Excellent Australian Adventure

For Kelly S. et. al.

 

 

Click on moving continents to load and see world clocks. (It will be loaded as an application on computer (near clock in lower right corner.)

Click here or on Picture above to see Whole Class

Sidney-CanberraDarwinAlice Springs-Ayers RockCairns-Barrier Reef

Geography test - Mouse over specific area of Australia Map to see name pop up. Then click to see specific area map.

Thursday, June 14

10:30p - Depart Los Angeles on Qantas Flight 12

to Sydney .

Sidney Harbor

Bondi Beach Live Cam

Saturday, June 16

8:10a - Depart Sydney on Qantas Flight 790 to Alice Springs

12:05p - Depart Alice Springs on Qantas Flight 724 to Darwin

2:00p - Arrive Darwin. Accommodations:

Alatai Holiday Apartments.
Kel's Room 103
Cnr McMinn and Finniss Streets
Darwin, Northern Territory, 0800
Tel: + 61 8 8981 5188

Fax: + 61 8 8981 8887

Sunday, June 17

Free day
5:00p - Mindil Beach Markets (held every Sunday and Thursday)

Monday, June 18

11:00a - 6:00p - Orientation including reception at Northern Territory Parliament House

Tuesday, June 19

9:00a - 1:00p - Excursion to Northern Territory Wildlife Park

Unusual Australian Animals Don't let the dingo eat my baby!!!!

Afternoon - Class

Wednesday, June 20

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Thursday, June 21

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

2:00p - Visit Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC)

3:00p - (in 2 groups)

Friday, June 22

Morning - Free

1:00p - 5:00p - Computer Laboratory

Saturday, June 23

Free Day

Sunday, June 24 - Tuesday, June 26

3-day field trip to Kakadu National Park

To learn more about Kangaroo's, click here.

Week 1 Journal Entries Due

Wednesday, June 27

9:00a - Darwin Botanical Gardens

1:00p - 5:00p - Computer Laboratory

Thursday, June 28

1:05a - Depart Darwin on Qantas flight 407 to Sydney (ETA 6:10a)

Depart Sydney to Canberra

~8:30a - Arrive Canberra
Accommodations:

City Walk Hotel
2 Mort St.
Tel. (02) 6257-0124

Fax: (02) 6257-0116

2:00p - Parliament House: Question time and tour

Friday, June 29

9:30a, 11:00a - Tour of National Film and Sound Archive

Afternoon - Tour of the National Museum of Australia

Saturday, June 30

9:30a - 11:00a - Visit to War Memorial

Afternoon - Free

Sunday, July 1

Morning - Bus to Sydney
Accommodations: Kensington Colleges

The Kensington Colleges
P.O. Box 24 Kensington, NSW, 2033
Tel: +61 2 9315-0000
Fax: +61 2 931- 0011

7:30p - Optional orientation walking tour of downtown Sydney

Kelly goes to McDonald's or Communication 101

Monday, July 2

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Tuesday, July 3

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Afternoon - Visit Olympic site

Kelly goes to Olympic Site

Wednesday, July 4

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Start of Student work on official Web site. student work on our Web site. Check it out at http://australia.jrn.msu.edu (no www).

Thursday, July 5

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Visit a newspaper organization

5:00p - Cirque du Soleil (optional)

Friday, July 6 - Sunday, July 8

Free days Bondi Beach

Monday, July 9

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Tuesday, July 10

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Afternoon - Visit Taronga Park Zoo

Wednesday, July 11

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Thursday, July 12

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Afternoon - Visit Sydney Aquarium

Unusual Austrailian Fish Nautilus

Friday, July 13 - Sunday, July 15

Free days Trip to Blue Mountain for Hiking, Abseiling (Repelling) with Cool Pictures, etc.

Monday, July 16 A note from Eric and Tracey

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Tuesday, July 17

9:00a - 1:00p - Class

Afternoon - Tour of the Australian (Natural History) Museum

Wednesday, July 18

9:00a - 1:00p - Class Kel Update

Thursday, July 19

9:00a - 1:00p - Class Kel Article on Australian Creatures

Friday, July 20

Free day Kel Update 2

Saturday, July 21

9:35a - Depart Sydney on Qantas flight 412 to Ayers Rock

12:30p - Arrive Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Accommodations: Spinifex Motel, Yulara

Spinifex Motel, Yulara
Yulara Drive Yulara,
Northern Territory 0872

Sunday, July 22

5:30a - Sunrise at Uluru
Visit to the Cultural Center
Walk around the base of Ayers Rock with guide

5:00p - Sunset at Uluru

Monday, July 23

5:30a - Sunrise at Kata Djuta

6:30a - Kata Djuta walk

Depart Ayers Rock by bus to Alice Springs
Accommodations: Melanka Backpacker Motel

Melanka Backpacker Motel
94 Todd St. Alice Springs, NT, 2629
Tel: +61 8 8952 2233
Fax: +61 8 8952 2890
melanka@ozemail.com.au

Tuesday, July 24

Day trip to Standley Chasm and Simpson's Gap

Wednesday, July 25

Morning - Centre for Appropriate Technology & Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA)

2:15p - Depart Alice Springs on Qantas flight 948 to Cairns

5:05p - Arrive Cairns
Bus to Daintree Rainforest
Accommodations: Crocodylus Village

Crocodylus Village
Buchanan Creek Road Cow Bay, Queensland 4871
Tel: (07) 4098 9166
Fax: (07) 4098 9131

Thursday, July 26

Daintree forest and Night nature walk

Friday, July 27

Morning - Return by bus to Cairns
Accommodations: Matson Plaza Hotel
Eric & Tracey Update

Matson Plaza Hotel
PO Box 5118, Cairns, Queensland 4870
Phone: +61 7 4031 2211
Fax: +61 7 4031 2704

Saturday, July 28

Boat trip to the Great Barrier Reef

Kelly goes Scuba Diving at the Great Barrier Reef

Sunday, July 29 - Monday July 30

Relax in Cairns
Optional activities: diving/snorkeling, white water rafting, bungy jumping, skydiving, etc.

"INDIANA KELLY", as we now refer to her, decides to "take the plunge"

Tuesday, July 31

5:50a - Depart Cairns on Qantas flight 50 to Sydney

1:55p - Depart Sydney for Fijii Islands

Kelly goes to Sonaisali Island Resort Fiji Private Resort Island. Make sure to notice your distant cousin native below:

 

Current Weather Report

Saturday, August 4

10:00p - Depart Nadi on Qantas flight 3025 to Los Angeles

1:20p - Arrive LA

9:50p - Depart LA for Baltimore

5:43a - Arrive Home

 

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