Australia Spring 2011

Australia Spring 2011

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Grocery store/travel agent/class/bus ride to Mt. Warning

This morning I got the Mt. Warning trip straightened out with buses and cabin stay. Then it was off to the grocery store--Aldis and Coles and the Travel Agent for upcoming trips. I grabbed a very quick lunch and headed to Event Management with the other students. I just tag along in this class since it has to do with Sports, Wellness, and Management. Dave Arthur teaches this class and he is fun, sarcastic, go-with-flow guy, however he does not consider dance or cheerleading sports so I have some bones to pick with him through the semester. His lecture is 3 hours but he said he would never keep us that long which is great. He gave me some insight into an independent study project and is trying to get the students and I to volunteer at a Rugby Game and go see Dog Races on the beach. I am looking forward to that. Right after class I had to quickly shower and pack for the Mt. Warning trip tonight. The bus picked 20 students and I whom would climb Mt. Warning tomorrow and we left at 8PM. Mt. Warning is an inactive volcano and a trek of 8.8KM=5.49 miles. I was told this is a moderate to advanced hike until the top where you pull yourself up by chains on rocks, however, I found out that this was actually a strenuous hike. The drive only took an hour and a half, had a little trouble finding the Mt. Warning Holiday Park, but got to the cabins I rented at about 9:45PM. Our cabins had two sets of bunks, a double bed and pull out couch. I shared the double with my cabinmate Abby and 5 other girls shared the bunks and pull-out. We chatted about the hike and how anxious we were and then went to bed-----I am going to need lots and lots of rest for this long hike!

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