I lost my pictures

Outback landscape - a dead river. The river's in the outback have no water in them, but you can tell that they are a river because that is where you will find a stream of trees. It is very cool. The dead trees you are looking at are from a river where the stream has been cut off.
These are all over the place. They are abandoned home streads from the 1800's. Apparently the aboriginals and the white folk were'nt getting along. At least that was one reason. Personally the weather would have been a bit much for me handle.
Yourambulla Caves - Aboriginal site


So here's the great news. I accidentally reformatted my memory card and lost 1.2 gigs of pictures.
Serious bummer.
I'm glad that I have been updating my blog because at least I have some. I am missing all of my first tour which includes the Great Ocean road, some beatiful hikes and waterfalls we've seen. I had also taken a helicopter ride over the 12 appolstles. Mostly I am bummed about the Janolen Caves, because there were some really beautiful pictures there, and I won't be able to have someone else send me a few pictures because I was on my own.

The tours have been interesting. Mostly people of age 20. Biggest concern is where do we party next. Mine is where can I have my relaxing coffee and enjoy the atmosphere. Rather than oblivion myself away from it. oh well to each there own.
the part that is most disappointment is that we see so many sites so fast that I don't have a chance to really breath them in and enjoy them. but I do like the fact that I am seeing all these places. I have booked my next flights and my next tours. I'm going to head over to Perth and do a 7 day tour there and then fly back to the east coast and wonder down the east coast to find myself home on a flight on the 18th of June. I'm going to fly directly into Edmonton and backrow for the Mastery. so I am super excited about that. There are several things that I want to participate in when I get back and I have also decided to spend a month at home with my parents. So my traveling is not finished but it certainly is closer to home.
I have decided that doing this every year for about three months would be a great idea. I already have my next two travel paths picked out, but I'll see what actually comes up next January or this fall for that matter. But I do think it will be nice to really enjoy a summer at home.
The other bummer about the tours is that I am not spending any time with actual Aussies. Which is not what I wanted. This morning I had a great conversation with a couple that are travelling there own country. I really enjoyed this morning. A native was playing jazz on the street, and I was having a great conversation with new friends. I'm kind of disappointed I didn't ask them if I could spend the day with them, but this is my only chance to catch up on updating my blog, and as it turns out it is a good memorial for myself more than anything. I do hope you all are enjoying what is here.
I'm going to add some pictures and some diary entries.