Journal entries from Sydney

I started the day with me waking up very early and driving to the ferry. After a long boat ride, Dad and I drove to the airport. My group went on a two hour flight to L.A. On that flight I saw Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, Mt St. Helen's and the Columbia River. During this flight I looked out the window at the scenery and played hangman.
After that flight, we waited 6 hours for the next plane to leave at 10:00. Here I played a lot of Uno with Amina Ali, worked on my journal, had dinner, and had a meeting with my group. We talked about things like what to do on the planes. When we boarded the flight, I found that Quantas had provided movies, games, and blackout masks for us.

This morning, I woke up on a plane and disembarked into Sydney. My group met our Delegation Coordinator Claire. After that, we went to the Olympic Park. There, I swam in the Olympic swimming pool, a fun experience, got a picture on the medal podium, and was shown where the torch went. Then we went to Pizza Hut, a buffet, not a restaurant. After Pizza Hut we went to the National Opal Collection and saw Eric, the opalized pleasaur. Opalization happens when silicon seeps into the space left by Dinosaur bones after they decompose.

Facts From Down Under

Sydney started as a settlement for convicts from Great Britan.