One of the girls I have been cycling with is an avid climber. She took me to a bouldering spot last week. The place was fantastic – sufficient padding for falls, sufficient comfy seating for in between falls, lots of routes at varying levels of difficulty, camaraderie amongst the climbers to both challenge and encourage you, and a group of truly inspirational climbers to observe in awe. My bouldering skills were not so fantastic. It has probably been 4 years or longer since I have even put my climbing shoes on, so my technique was average. I am several (5-10) kilograms heavier than what I was when I used to climb and probably also weaker than I was, so my strength was non-existent. Add both of those to the fact that all of the walls in this place were inverted. I didn’t spend much time on the wall but I truly enjoyed the few hours I spent there. Will I go back? Absolutely. After some training.
Brendan and his parents came out to visit last weekend, which was fantastic! I love it when I have people to hang out with in this country!! Saturday, I attempted driving for my second time to go to the airport and pick them up. Crazy right-sided driving on the left side of the road. Still incredibly difficult! I must have let my guard down a bit though b/c I got honked at more this time than last. I also got a pretty good piece of a curb (I hope Mark doesn't read this...). It also didn't help that on the way back from the airport, we had 4 people and 8 suitcases in one car. Brendan decided to use his parents as luggage mules, so that we don't have to ship our toys via the boat. I have no idea how I am going to move out of my serviced apartment by myself now based on the amount of stuff in there... Saturday we went to a few house inspections (Fitzroy) and then wandered through QVM and the CBD. We saw Fed Square, the Yarra River, the Docklands... we had beer and coffee spora...
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