AQWA and Somerville
I am exhausted! I never did get to post again yesterday- too much back and forth between my room, the cafes, and the beach. I discovered that although the wind is worse in the late afternoon, the waves are slightly better. I went back in the water around 5:30 and stayed at the beach till the lifeguards left at 6:00. Then I socialized more last night. I met a crazy Swedish girl named Emma, so I definitely won't forget her name. She showed up in Australia with her friend (who has an unpronouceable name) and they didn't even know where they were staying. They just got in a taxi (from the airport at 3am) and told the driver to take them to Perth, and when he asked where in Perth they didn't even know what to say. It's not how I would travel, but it was a pretty funny story.
Today was a very full day. I went into Perth to go to the post office and buy another book to read. Then I went to the aquarium, AQWA, which was overrated except for the Leafy Sea Dragon which was the most incredible living thing I've ever seen. Wow. I just stared open mouthed at the tank for 10 minutes. It almost made the schlep out there worth it. This evening I went out with Nicky and her husband again- we went to an outdoor movie theater called the Somerville and saw a Danish movie called After the Wedding. It was sad, but good, and watching a big screen outside was really nice.
Unfortunately, now I'm completely dead and I need to go to sleep because tomorrow morning I'm off to bike around Rottnest Island. I'm also going to try snorkeling, because Nicky lent me her mask and gave me a few pointers. I have to watch out for the non-deadly but still painful "stingers" though. So that is tonights cliffhanger- what will Rottnest be like? will I get water up my nose trying to snorkel? will I encounter dangerous sea creatures? We'll see!
Love,
Emma
Today was a very full day. I went into Perth to go to the post office and buy another book to read. Then I went to the aquarium, AQWA, which was overrated except for the Leafy Sea Dragon which was the most incredible living thing I've ever seen. Wow. I just stared open mouthed at the tank for 10 minutes. It almost made the schlep out there worth it. This evening I went out with Nicky and her husband again- we went to an outdoor movie theater called the Somerville and saw a Danish movie called After the Wedding. It was sad, but good, and watching a big screen outside was really nice.
Unfortunately, now I'm completely dead and I need to go to sleep because tomorrow morning I'm off to bike around Rottnest Island. I'm also going to try snorkeling, because Nicky lent me her mask and gave me a few pointers. I have to watch out for the non-deadly but still painful "stingers" though. So that is tonights cliffhanger- what will Rottnest be like? will I get water up my nose trying to snorkel? will I encounter dangerous sea creatures? We'll see!
Love,
Emma
4 Comments:
Dear Emma:
It's funny how you have a doppleganger, because I have one too! There's a girl in Pierson who is a sophomore transfer student and she looks so much like me that people keep confusing us. I need to meet her and do some sick photo project with her. I am glad that you are happy at the beach, although the tenor of many of your posts suggests that you think much of Australia is over-rated. Watch out for Portuguese man-o-wars. Or maybe those are just near Portugal. Anyway, if something looks deadly, don't touch it. Have fun! Talk soon!
Love Ani
I know I can't be the only one who was curious what a "Leafy Sea Dragon" was, so here you go: Pictures. I think it could make a decent pet, until someone got drunk and tried to make a salad with it.
Thanks for the pictures, CJ, they are indeed amazing and worth the trip.
Emma, you might coat yourself with baby oil to protect yourself from the stingers. We learned that from a really mean swimming instructor we had in Dunewood many years ago--she made us swim no matter how much seaweed or other dreck was in the bay. The oil really helped.
Ani, I think Western Australia is famous for being boring--that's why we didn't bother with it during our trip.
Hey Emma - I immeadiately google image searched for Leafy Sea Dragon and I completely agree. Totally incredible. Wow. Just the kind of weird thing I would expect to be in Australia.
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