May 29 : Day 7

May 29, 2012: Day 7 : Wagga to Sydney

After a long and busy night we all were up and packed by 7:00 in the morning to leave for another destination in Australia. There were a group of us that toured Wagga Wagga late at night. We met with Dr. Peter J. Chenoweth for supper. He had taught at K-State for awhile before he came back to Australia. It was great meeting with him. He was very excited to see some fellow K-Staters!

Sheep supervisor showing us Merino wool

Soon after we loaded our luggage we were off to our first destination of the day. We spent the morning at CSU (Charles Sturt University). Peter and his fellow colleagues met with us and showed us around the university. It was very interesting to see how our university varies verus theirs. Their beef unit was fairly new . Peter explained how it was designed just how Temple Grandin would like. They have over 3000 head of sheep at their sheep unit. Our next visit was to their veterinary complex. It opened in 2008 and it was a very nice complex and what they do there. It was good to meet with Dr. Peter Chenoweth and get some great advice from him.

Surgery room at CSU in Australia

We were then off to Sydney after our visit to the university in the morning. To get to sydney it took five hours from Wagga Wagga. I did not think it was too bad a drive seeing as I slept pretty much all five hours. Thats pretty typical of me though !

Opera House at night in Sydney

Once we arrived to Sydney we checked into our hotel and headed out to shop! We only had a few hours with so much Sydney to see, so we did a power shopping trip. We all got some great stuff while also seeing the interesting shops along the way. Soon after we headed back to the hotel to get ready and go on a dinner cruise through Sydney. This was on a boat to we got to see Sydney at night time and it was absoutely beautiful! Just wait to you all see the pictures ! I wish we had some more time at Sydney looking at the sites but we are headed now to CAIRNS ! Were all ready for some beach time ! Hopefully its nice !

-Kara