There goes the Neighborhood...

Atop 'The Rock' 

Well that’s just it for the year folks and I have to say I’ve been enjoying the last couple weeks quite thoroughly. The weekend before Christmas my house-mate John took me hiking to NSW famous 'The Rock'. About a 6k hike with a elevation rise of 4500m. There were tons of stairs and steep rock faces. The view was worth it though and I was happy we did it. Finally my last week of work in Wagga Wagga wrapped up on the 20^th of December. A bit of a bittersweet moment but I was quite excited for my journey ahead. From there I took the train onward to Bateman’s Bay, A lovely beach town along the NSW coast. Apparently the weather is quite mild for this time of summer but the sun and sand were wonderful. The water temperature was about 18 C and the waves were extremely fun. I thought they were big, but as a Saskatchewanian, I’m not very experienced in such things. The rips were also something very new to me. Its kind of scary feeling when you can feel your ankles being pulled by the water.

By the time Christmas rolled around I was back in Canberra, the national capitol. I must say it was pretty a anticlimactic holiday season. Just never really sunk in that it was Christmas time. No snow, +28 weather and shorts aren’t really what I’m used to in December. A skype chat home made me feel sad seeing my whole family celebrating without me. But at the same time I was happy to know that somewhere in the world I had a loving people that still cared about me on Christmas.

First Vegemite experience.... not pleasant. 

The next stop on my epic adventure is going to be Sydney on January 1 for a festival called Field Day. The lineup is stacked with artist like Justice, Calvin Harris, Example and Crystal Castles. I’m anticipating a day filled with amazing music and oodles of dancing. The plan after the festival was to stay in Sydney for a couple more days to see two of my favorite bands Fleet Foxes and Beirut. But sadly, they both sold out before I had a chance to buy tickets. So the new plan is to head south to Melbourne for a couple weeks. I received a lovely second hand tent from Vicki at Pioneer for Christmas so I’m hoping I can find a campground to live in.

After my time in the south I’m thinking of returning to Canberra on January 27 to see my favorite dj quo Zeds Dead. Another stop in my musical adventure. I’m actually seeing a lot more music than I expected I would in Australia. The summers are abundant with great tunes and I’m happy to soak it all in. The future after that is pretty vague. I’m thinking I’m probably going north to Caines and see the Gold Coast, Some of the best beach in the world. Hopefully get a chance to learn to surf and take a dive into the Barrier Reef.

At this point I am basically half done my trip and I have so much to look to in days to come. I am happy, safe and loving life! Oh and ¡ɐılɐɹʇsnɐ ɯoɹɟ sɐɯʇsıɹɥɔ ʎɹɹǝɯ

CP