Song: "Lost Coastlines" by Okkervil River
Note: the word "quay" is pronounced "key." We learned this by way of Circular Quay, the wharf area where the ferries leave from which is close to the opera house. It interestingly enough was in the song for today.
March 19th
I finished my homework and made it to optics. Class ended early like usual on Thursday and I used the time to get home and ready to go to Coogee Beach outside of Sydney. I maneuvered down with prowess; I'm getting really good at catching buses and trains. Once I got there, I made my way to the beach and relaxed and read some Kant for my aesthetics class. I also pondered what a Kant on the Beach cocktail would taste like. Probably fairly bitter and German with orange juice, served with a lime.
I got bored of sunbathing. (I know, what a life...) I then decided to go exploring where I found the Giles Baths, which is an area of the beach surrounded by rocks where the waves crash on it and it's just beautiful and I could ramble on forever about the serenity of it and all that but I'm going to stop now...ahhh.
Seriously, it was gorgeous. So gorgeous I actually went swimming in it. The water was frigid, but it was worth it. I must bring people with me next time and show them how cool this is.
I got out of the water, got dressed and decided to wander up to what I believe is called Dolphin's Point and get a better view of "Wedding Cake Island." Wedding Cake Island is named as such because it apparently looks like a wedding cake, if your wedding cake looks like a giant rock island.
There also was an interestingly-shaped monument for some Australians who lost their lives in a tragic attack in Bali, which is a popular tourist destination.
I kept walking because that's what I do on Thursdays and took more pictures. This one is from an area where we had to walk on the path for erosion reasons. I guess the shoreline was receding.
Here's Gordon's Bay, the next cove up the shore:
I also saw this little guy while leaving Gordon's Bay and heading up the coast.
I saw him while preparing to take a picture of some awesome tiled stairs.
There were many pretty flowers.
I also was taking part in a sort of "Flat Stanley"-like project with some people from Middletown (which we started in 2006) so it was my turn to take pictures with the mascot of our little group, Steve. I went to Circular Quay to take some iconic pictures with him after returning from the beach, where I took some less iconic pictures with him. Here are some of my favorites:
After I got home, I had some serious physics to do. I worked with Jay on it, and had a very productive night, where I did homework while watching
Tropic Thunder in the dining room while everyone else watched it in the living room. My laughter from afar freaked some people out, but I think they understood that I had work to do. While I was working, Justin borrowed my external hard drive again. I'm so lucky that my laptop has been cooperating (enough) while I've been here. I'm so lucky in general.
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