J-Term in Australia

In January 2006, Professor Jane Livingston brought Carthage students down under to study the geology of Australia. While there, students had the opportunity to explore the Great Barrier Reef, Sydney and much more.

Students spent their first few days exploring Melbourne before heading to the south coast, where they explored the beaches along the Great Ocean Road. Students also visited Geelong harborside, Bell's Beach, Lorne and Apollo Bay. Students hiked through the Otway Mountain Range and explored Melba Gully. In Port Campbell National Park, they saw Australia's most famous rock formation, the Twelve Apostles.

Professor Livingston led students through Loch Ard Gorge and explored its caves and beaches. They also visited the London Bridge (a geological feature), the Bay of Martyrs, the Bay of Islands, and Tower Hill State Park, where they observed wildlife.

By Day 8, Livingston's group was in Portland near Bridgewater Bay, where they walked to the "Petrified Forest." Stops continued in Glenelg River, Mount Gambier, Umpherston Cave, Canunda National Park, and ended in Beachport on Rivoli Bay.

Students were given the opportunity to spend time with locals in south Australia. On Day 9, they had lunch with the Ngarindjerri people at Coorong Wilderness Lodge. They also visited the Granites, a rock formation that resembles whales, and the dunes at Coorong National Park. They finished their tour of south Australia with a visit to Australia's largest freshwater lake, Lake Alexandrina.

After traveling to the Red Centre of Australia (Alice Springs is the only major city in the Outback), students packed their backpacks with only the essentials and headed for Rainbow Valley, where they walked, took photos, and sketched. They then visited the Kings Creek Station Camp at Kings Creek, where they rode camels, quad bikes and choppers. The next night they traveled to a different campground, and finished their three-day camping trip with a guided tour through Kings Canyon. Students saw the sunrise at Uluru, and visited Kata Tjuta National Park, the Valley of the Winds, and the Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

The third part of the trip was spent in Queensland and Trinity Beach before students headed to Sydney. They toured the city and then visited the Blue Mountains and Manly Beach at the mouth of Sydney Harbour. Students were lucky enough to celebrate a national holiday, Australia Day, while visiting Sydney.

On their final day in Australia, students enjoyed a free day and some headed over to Taronga Zoo.

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