Australia - Day 7

This morning the sun was shining and that was a fabulous sign. Following a short drive to Charles Stuart University, we met Dr. Peter Chenoweth. This was a great experience because he actually taught at Kansas State University for a number of years and left the states to come back to Australia in 2005. He gave us a tour of the college and livestock facilities, including the brand new cutting edge veterinary school which focuses primarily on horses. Additionally, we got to meet some students. For the first time we got to see a kelpie dog work sheep. Many of the places we have visited have dogs, but we haven't gotten to see them in action. A lengthy bus ride took the group to a convenience store where I chose to eat at KFC for lunch. The chicken wasn't bad. The country side was beautiful! We finally arrived in Sydney around 4 pm. I went shopping with Jordan and we were able to find some good things to bring back with us. To close out the evening the group went on a dinner cruise which was beautiful. There was a special light show going on this evening so the Sydney Opera House, bridge, and several other buildings were lit up and had art projecting across the buildings. The city is a fun place to be and I wish that we could stay here longer! Even so, we are headed to Cairns (pronounced canns) bright tomorrow morning.