Knee Deep in The Water Somewhere

Yes, the name of this did have to be very cliche.

Before I go into the beach there's something I would like to rant about quickly. Outside my room window is a courtyard...
I believe I posted this picture on my first day here post.

Now I grew up in a small town, which is quiet. Even worse is we live on the edge of town which is even more quiet. Then I went off to Iowa State. Ames, Iowa, being a college town, does have some more noise at night but where I was living it still really wasn't that bad. Mostly I'm enjoying the noise of this city. And honestly, once 10pm hits there's really not even that much noise. This courtyard echos like crazy. You don't have to be talking/making noise very loud for me to be able to hear what is going on like I was standing right next to you. This normally doesn't bother me at all. Unless, as you may see in the bottom right corner of the picture, someone is skateboarding or rolling something across that wooden walkway. That may drive me insane. It is VERY loud (someone just started across it right now on their skateboard, just my luck). And when it started at 5 am this morning I was not a happy camper. I guess I'm just used to living in a small town where there's not much noise. This is one of the changes I'm going to have to get used to.

Also confusing, to turn on the lights here you push the switch down, not up.

So finally, since everyone keeps asking about the beach, here it is. Coogee Beach (the closest my apartment)




Wouldn't you just love to live up there? 


Yes I did do some swimming. The water was a little cold for my taste but I got over it pretty quickly.

Today (Sunday) I headed to the Rock Climbing Gym. I've been pretty excited to check this one out. It was pretty awesome. I also discovered I have a long way to go before I can really consider myself a true rock climber.



Yeah, this one is pretty sweet. 



Since I came alone and didn't have anyone to belay for me I just did some bouldering (which honestly I need to work on anyway).

 Laying on the ground trying to find the strength to climb this (I did not succeed)

The ultimate goal?

What did I learn during this rock climbing experience? The amount of upper body strength that I lack is even worse than I thought :(

I'm pretty badly missing the Harley right now. I see bikes everywhere and the weather is so perfect for it :( I'm not sure if I'm going to make it until July.

Well Tata for now. I'm not sure what I'm doing this week, but I might be heading to Canberra next weekend. We'll see.


Comments

Mom said…
Another great post!! Love seeing all of the pics! Can't wait to see you in a month cuz we miss you tons. Love you!
January 14, 2013 at 6:23 AM
Jessica said…
That beach looks glorious! Bummer about the noise...that would drive me crazy too.
January 14, 2013 at 9:45 AM
Anonymous said…
I will call and check on your mom for you ;0) About the noise try your dads trick ....earplugs. I'm glad you are feeling better let us know if you need anything specific we would like to send you a care package.I'm so proud of your adventuresome soul and that your mom and dad could let you go . Love you , Marcy
January 15, 2013 at 4:07 PM
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