Rejseberetning fra Australien

When I first arrived in Sydney, we took two days off to see the city. All the usual things you do when visiting a big city. It was of course fun and all, but the real excitement came when we went for a two-day trip in the northwest part of New South Wales. On the first day, we got the camper that we would use for the trip. It was specifically made so that it could take the warm temperatures in the desert. It took a while, because we had a flat tire about halfway there, and we had to change it ourselves. After quite a while, and a lot of cursing, we finally got it fixed and went back on the road. We spent a lot of time finding the place we were supposed to park at. It all looked the same, but at last, we saw some campers and figured it probably was there. In the morning we got some help from the other people and found out it was the right place. They were Australian, so the first day we had a lot of fun together wandering around, enjoying the sun, and relaxing. We discovered something funny while with our new friends. While we were out all the time when the sun was there, the Australians stayed in the shadows. I guess that’s just a difference we have between us. On the second day, we went back out to the coast. Including more problems with overheating the camper, and tires screeching. On the third day, early in the morning, we rented a boat, to sail north to a place we had heard should be a diving paradise. We had all rented scuba gear and had an instructor with us, to guide us around the area while diving. The tourist guidebook was right. It was a paradise. It had so many colourful fish, all gathered around the most beautiful corals. Something I will never forget. There was a lagune we could swim into, with extremely blue water. Afterwards, we went onto the boat and ate some sandwiches, before sailing away from the coast to go fishing. Our goal was to try to catch a small shark. My dad and I have been fishing a lot, so the instructor took some time to try and help my mom and sister. After about 10 minutes of fishing, my dad caught the first fish. It was not a shark, but it still fought well. The rest of the day none of us caught anything, but in the evening, we sailed back to the harbor, to get a nice dinner with the most beautiful view over the sea.