Sunday, October 08, 2006
Yarrawonga & Felltimber
Well I travelled over to Yarrawonga on Saturday to go to one of Kylie's uni friends' wedding. Yarrawonga and Mulwala are connected by a bridge over Lake Mulwala on the Murray River. Boy was it nice there! I can see why the town is doing well, it would be a perfect place to spend your retirement. I was running a bit late so I had to speed most of the way there and get changed into my suit on the side of the road. But I managed to make it with a few minutes to spare (phew!). Kylie was the first down the aisle and she looked really nice. The bridesmaids dresses could probably be best described as claret.
After the wedding I checked into the motel and spent the afternoon reading Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? What a fantastic book! Go read it if you haven't already.
The reception was at Club Mulwala - a very nice venue. I arrived early and walked around uncomfortably for a while (I knew no-one and Kylie was off having photos) before I got chatting to the guy that runs the club. The bride's father also works at the club. The usual speeches, dining and drinking ensued and I actually enjoyed myself more than I thought I would.
Sunday we stopped in at the bride's parents' house for brunch, but we had just eaten so we only stayed an hour or so and then headed for home. I called up Brad who was keen to get away from his assignments so we went to Felltimber. I was happy to get up the new climb Bullfighter first go - it's a really nice climb with a little bit of a bouldery start. The one next to it (Red Flag) is much harder and my fingers weren't up to it - besides there is a crazy swing if you fall off. I think I will do it eventually though. Brad did a couple of problems he hadn't tried before and I managed to feel a bit more secure on Big Ass Bovine Style, which is still out of my reach at V4 but getting closer. The training and increase in the time on rock is definitely paying off! Can't wait for Arapiles in November!
After the wedding I checked into the motel and spent the afternoon reading Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? What a fantastic book! Go read it if you haven't already.
The reception was at Club Mulwala - a very nice venue. I arrived early and walked around uncomfortably for a while (I knew no-one and Kylie was off having photos) before I got chatting to the guy that runs the club. The bride's father also works at the club. The usual speeches, dining and drinking ensued and I actually enjoyed myself more than I thought I would.
Sunday we stopped in at the bride's parents' house for brunch, but we had just eaten so we only stayed an hour or so and then headed for home. I called up Brad who was keen to get away from his assignments so we went to Felltimber. I was happy to get up the new climb Bullfighter first go - it's a really nice climb with a little bit of a bouldery start. The one next to it (Red Flag) is much harder and my fingers weren't up to it - besides there is a crazy swing if you fall off. I think I will do it eventually though. Brad did a couple of problems he hadn't tried before and I managed to feel a bit more secure on Big Ass Bovine Style, which is still out of my reach at V4 but getting closer. The training and increase in the time on rock is definitely paying off! Can't wait for Arapiles in November!
# posted by Stephen Gordon @ 11:10 PM 
