A backpack, a loaf of bread, and peanut butter

I made it. Back in Kingaroy. It is the end of the holidays, and so naturally I am at school planning, I mean blogging. I cannot believe how fast these last two weeks went, it is the middle of April already!! My adventures were awesome though. I survived two weeks with only a backpack. (truly amazing if you have ever seen me pack).  Here is my backpack with some of the things taken out, but you get the idea. 

Now travelling on a budget is another thing, so I am trying to spend as little money as I can and if you know me you know how annoying I can be over-analyzing stupid little details, money being one of them so your probably glad you were not here at the beginning of the trip, lol. I was cutting costs where I could, and for me food got the cut. I decided that since most meals are pretty expensive I was only going to eat out for dinner. So I went to the grocery store and this is what I bought for the rest of my meals, plus a couple granola bars. Mind over matter, and I won:)

You may think it looks terrible, but it really was not that bad. I was hiking most days anyway so I just threw a sandwich in my bag and went. Let me tell you, I saved a lot of money (and wasn't bad for the waistline, haha). My dinners were good though. I found a great little pub on the corner in the Junction that I went to twice while I was there. 

I took surf lessons in Noosa too, so fun! Surf's up dude. 

(PS the surf school mad us wear the red, not my color of choice, just had to let you know)

Moving away from my frugality, I really enjoyed myself. If you have been reading you heard about some of my adventures in Noosa and then the beginning of my trip to Sydney. I really do not know which stories to tell because most of them are fairly insignificant, but I will just ramble about the happenings of the last week. 

On Easter Monday Sloan and her friends took me to Bondi Beach which was beautiful. We swam a little, played a little, and then explored on the rocks which was the best part. But a great day all around. 

Tuesday Sloan and I went into the city to see the famous sights like the Opera House, Sydeny Harbor Bridge, and Manly Beach. I am going to go ahead and say this because I get my jokes from my dad and I know at least he and Ben will laugh, but; We looked for Nemo and couldn't find him...haha...I know sorry. Moving on. The harbor was gorgeous, and it was fun to see such iconic things. While we were in the city there is this famous chocolate bar chain that is called Max Brenner's (spelling?) well we had to stop. I got probably about the best chocolate soufle I have ever had in my life. It was so rich it made my stomach hurt, and usually it would take upwards of a whole chocolate cake to do that. I was in heaven, a painful one, but a happy one. 

No words

A huge thank you to Sloan for giving me a place to stay and having a very fun few days in Sydney! It was nice to be in a college sort of environment again too. I miss my friends, and yes, I miss Seward. 

After Sydney I hopped back on a plane to Brisbane, stayed at Meg's house (my supervisor) a big thank you to her as well, and then took the train up to Hervey Bay where Sonya picked me up. I was planning on snorkeling while I was there for the last couple of days, but the weather had other plans. Can't have everything right? So I read instead. Yes.....I read. Also for those of you that know me, know that this is a little unusual too, just because it is not my first activity of choice. What I am going to tell you next is about to blow your socks off too. I finished three books over the holiday. Yes thats right, 3!! The Hunger Games got me. I finally had the chance to sit down and read, and I got through all three of them, the last two in four days. I am so proud of myself, ha. :) If you have not read them. Do it. 

 The pier at Hervey Bay

OH! one of the most spectacular things I have seen in my life. Just breathtaking was on Thursday night when we were walking along the beach. It had been raining and the clouds were still dark, but out of this cloud a rainbow started to form. I love rainbows. This rainbow just got darker and darker. At its peak, I could see the whole thing from one end to the other stretching over the water, just magnificent. God certainly has wonderful ways of reminding us of his promises and presence doesn't he? The first thing that I saw when I flew into the Brisbane airport was a rainbow, and he reassured me of his presence once more. I just could not stop staring at it. I have pictures on my phone that do not do it justice, but I will try and upload one later. 

So I know that I have left out so many stories of the in between, but there is only so much I can write, and I should probably get to some planning for Monday. Cheers and I hope all is well stateside. 

Psalm 139:1-3 "You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways."