Day 32: A Walk in the Park

Kings Park, that is.  I awoke this morning at about 8, or so I thought.  It turns out that the blinds in the room I was in are so dark that I slept until 11.  Anyway, after eating breakfast, I put on some long pants and biked over to Kings Park.  The park is just down the road and across the bridge, so I was able to ride there in less than ten minutes, riding much more successfully than yesterday.  I chained the bike up in a parking lot at the base of the park and climbed the stairs up to the park.

The park is huge, bigger than Central Park, and the biggest city park in the world.  I made a big loop around the park, in an attempt to see everything.  Of course, in the first hour and a half of walking I never saw a map, so I pretty much wandered around, guessing the correct way to go.  The first part of the walk was along the side of the hill, which looked out over the river and city.  This was also near the botanic gardens, which I didn’t explore, but I saw several neat flowers in.  The next section of the park was “bushland”, or a combination of the forest and desert.  There, I was able for walk for ages without seeing anyone.  The weather was perfect, and I soon switched into my shorts.  As I walked along I came to an area with huge green parklands, and a huge playground.  The entire area was packed with kids and their families, enjoying the weather and their winter holiday from school.  I grabbed a burger for lunch from a cafe nearby and continued making my way around.

Some of the flowers at the botanic gardens.

Greg's apartment in on the penisula on the right. I crossed the bridge on the left.

Walking through the park.

Through the bushland.

As I neared the end of my loop, there were several war memorials overlooking the river.  Before I headed out of the park, I popped in the botanic gardens for a moment and saw a couple of the displays.  I walked back down the hills and got back on my bike.  I rode home without issue in the beautiful weather.

An interesting tree

Another tree

In the evening, I went down to the gym with Greg and worked out a bit.  Later, I started watching Harry Potter with Madi, so we can see all of the movies before we see the new one next week.  She is also interested in reading the books, so I told her that they are great, even better than the movies, in my opinion.