HOLS: Mid-Semester Recess

It's been a hectic week! Midterms and essays.... getting everything in order before break!
I leave for my "spring break" trip tomorrow which is really an "autumn break" here or mid semester recess, or Hols for short. It's gotta kinda chilly too esp. at night... only reaches 75ish in the day.

Last week we had a When I Grow up Party where we dressed like what we wanted to be when we were a kid... a group of us did Captain Planet! Thank God Aussie had it here... although a Canadian girl did it with us and had never heard of it before. I was Wheeler, the red headed, arrogant American.

There has been a bug going around (sore throat and flu junk) and I finally caught it... I'm about half way better... had to go to the Chemist to get some Codral (day/night quill). You can't just get that stuff in supermarkets or pick it up yourself, you have to go to a chemist (like a big pharmacy) and tell someone your symptions then they'll give it to you from behind the counter and check your ID. So I've been laying low trying to get better for my trip.

Here's an itinerary for what I'll be up to for the next 17 days :

April 11 - Meet at Brewery for drinks at 7:30 then leave on bus at 9:50 pm.
April 12 - Arrive Byron Bay at 8:35am then go to Aquarius Hotel and surf lesson at 12:50pm. Free wine/beer and meal.
April 13 - Free brekkie then 2nd surf lesson at 12:50pm. Sunday roast at the hotel.
April 14 - 8:35 bus departure and switch buses in Brisbane- full day of driving. Arrive at Hervey Bay for free BBQ dinner at Palace Backpackers.
April 15 - Up early for Fraser Island briefing and safety then head off to the Island for 3 days with own 4WD vehicle to do what we want.
April 16 - free day on the island, check out Champagne pools, Lake McKenzie, etc.
April 17 - Return to Hervey Bay on 4pm ferry then overnight bus to Airlie Beach.
April 18 - Arrive Airlie Beach at 9:50am and go to Magnums Backpackers. Check into OZ Adventure Sailing.
April 19 - Sail Whitsundays on Maxi Racing Yacht CONDOR for 2 nights.
April 20 - Free day of sailing 74 islands.
April 21 - Return to Airlie Beach and chill out before 8:05pm departure.
April 22 - Arrive Cairns at 6am and check into Gilligans Backpackers. Free day to explore lagoon then drinks at Woolshed.
April 23 - 8am up for Deep Sea Divers Den for Reef Quest of snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef.
April 24 - 6:45am up for Cape Trib day tour.
April 25 - 6am up for full day Tully White Water River Rafting.
April 26 - Scenic small airplane flight over the city and rainforest with views of the coral sea then once at 10,000 ft, jump out for a 60 second free fall SKYDIVE.
April 27 - Fly to Sydney then catch train back to uni around 9pm!
April 28 - Become depressed and start class again.

So I wont be with internet and might not get mobile service... hope everyone enjoys the next half a month cuz I sure will!