We landed really late Colorado time, but Hawaii is 4 hours earlier so that feels pretty weird; I’ve had 4 big meals today. Also, I can’t get the O’Reilly’s theme song out of my head, so I’ve replaced O’Reilly with Hawaii.
Capricorn Caves & Dreamtime Aboriginal Culture Centre
We had 2 hours of free time at the hotel but we couldn’t swim or get wet. I did table tennis, then we all did mini golf. When we were done, it was time to go to Capricorn Caves. At the cave, it was pretty much just walking through a rainforest and caves. We went through a skinny cave by candlelight, but since I didn’t have a candle, and the person in front walked too fast, and the the person in back had to stop, I was left me in pitch dark so I hit my head, but at least Heather had her camera for a little light. We also learned that guano is bat poop and is used for make-up in some countries around the world! I really hope it’s not in America!
After that, we went to Dreamtime Aboriginal Culture Centre where we learned about the Aboriginal culture, watched a weird but cool aboriginal dance and saw the didgeridoo being played. It was really cool because you can make different animal noises like the dingo, kookaburra and kangaroos riding motorcycles! We also learned how to throw boomerangs, but I wasn’t very good so I bought one to practice in the backyard.
Brisbane>Yepoon
We were on the bus with Jeff for about 9 hours to get from Brisbane to Yepoon. For lunch we stopped at Gin Gin State School and it was 100 years old!!! Did you know Australia has the most in common with Florida than any of the 50 states? Why? Because of the crocodiles and hurricanes (cyclones in Australia). That’s what I learned in school today!
