Friday, January 22, 2010

Jan 15: The Amazing Minamurra Forest

Day started with a swim at Blenheim Beach. I am disappointed a second time by the Kiama Blowhole, as I pass by on my way to the Minamurra rainforest: where I Saw my first Echidna, and beautiful waterfall at the end of a paved trail. I also saw a couple of Lyrebirds, famous for their ability to imitate sounds (like chainsaws and trains).

And then the evening took a turn for the weird. I stayed at a campsite in Nowra (which is not exactly a must-see spot on the tourist roadmap), and the owner, Bill, started out asking me about where I was from...

Me: Canada
Bill: Which part?
Me: Edmonon
Bill: Which part?
Me: The southside
Bill: which part?
Me (jokingly): Near Southgate mall
Bill: You mean the one of 51st Ave?

Turns out he coached rugby at my high school a couple of years after I finished. I'm pretty sure he knows my Uncle David... Small small world...

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  1. UnknownFebruary 17, 2010 at 4:02 AM

    Hilarious. On my Caribbean cruise a couple of weeks ago, I'm sitting at the poker table in the on-board casino talking to the guy next to me. It went something like this:
    Guy: Where you from?
    me: Canada
    Guy: which part?
    me: Toronto
    Guy: oh I'm from Edmonton
    me: oh, well actually me too - I just moved to Toronto
    Guy: which part of Edmonton?
    me: Capilano, then Sherwood Park
    Guy: Hey I grew up near Capilano. I went to X elementary, Kenilworht Junior high, and then Hardisty high school.
    me: WTF! I went to Kenilworth!

    Seriously. We went to the same school. Crazy.

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