or go for a run and then swim to get in shape. The there is the fact that there are 4 incredible beachs in about a 3 mile stretch. Beautiful.

<--Tamarama Beach







<--Bronte beach pools







<-- Bronte Beach pools close up







<--Coogee Beach. End of the line.

Australia

Hello everybody. It's been about a week, but I am back. I lost my camera battery charger and was pretty much out of luck for 4 days in Tokyo. ALthough my freind took some pictures for me. I hope to have them soon. I spent three days in Sydney. I thought I reached the top in Japan, but this place is just as great. It is this huge port city built on the ocean. Sailing and beautiful ships dominate the waterfronts, and the harbor is just spectacular. I spent the first day meandering around the city and checking out the harbor and the famous opera house and harbor bridge.

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