I didn't get that first surfing lesson in this weekend because it rained all weekend. It was looking like Saturday was going to be a good day with rain coming later, so I decided instead to head up to Ikea for some meatballs. Sure, I had to pick up a few other things, but stopping off for the meatballs was a good way to start the day (or nurse the hangover). But I'm getting a head of myself.
The train system in Sydney is efficient, but you have to know really well where you're going and on what lines you want. Figuring out which trains run off which platforms and which train on that platform (there can be more than one) you want can be a little confusing. So I got on the train that I thought was the correct train with my directions. It was the right train, however I had what turned out to be the wrong stop in my directions. I was careful about watching the stops so I didn't miss it and sure enough got off and immediately had a sense of "where the hell am I, this isn't familiar." I thought about getting back on the train, but thought I might be going the wrong way so I held off. After a bit of walking I figured out I got off the train a few stops early. I decided to walk since it was only 20 minutes away (though not sure about the roads) when all of a sudden the sky opened up. Lightening crashing every couple minutes and just pouring. And of course, I didn't have an umbrella because it was sunny and not a cloud in the sky when I left. I made it back to the train station, semi dry, and sat for the next train.
I was hoping Sunday would be a little better, but it was raining when I got up and continued most of the day. I had a few things to take care of and made a quick trip to Chinatown for lunch, but other than that laid pretty low.
I got the house booked for my trip up to the Great Barrier Reef next weekend. Found what looks like a good snorkeling outfit for a day. Have a few other ideas, but will see what everyone feels like once we get there.
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