Quick Update

Hey people,

Haven't blogged for a long time now. Saw some incredible stuff, here are some of the highlights:

-The Pinnacles north of Perth. A desert landscape filled with limestone pillars rising up from the sand over many acres. It may not sound interesting, but it was one of my favorite places we went to and has international world heritage status.

-Went down to Pemberton in the south and climbed a 60 meter tall tree using the rebar that spiraled up the outside of the tree. Fairly scary going up, mediocre views on top, not so bad coming down.

-The Tree Top Walk in Walpole, a series of catwalks in the trees, reaching 40 meters in the air at its highest point.

-Torndirrup National Park in Albany was my favorite place. Cliffs rising up from the ocean, waves crashes upon rocks, great views of the ocean and bays, islands, and the city of Albany. I think I could live there and be very content.

-Porongurup National Park, a small range of "mountains", considered mountains in Australia, but they only reach a height of 3000ft, but they are about 2500ft higher than the surrounding land. Climbed some mountains, took some pictures.


So, if you've been reading the CLX blog, you'd know that we won our first pool, going 3-0. Yesterday, we went 0-2, losing to Whoreshack, another American team, 17-7. In the second game, we played Osaka Natto from Japan. Tied at 2-2, let them take a 5-2 lead, while it was 7-9 at half. They get a 6 point lead at 13-7, and we begin maybe another epic CLX comeback. We make it 13-9, but they score another. We bring it all the way to 14-13, but they score to make it 15-13. After a full field huck from Karsten, we trail by one and the D gets another score to make it 15-15. They work it all the way up field, turn, call a questionable foul, and score. The foul did not really spoil the game as much as a bad call on double game point could, but it was frustrating to get the turn and not have it stand. The Japanese were very fun to play and it was our best effort of the tournament, it just didn't turn out to be a victory.

Our game today in less than two hours is a must win game. If we lose, we are out of the tournament. If we win, we can still play for first.