Past Adventures

I'm starting to get really bad at keeping this up to date but school has started to pick back up and I've had to actually start focusing on school more. The past two weekends I've done a lot of things around the Sydney area. I went to another rugby game the Warratahs vs Chiefs and this was different from the last one because it was part of the Super Rugby League. They seemed to be more intense and from talking to a lot of Americans who play rugby at home it matched more of what Americans think rugby is about. It was really fun and always interesting to see a sport that is so dominant in this country yet we rarely think of it back at home.

That following Saturday after the rugby game I went to the local race horse track that is actually right across the street from my apartment. For about a month Sydney has Carnival which is less street carnival and more upscale horse races and gala events. They have three races three Saturdays in a row and I went to the second one. This may have been one of my favorite things I have done in Sydney so far because of how unique it was. You got to see a total of 9 races throughout the day and there was so much to do. Not only could you watch them warm up and race but also could go to the winner's circle and watch the flowers placed over the horse. Everyone in attendance had fancy dresses with elaborate hats just like the Kentucky Derby and was a great day for people watching.
    

Last weekend I was able to go to the Royal National Park which is the second oldest park in the world. We started the day with a canoe ride along one of the major river systems and then got to explore some of the national park. They took us to a beach there where we had a BBQ and I got to try kangaroo for the first time (I don't really like it). It had this weird taste that I can't really explain but it would not be my first choice. We got to stay at the beach for awhile and then we were taken to a field to practice throwing a boomerang. I learned that I can not throw a boomerang and it is a lot harder than it looks, but at least I got to say I attempted to throw one in Australia.

Overall I have had a couple of exciting weekends and this week made my travel plans for camping in the Outback in June and will also be going to Melbourne in June to see the Great Ocean Road and Philips's Island for the penguins.