My last post...

Hello there! I am very sad to say that the Pacific Challenge trip is officially over :( on March 14th our group split and some returned back home and some of us stayed. I was lucky enough to stay in Sydney for 3 extra days with my friend who lives in Australia. It was amazing staying with her and her family. I feel like I learned so much just in that short time. We had so much fun! On the 17th I got to meet up with my parents and my brother back in Auckland, New Zealand. They will be here for 10 days, so my trip is not quite over. I can’t wait to see you all again but its gonna be very very hard to leave. Its still so beautiful here. Since I last wrote we went scuba diving and surfing...AMAZING!!! Then we went to the Steve Erwin Zoo. It was awesome!!!! I haven’t been to the zoo in many years so I didn’t really think I would like it but to my surprise I loved it! We had so much fun and it was a beautiful day. We then drove back to Byron and spent a night there camping. Early the next morning we went cliff jumping and then back to the shops once more. That afternoon we drove to our final campsite on the coast. We hung out on a beautiful beach that night and the following morning. Unbelievable! We then took our bus for a final ride down to Manly Beach which is right across the harbor from Sydney. Because it was our final destination we stayed at luxury apartments right on the beach. I cannot even describe to you how incredible they were. I truly felt like I was in a dream. We spent our final 4 days on the beach, at shops, on Harley rides through the city, and taking the ferry to Sydney. I spent an entire day walking through the Opera house, the Harbor Bridge and all around the city. We had our final supper as a group on a pirate ship in the Sydney Harbor. It was an amazing experience! Saying goodbye was terribly hard but I am so happy I did this trip. I would do it again in a heartbeat! I have made some amazing friends and memories that I will never forget.

Well I am so excited to see you in the very near future and I hope you have a wonderful week. I will be talking to you very soon. On March 26th my family and I will be back in the states. I love you and I miss you very much! See you soon!!!!!

Love, kate

p.s. thanks for reading all the time, it makes me very happy. I can't wait to share all my pictures with you. See ya soon