We stayed with Eva's mom while we were in Canberra. She made such a beautiful host! I even ate a traditional African meal (where Eva's mom lived until age 27) and learned to shake my booty to African tunes.
Eva took me to one of her favorite spots in Canberra, Mount Taylor, where she liked to start every morning with a hike to the top.
It was a beautiful hike with mountains surrounding on all sides. The landscape in Australia is really beautiful, and I seem to have seen a lot of it lately!
Here I am at the summit with the Telestra tower far off on the left and the city and lake below.
We later went to the lake for "Sky Fire", an annual event organized by one of the local radio stations. We just happened to time our visit to Canberra perfectly.
We stopped by the Telstra Tower for a closer look.
We met some friends of Eva's (all of the above crowd!!! she knows everyone!) at Regetta Point on the lake later that evening for Sky Fire.
We brought a deluxe picnic and drinks which we enjoyed as the sun set.
me, Ryan, Jimmy, Eva (can't see her), and Saul ready and waiting for the fireworks show
Ryan, Jimmy, Eva, and Saul in front of the rest of the crew
The fireworks show was among the most impressive I've seen with a great variety of explosions, shapes, and colored flares bopping around the sky.
The finale consisted of thousands of fireworks being set off constantly for at least a minute.
After the fireworks, we ventured over to King O'Malleys in Civic, a hopping spot for nightlife, perhaps partially because of the large crowd at Sky Fire.
