My 20th 9th Birthday

For my birthday Eirin took me to Wet 'n' Wild on Saturday, a water park down on the Gold Coast. I don't think I've been to one since I was about nine years old, and I don't even remember that one very well. All I can remember is that I loved it, and it seemed a good time to do it again.

Well, I can report that my return to the sport of watersliding was triumphant. Except for the first slide of the day when I bruised both heels after jamming them into the concrete pool floor at the end.

Sunday we went Paddle surfing again in Redcliffe with our friend Tamas. We showed up to meet the guy with the boards at a tiny beach at 8am to find the house across the street taped off and police wandering about. Apparently two guys had a fight there the night before and one didn't make it. Considering there are only about 200 murders in Australia each year I guess it was a pretty unlikely thing to see.

Also finally went up Mt. Coot-tha yesterday:



So Eirin and I are trying to figure out our end game here in Brisbane. My project is going pretty well but things are being drawn out longer than they should so most people are extending their stays. I offered to stay through about May 22, but I have to leave the country by May 5th in order to reset my visa. So Eirin and I decided the right thing to do was book a couple of tickets to Bali! We're going for almost a week and then Eirin will fly home from here on May 8th. By the way, she has a blog too:

http://dspatchesbrizzy.blogspot.com/

Next up: Byron Bay Blues Festival next weekend.