Today was day three and it was our free day in Melbourne. The group split up a bit and explored their own interests in the city:
Morgen and Preston went on the Great Ocean Road tour. They departed from the hotel pretty early in the morning and made their way along the three coasts: the surfing, green, and shipwreck coasts. They saw the 12 Apostles, which is a famous rock statue, visited a bunch of different beaches, and even had the first koala sighting of the trip.
Juliana, Marni, Jack, Sarah, Eli, and Sam found some breakfast and then explored the city a bit. They took the tram to a bunch of different shops and local places to eat, and even went to experience the Melbourne Ice Bar. They were fitted with a large insulated puffer jacket with a hood and gloves, and went into a cafe completely made of ice. There were sculptures, seats, and games to play. Unfortunately, phones were not allowed because of the temperature :(
Cami went on an early morning run and then explored St.Kilda’s & Brighton Beach where she saw the famous bathing boxes and a beautiful view of the Melbourne city skyline.
Gray went to another AFL game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He saw his mom’s favorite team, Hawthorn, take on Collingwood.
Most of the group met up to go to the Eureka SkyDeck to see the city lights from the tallest point in the city, taller than the Empire State Building.
Everyone joined up for dinner later on in the night at a restaurant called Arbory Afloat, a small restaurant on the river where the group met some local Australians and talked about school in the U.S. vs. Australia, as well as the different sports we all know and what teams we root for.
That pretty much was the end of our third day in Australia, and it’s safe to say we all were pretty tired by the end of our day exploring our first city ☺️
- Juliana DiCenso
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