Thursday, August 26, 2010

Thursday morning we woke up and had the morning to ourselves.  Then around midday, we drove to Bondi Beach!  There we sat near the beach, and a few of the crazy boys got in the ocean, I don't know why because it was freezing outside, and even colder in the water I am sure! I brought my swim suit, but there was no way I was getting in the water, especially because I got a cold the night before, so I was wearing a hundred layers and trying to sweat it out! Too much partying and adventures, and not enough sleep!  Then we walked the coastal walk from Bondi to Clovelly Beach.  It is the most beautiful walk in the world I think! Lots of cliffs, beautiful water, people surfing, running, and just enjoying the amazing landscape.  The walk also goes by a graveyard!  Those dead bodies have one of the best views of the ocean in Sydney! I want to be buried there! But the girls might remember that when we were there we had to walk around the cemetery because they were doing construction.  Now there is a great boardwalk that is right above the water and cliffs, with spots to sit and take pictures!  It isn't the easiest of walks, but I managed, and I think sweating helped me get over the cold (so did the tons of vitamin c pills I kept eating throughout the day!).  When we got to Clovelly Beach, one of the OzIntro Guides had set up a BBQ!  It was mostly meat, but I made a great cheese sandwich and had salad!  The walk really worked up our appetite though.  After we all went down to the beach to play volleyball.  My team lost twice, but it was tons of fun.  I also threw a rugby ball around for the first time!  I kept wanting to throw it like a football! It is weird throwing it to the side.

After volleyball, I wanted to finish the walk back to Coogee instead of getting a ride.  Why waste the beautiful views in a van? Even if I was sick! We got back and had to go to the OzIntro office where the explained how to find work, how to find places to live, and all the best places to backpack to.  I was the only one looking for work in Sydney, the rest are travelling up to Cairns and riding the bus slowly back down to Sydney or Brisbane for work.  After the talk, I went out to dinner with two of the girls, had a great fish sandwich!  Then the boys wanted to go out, but none of the girls did.  Of course, I chose to go out with the boys, and was the only girl!  We went to a nearby bar that had an awesome, and massive, outdoor courtyard.  Then inside there was two man band playing covers of John Mayer and what not. So we watched that for a bit but got bored! Ha.  We headed to another bar called the Palace in Coogee, and played some pool.  Then we all headed back to the hostel for some much needed sleep!