I have now posted to my Flickr account my underwater photos from the Great Barrier Reef!  🙂  I’m currently working on uploading my video, then I will get started on my pictures.  Whew!  A lot of work ahead of me!  Hopefully, everything will be online before it’s time for WYD 2011 in Madrid!  🙂

Sorry that I am so slow about getting things up for you.  I am sicker than I have been in 17 years.  So, that’s pretty sick.  And there’s no air conditioning in my computer room.  You’ll just have to keep coming back!  🙂

Pilgrims are now stateside, going through customs and immigration at LAX.

St. A’s pilgrims are now on a train by Karunda, headed toward the rainforest. There is a light rain, so we will have an authentic experience. We will also get to experience aboriginal life and pet Australian animals like kangaroos and koalas. There will be crocodiles, too, but they are not recommended for petting. 🙂

The pilgrims are on the bus, on the way to the Great Barrier Reef. It is warm and humid outside, but overcast and rain is expected. Good thing we are going to be wet anyway. 🙂

We just got back from The Domain, where we watched the Pope drive by in the Popemobile.  We were about 15 feet from him.  There were so many people packed in, cheering, waving flags — it was great!  This morning we walked down to the harbor for dawn and there was adoration and relics of Mother Teresa

We just got back from watching the Pope drive by The Domain in the Popemobile.  We have a short amount of time before we have our evening prayer service.  It was fun in The Domain.  We got to talk to a bunch of people from all over and watch the Pope’s address on a large video monitor.  When he passed by, we were about 15-20 feet away.  There were lots of people all pressed in to get a glimpse, cheering and waving flags.  🙂  He zipped by pretty quick.  It was very exciting.  Then, we walked back to the hotel — Dave played his guitar and we all sang along the way.  Earlier this morning, we walked down to the harbour for dawn, there was adoration and relics of Mother Teresa, a tour of the Sydney Opera House, catechesis, and some shopping along the Darling Harbour boardwalk.  Tomorrow, there will be Stations of the Cross.

G’day Everyone!
Pilgrims have made it to Australia!  Everyone is having a great time!  We got a bus tour of Sydney and got to take pictures by the Sydney Opera House and bridge on the first day, played in the ocean at Bondi Beach and tried the fish and chips.  Yum!  Today, Day 2? 3? Tuesday evening, we went to Opening Mass and met lots of people from all over the globe.  It was quite fun.  Of course, I was the designated person to go up and ask what country they were….

Due to technical difficulties (apparently, I have voice-only here after all), I do not have internet access as planned — so updates may be more sporadic, but I am working on it….  🙂  If nothing else, we will have photos up when we return.

Praying for you!
Pilgrims Down Under

Tuesday

Originally uploaded by CadyLy

“G’day pilgrims!” Last photo that I will send tonight since we have to get up in 5 hours for Mass.

Day 3

Originally uploaded by CadyLy

Darling Harbor – Site of Opening Mass