Cairns

I missed two days of school last week because we left Thursday night for Cairns and I skipped on Wednesday to go to the beach. The big event was Cairns where we went to scuba dive the Great Barrier Reef and see the Daintree Rainforest. Mollie, Katelyn, Tad and I went together and spent Friday on the beach and exploring the city, Saturday on the scuba boat, and Sunday on the rainforest tour.



Our Hostile Room



Mollie on the Scuba Boat



The Group in the Rainforest



View from the Interior of the Rainforest



Crocodiles We Saw on the River Cruise

Also, we had dinner at this amazing steak house with on of the other Duke boy's mom and grandparents who came to visit. The group consisted of the four boys who stayed in our apartment while they were still looking for housing (their picture is in an earlier post) and the four of the girls in my group. It was great to have a big nice dinner with everyone and meet his parents. Unfortunately, Lindsay's parents came while we were in Cairns, so we didn't get to meet her parents but I think she had a good weekend with them anyways.

I have my first test tomorrow in Thermodynamics. We'll see how it goes, but considering that I should be studying right now, I'm not expecting anything fantastic. It seems like everyone suddenly got a lot of work for before our trip to Fiji, I suppose that's because it's "Mid-Semester Exams" according to Australians. I'm hoping to finish my scuba certification this weekend, but I doubt I'll have too many interesting stories until I get back from Fiji.