Ultimate Frisbee Stampede

Last weekend we hosted the Ultimate Frisbee Stampede Tournament which brought about 10 teams from all around to Bathurst for two days of competition. The first day was the different university teams competing, and the second day was teams of random players playing for fun. Between the two days there was also a fun night for all the teams that came out. We could have not have had better weather for the tournament as it was sunny and pretty warm for both days.

Our team, the CSU Falcons, managed to win the first day of the tournament which was the first time that has ever happened.

The next big event for the Frisbee team will be the Eastern University Games in Canberra at the beginning of July which our team will be going to. From what I hear it should be pretty fun and I am looking forward to it.

As a side note, I have now booked my bus pass, flight, and some of the things that I will be doing on my Australian East Coast trip from mid-June till July. Also today marks the point where I have 1 month left of uni here and 2 months left before I head back to Canada (Unless I extend it for a few weeks which is very tempting). I'm trying to enjoy every moment I have here!

Easter Break

Sorry for the delay, I have just been pretty busy here with assignments that are all due basically at the same time!
After a few days at uni, I went back to Sydney with a friend for the Easter/ANZAC day long weekend. It was a 5 day long weekend in which we just checked out a bit more of Sydney sights and hung out with his family for Easter day.
As I got a pass to see a bunch of sights in Sydney we first took the Manly ferry to OceanWorld which was not as good as I expected, but we did see some sharks.

Don't want to get too close to those teeth

After going there we basically just hung around the Manly area for the rest of the afternoon walking some of the scenic trails in the area. On the way back, on the Manly ferry, we had one of the most amazing sunsets I have ever seen.

The pictures don't do it justice

The next day we went to the Powerhouse museum as the weather was a bit rainy. The museum was pretty busy due to the weather but once we got inside it was pretty good. There were all sorts of exhibits from space ships, steam engines to high school projects.

Old Train Schedule board

The next day was Easter day, so the family I was with had a bunch of their family come over for lunch and dinner. The food was great and it was nice being able to see some of my friends family as well. I also got some chocolate bunnies and cream filled chocolate eggs from his grandma. Yum!

This was an extra long weekend as they also had the ANZAC day parade in Sydney which is for the national day of remembrance for the Australia & New Zealand Army Corps. The weather was a bit on and off but it was good being able to go there and see the troops of past and present. There was a large amount of people in attendance that day, and the parade lasted about 3 hours in total I believe.

After that we just walked a bit around Sydney and saw the Sydney Observatory before heading back to my friends place.

Later that evening their family took us out for some Mexican food nearby and then we drove around a bit. They showed me the city of Sydney from both sides at night. One of them from North Head (Which is one side of the entrance to Sydney Harbour) and the other was from a viewpoint not to far from their house. After seeing the city from a distance at night we went to the corso at Manly and got some delicious ice cream before making our way back to their place. Overall it was a really good day!

That basically marked the end of the Easter break, so we headed back to CSU. All in all it was a really good break and I really enjoyed staying at my friends place and seeing a bit more of the city.