Today my friend and I went to hike up Castle Hill. After much debate and planning with everyone in our little group, the two of us headed out for the little adventure.
We took a bus to City Mall, but my friend randomly pushed the stop button way before we were supposed to - I will forever make fun of him for this. It ended up being ok, after walking through some sketchy area, since we only had to walk less than 20 min to get there.
The hike up was really pretty despite the massive amounts of rain. It started out as a drizzle and switched in and out with a downpour. Once we got to the top there was a nice breeze and the sun actually came out (yes. burnt again). On top there were lots of little trails to each of the summits with lookouts. We could see The Strand from there as well!
I'm really enjoying the flora here - the trees look really interesting and scraggly. Most of the fauna I've seen are birds or lizards (BUGS TOO). I actually saw a little snake that was 'wicked' fast, and a really awesome hang-gliding bird.
It was a pretty decent day overall. It was nice to go out and do something instead of just doing whatever drinking thing the Uni has set up for us. Speaking of which, I'm skipping out on Fresher Keg tonight. Its just like 3ish hours of drunken college kids and stupid fossils, hanging around in the mud outside (so many mozzies here!) then riding a bus back with a drunken mess. I mean, don't get me wrong - there are a lot of great people here, but do you know how many times I've had to introduce myself to the same people? Alcohol and meeting people is not a good mix whatsoever.
Instead, I will be going to the Uni club tonight to listen to some music and hang out with some people. I'm pretty stoked actually!
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