Monday, March 11, 2002

Big Weekend in Sydney

Back in Melbourne now after a big weekend up in Sydney. On Friday night I caught up with some friends at a new bar/establishment called the Arthouse. It's an former art gallery that's recently had a $14 million fitout/conversion into a very funky bar/restaurant. Very cool. Thanks for the recommendation Steph.

On Sunday, I had my first experience at liloing. A group of us went up to Wollangambi Canyon in the Blue Mountains for a full day's adventure - early morning rise, 2 hour drive from Sydney, 1 hour walk from the car park to the bottom of the canyon, 6 hours cruising down the canyon on a lilo (blow-up mattress), negotiating rapids and rocks, and a tough 90-minute climb and walk back out of the canyon at the end of the day with heavy wet gear on our backs. By the time we'd driven back to Sydney in the evening we were completely exhausted, but it was well worth the effort. (and a fantastic break from my MBA studies ;-)

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