Saturday started off with an exciting morning of watching Adsy surf in the Maroubra body boarder’s competition. Then we packed up the Ute (Australia’s name for a truck), and headed off towards Canberra. The drive was uneventful except when we got a little lost and I had to play dumb tourist and ask for directions. At least I’m good for something!
When we got to the hotel we had a quick beer with the people we were going to the concert with. From there we headed to dinner at a pub where you could cook your own meat. I thought this was the weirdest thing ever, but apparently it is fairly common to cook your own meat in a pub.
We still had some time between dinner and the concert so we stopped at a liquor store. It was there that Adsy gave me the best surprise of the night! I was outside waiting for everyone to come out where Adsy handed me a brown paper bag. Inside was a Dos Equis!!! I was convinced you couldn’t find them down under, but I was wrong. Great surprise!
The concert was a lot of fun. We went to see a band called carnival. I had only heard their songs from what Adam had played me, but they were pretty good. I got lost at one point during the concert. *Correction, two times during the concert.* The first time I got lost I was coming back from the bathroom, and instead of finding my friends, I found my way into the middle of a mosh pit. Not exactly the place I wanted to be. Luckily, everyone was nice and let me snake my way around until I found people I knew. The second time I got lost was not as bad, it just took me forever to find everyone.
Did you know that Australians have a high tolerance for alcohol? Word of advice to any who read this, if you ever come across an Australian drinking; never try to keep up with them. It will only lead to destruction. When I woke up on Sunday morning I was not feeling well. Thinking back I deserved the mild case of alcohol poisoning I inflicted upon myself. Let me go through the list of what I believe caused my violent vomiting. I had a beer before dinner, half a bottle of wine with dinner, a surprise Dos Equis, and three cans of double black Smirnoff Ice drinks at the concert. I don’t think I have ever been as sick as I was on Sunday. I spent the whole morning throwing up. Adam was great through the whole episode. He held my hair back each time I got sick. He even went and got me food that I threw up at the mere mention of and then again after taking one bite. What a great guy!!
The Aussies have an unquenchable thirst for alcohol and I learned this past weekend that I don’t. Hence the reason I had to repeat the line “I’m a silly pisshead” for the rest of the weekend.
It's a band called "Karnivool" just so all you Americans can spok them.
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