Every night we have been eating feasts of various Persian foods prepared by our friend's mother. The whole family has been doing so much for us including showing us around, feeding us, supplying us with a cell phone, car and planning activities. After the awesome day at the national park we watched movies and ate left over birthday cake and ice cream.
The next day we went to a conservation park that had a hike inside of it. I lost the rest of the group early on and continued on for over 14km on my own. I was unaware of the fact that they were only planning on going three kilometers total. The group was not too pleased with me for taking off but the walk was amazing. It was a coastal walk with a breathtaking view of the crystal clear ocean the whole way. The weather was very hot (40 degrees) and surrounding the path area was mainly desert but they are trying to re-vegetate the space. At the end of the hike was a beach where we sat for a few hours. The boys had running races and we swam in the ocean. We then went to a jetti (pier) where they jumped off the edge into water for kicks.
We head home for another huge meal before showering and heading downtown Adelaide. We tried to go out to get crocodile meat but the line ups were much too long. Instead they took us to a gay and lesbian club. I noticed immediately where we were but it took Tyson slightly longer. It was hilarious when he finally noticed after several minutes of looking around the bar with confusion. We tried to drive through an area that is meant to have extravagant light displays but it was a bit dissappointing. Although we did get to drag race model cars and that was great fun.
The boys showed us Kangaroo meat at the supermarket. It is a common ingredient for Australians. We bought TIm Tams and showed Tyson the TIm Tam slam since he had never seen it before. A Tim Tam is a chocolate covered cookie with thick layers of chocolate and cookie on the inside. What we do is take a small bite out of both ends of the cookie and suck hot tea through the cookie like a straw. Then as the tea fills the cookie, it begins to melt the outer shell of chocolate and you shove the whole thing into your mouth. It is heaven and I ate far to many.
The next day, Tyson and I took a train into town early in the morning. We rented bikes for free because the city has started an initiative to decrease vehicles downtown. They even gave us free locks and helmets for the day. We rode through the beautiful botanical gardens where they had displays of water lilies, cacti, palm trees, herbs, roses etc. They had a really neat museam where they had set up how humans use plants and fruits as resources for medicine, food, beauty, cooking, economy etc. It is incredible how much we need nature and perhaps we do not treasure it enough. The museam was huge, full of facts of how little success humans would have without plants. We also walked through an informative and interesting tour of how plants and herbs have been used in medicine. Everything has a cure within nature for those who believe in it. We picniced under a tree and the weather was at 35 celicius.
We rode bikes past the parliament building which was big and fancy like all the rest of them. We did not take the time to go inside but I'm sure it is very nice. We drove through Chinatown which is quite a large area in the city and we stopped at a place called Sushi Train where we picked plates from a train of different types of sushi. Following this, we went to a crepe place and had brownie, ice cream, whipped cream, strawberry crepes. We walked through the central market to buy fruit and look at the local foods and crafts. We stopped to play ping pong and I have to admit that Tyson beat me in three games straight but I'm sure he was cheating.
I noticed many very young children were playing instruments and asking for money. They may have been seven to ten years old. It made me question why I am so judgemental when I see young children begging in South America but when I saw it in Australia it seems ok. Perhaps something to think about?
Our friends met us downtown midday and we went for Chinese again and snacked on deep fried squid and spicy stir fry. We then head to the beach where the boys decided to jump off the jetti again. In the meantime some other boys walked up and decided to jump as well. The only difference was that they were completely wasted and had women's underwear and wigs on as bathing suits. They were super obnoxious but we were entertained by them just the same.
We went to an indoor driving range where they point was to hit targets against the wall. After several hundred golf balls were systimatically wacked against the wall we moved on to a girl activity. Big Macs, nuggets, chicken and chese sandwhiches, fries and Cola...yes it was McDonalds. We attempted to go bowling with our heavy tummys but they were closed for "Christmas eve's, eve". Instead we went to see a different fancy chrstmas light displays and a huge display of children's characters set up in a park by a brewery. We then head out for food again where we had traditional Australian meat pies and the boys told me that the meat was kangaroo meat. I am still not sure if they were being honest but kangaroo was on the menu. I am getting sick of being surrounded by boys!
At the restaurant a father yelled at his small daughter that if she did not sit down he was going to slap her. A few minutes later we heard the girl screaming from the bathroom. The mother ran to her child and the father came out swearing. Other than offering a few dirty looks and muttering curses I did not say anything. Later on the mother also threatened the child with her fist in the air. The boys said it was none of my business but I was wondering if we were being taped for the TV show "what would you do". I am not sure what the right thing would have been in that situation.
On the way home we were blasting rap music and it became a bit embarrassing when some dark skinned people stopped beside us and laughed the site. Tyson made it more awkward by slowly rolling up his window.
After a night of dreaming about kangaroos we woke up for the much anticipated surfing lessons. We had two hours of lessons and it was a great time! We will definitely be renting boards more in this trip and practicing. We were able to catch a few small waves but it is quite hard to do so. Our instructor was a professional who is sponsored and competes. She is only 18 but she was a very good instructor and told us the surfing in Bali is pretty good.
With the weather hitting the low 40's, we then drove to another jetti (boys!) where the boys dove off and rid some more energy. After a quick snack we head out to buy a tent for our road trip to Melbourne which is set to begin tomorrow or the next day. Unfortunately the tent we found on the Australian equivalent to our craigslist was a thirty year old one the size of a house. So we went to the store and bought a new one. Next we bowled a quick game at the local bowling alley and head for more Chinese food. After deep fried ice cream, mango pudding and coconut jelly for dessert, we head home for naps and chocolate. Australia has been good to us so far.
