June 9th

June 9th was our free day in Sydney and it was spent mostly relaxing and regaining energy. I slept in until around noon and woke up to watch the NBA Finals in the hotel room with my roommates. After the game I went to Darling Harbor to have lunch with a friend of mine from home who is working in Sydney for the summer. I really enjoyed Darling Harbor and was glad that I went because it is a really neat and scenic area.

I went back to the Great Southern Hotel after my late lunch and spent the rest of the day hanging out and continuing a pretty mellow day. This day was really crucial for me because I had been running very low on energy and really need to catch up on sleep for Cairns.

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