Easter Weekend

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:30:00 +0000

I’m wrapping up an eventful four-day weekend here in Australia.

Day 1 - On Thursday night, I went to the Blue Mountains and stayed with a few friends. I’ve always enjoyed visiting the area; it reminds me how much I like mountain terrain. I made my way back to Sydney on Friday and began considering what to do with the rest of the weekend.

Day 2 - On Saturday, I woke early and drove to the local supermarket to buy food for the week, as the shops would be closed on Friday and Sunday. Soon after returning home, I turned the car around and headed to Kangaroo Valley, about two hours south of my house. The drive was lovely, and traffic was light. I arrived at the campsite and was stunned by its size; it could accommodate several thousand campers. After driving around and finding what I thought was the ideal spot, I pitched my tent and set up camp. There wasn’t much to do beyond exploring the area, so I cooked dinner, read, and played cards. When I tried to sleep, however, my neighbours had other plans. They weren’t teenagers, as I discovered the following morning, but they behaved like them. They played extremely loud music until about 1:00am. I generally liked their taste, including Nirvana, but not while trying to sleep. Perhaps I was getting old.

Out Camping

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:30:00 +0000

I’ve been a little delinquent in sharing my life stories, so hopefully this weekend will make up for the past few months.

I decided it was time to go camping again, so on Friday night I met Remko and Daisy and drove north towards Colo: the middle of nowhere, yet only 45 minutes from the outskirts of Sydney. I set up my tent and started cooking dinner: curry! That’s right, I was not exactly roughing it. Soon after dinner, I curled up in my new two-person tent and quickly fell asleep.

Camping on Kelvin Nicholson

Easter Weekend

Out Camping