It has been raining since we arrived in Lismore. Maybe you’re thinking a few showers here & there, no big deal…but no…there have been downpours a few times each day. It is starting to get frustrating because you can’t do much outside and once you do venture out your clothes are soaked. People say it is a good thing though…they always need the rain. While we were in Brisbane there were signs everywhere urging people to limit their water usage…people were not allowed to water their grass or wash their clothes. In fact there has not been a sufficient amount of rainfall in 5 years!
On Saturday was the Lantern Parade in downtown Lismore. Lisa & I were going to head down there to check it out and browse through the markets, but it kept raining and was getting stormy. About a month ago there was a flood that washed through the valley in downtown Lismore and people are worried it may happen again if the rain continues. I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
We ended up just hanging out with everyone here at Orion College [student housing…college=apartments]. It was fun getting to know everyone over goon sacks. It was kinda hard trying to remember everyone’s name and where they were fun, but I think I’m getting better at that. There are students from all around the world…Sweden, Norway, Germany, China, Netherlands, Austria, United Kingdom, India, and of course heaps of kids from the States. People from the States come from New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Colorado, Ohio, Utah, Minnesota, and of course Wisconsin. I’m the Lone Ranger from UWEC.
Sunday, Father’s Day, we went to Byron Bay. It was about 45 minutes away…by bus…but definitely worth it! A bunch of us wanted to walk up to the lighthouse, which is about a 20-30 minute walk, but we decided to catch a Maxi Taxi [van that holds 10-12 people]. Once we got to the top we were at the most “Easterly Point of Australia.” When the waves smashed into the surrounding rocks you could feel water spraying onto your face. We walked down another trail to the beach below the lighthouse and collected a lot of cool shells. Instead of walking back up the hill [which was a beast], we decided to walk the beach back to town. It seemed like a good idea at first, walking along the beach, but wasn’t that great of an idea once it started to downpour on us! It didn’t stop raining until we got back to the center of Byron. Surfers probably did not know what to think when they saw a group of people with cameras, bags, and some with no umbrellas…but I can guess we looked like crazy tourists. My jeans were soaked to my body and were pretty heavy. Once we got back we all went shopping for a new outfit. JayJays definitely made some money off all us girls!
Later that same night a few of us [Me, Hanna, Yuan, Sean, Kelly, and Lisa] decided to go to the cinema to see The Hangover. The movie was crazy good! It definitely made me miss all the Girlies and James & Spring Break! Crazy Crazy Times!!
One last thing…Congratulations to Granger & Michelle and Dustin & Hannah!
Hope you all had the time of your life on your wedding day! Wish I could have been there!
On Saturday was the Lantern Parade in downtown Lismore. Lisa & I were going to head down there to check it out and browse through the markets, but it kept raining and was getting stormy. About a month ago there was a flood that washed through the valley in downtown Lismore and people are worried it may happen again if the rain continues. I’ll keep my fingers crossed!
We ended up just hanging out with everyone here at Orion College [student housing…college=apartments]. It was fun getting to know everyone over goon sacks. It was kinda hard trying to remember everyone’s name and where they were fun, but I think I’m getting better at that. There are students from all around the world…Sweden, Norway, Germany, China, Netherlands, Austria, United Kingdom, India, and of course heaps of kids from the States. People from the States come from New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Colorado, Ohio, Utah, Minnesota, and of course Wisconsin. I’m the Lone Ranger from UWEC.
Sunday, Father’s Day, we went to Byron Bay. It was about 45 minutes away…by bus…but definitely worth it! A bunch of us wanted to walk up to the lighthouse, which is about a 20-30 minute walk, but we decided to catch a Maxi Taxi [van that holds 10-12 people]. Once we got to the top we were at the most “Easterly Point of Australia.” When the waves smashed into the surrounding rocks you could feel water spraying onto your face. We walked down another trail to the beach below the lighthouse and collected a lot of cool shells. Instead of walking back up the hill [which was a beast], we decided to walk the beach back to town. It seemed like a good idea at first, walking along the beach, but wasn’t that great of an idea once it started to downpour on us! It didn’t stop raining until we got back to the center of Byron. Surfers probably did not know what to think when they saw a group of people with cameras, bags, and some with no umbrellas…but I can guess we looked like crazy tourists. My jeans were soaked to my body and were pretty heavy. Once we got back we all went shopping for a new outfit. JayJays definitely made some money off all us girls!
Later that same night a few of us [Me, Hanna, Yuan, Sean, Kelly, and Lisa] decided to go to the cinema to see The Hangover. The movie was crazy good! It definitely made me miss all the Girlies and James & Spring Break! Crazy Crazy Times!!
One last thing…Congratulations to Granger & Michelle and Dustin & Hannah!
Hope you all had the time of your life on your wedding day! Wish I could have been there!
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