"If we are not happy and joyous in this season for what season shall we wait"
The next day we went to a conservation park that had a hike inside of it. I lost the rest of the group early on and continued on for over 14km on my own. I was unaware of the fact that they were only planning on going three kilometers total. The group was not too pleased with me for taking off but the walk was amazing. It was a coastal walk with a breathtaking view of the crystal clear ocean the whole way. The weather was very hot (40 degrees) and surrounding the path area was mainly desert but they are trying to re-vegetate the space. At the end of the hike was a beach where we sat for a few hours. The boys had running races and we swam in the ocean. We then went to a jetti (pier) where they jumped off the edge into water for kicks.
We head home for another huge meal before showering and heading downtown Adelaide. We tried to go out to get crocodile meat but the line ups were much too long. Instead they took us to a gay and lesbian club. I noticed immediately where we were but it took Tyson slightly longer. It was hilarious when he finally noticed after several minutes of looking around the bar with confusion. We tried to drive through an area that is meant to have extravagant light displays but it was a bit dissappointing. Although we did get to drag race model cars and that was great fun.
The boys showed us Kangaroo meat at the supermarket. It is a common ingredient for Australians. We bought TIm Tams and showed Tyson the TIm Tam slam since he had never seen it before. A Tim Tam is a chocolate covered cookie with thick layers of chocolate and cookie on the inside. What we do is take a small bite out of both ends of the cookie and suck hot tea through the cookie like a straw. Then as the tea fills the cookie, it begins to melt the outer shell of chocolate and you shove the whole thing into your mouth. It is heaven and I ate far to many.
The next day, Tyson and I took a train into town early in the morning. We rented bikes for free because the city has started an initiative to decrease vehicles downtown. They even gave us free locks and helmets for the day. We rode through the beautiful botanical gardens where they had displays of water lilies, cacti, palm trees, herbs, roses etc. They had a really neat museam where they had set up how humans use plants and fruits as resources for medicine, food, beauty, cooking, economy etc. It is incredible how much we need nature and perhaps we do not treasure it enough. The museam was huge, full of facts of how little success humans would have without plants. We also walked through an informative and interesting tour of how plants and herbs have been used in medicine. Everything has a cure within nature for those who believe in it. We picniced under a tree and the weather was at 35 celicius.
We rode bikes past the parliament building which was big and fancy like all the rest of them. We did not take the time to go inside but I'm sure it is very nice. We drove through Chinatown which is quite a large area in the city and we stopped at a place called Sushi Train where we picked plates from a train of different types of sushi. Following this, we went to a crepe place and had brownie, ice cream, whipped cream, strawberry crepes. We walked through the central market to buy fruit and look at the local foods and crafts. We stopped to play ping pong and I have to admit that Tyson beat me in three games straight but I'm sure he was cheating.
I noticed many very young children were playing instruments and asking for money. They may have been seven to ten years old. It made me question why I am so judgemental when I see young children begging in South America but when I saw it in Australia it seems ok. Perhaps something to think about?
Our friends met us downtown midday and we went for Chinese again and snacked on deep fried squid and spicy stir fry. We then head to the beach where the boys decided to jump off the jetti again. In the meantime some other boys walked up and decided to jump as well. The only difference was that they were completely wasted and had women's underwear and wigs on as bathing suits. They were super obnoxious but we were entertained by them just the same.
We went to an indoor driving range where they point was to hit targets against the wall. After several hundred golf balls were systimatically wacked against the wall we moved on to a girl activity. Big Macs, nuggets, chicken and chese sandwhiches, fries and Cola...yes it was McDonalds. We attempted to go bowling with our heavy tummys but they were closed for "Christmas eve's, eve". Instead we went to see a different fancy chrstmas light displays and a huge display of children's characters set up in a park by a brewery. We then head out for food again where we had traditional Australian meat pies and the boys told me that the meat was kangaroo meat. I am still not sure if they were being honest but kangaroo was on the menu. I am getting sick of being surrounded by boys!
At the restaurant a father yelled at his small daughter that if she did not sit down he was going to slap her. A few minutes later we heard the girl screaming from the bathroom. The mother ran to her child and the father came out swearing. Other than offering a few dirty looks and muttering curses I did not say anything. Later on the mother also threatened the child with her fist in the air. The boys said it was none of my business but I was wondering if we were being taped for the TV show "what would you do". I am not sure what the right thing would have been in that situation.
On the way home we were blasting rap music and it became a bit embarrassing when some dark skinned people stopped beside us and laughed the site. Tyson made it more awkward by slowly rolling up his window.
After a night of dreaming about kangaroos we woke up for the much anticipated surfing lessons. We had two hours of lessons and it was a great time! We will definitely be renting boards more in this trip and practicing. We were able to catch a few small waves but it is quite hard to do so. Our instructor was a professional who is sponsored and competes. She is only 18 but she was a very good instructor and told us the surfing in Bali is pretty good.
With the weather hitting the low 40's, we then drove to another jetti (boys!) where the boys dove off and rid some more energy. After a quick snack we head out to buy a tent for our road trip to Melbourne which is set to begin tomorrow or the next day. Unfortunately the tent we found on the Australian equivalent to our craigslist was a thirty year old one the size of a house. So we went to the store and bought a new one. Next we bowled a quick game at the local bowling alley and head for more Chinese food. After deep fried ice cream, mango pudding and coconut jelly for dessert, we head home for naps and chocolate. Australia has been good to us so far.
"If we are not happy and joyous in this season for what season shall we wait"
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