Short but sweet

This is just a short one but I had to share something that happened the other day.
So I have gotten pretty lazy here in Australia. Honestly, it's bad, I have a hard time getting up in the morning and I can't for the live of me, get myself to run everyday. So I've turned over a new leaf. I am waking up at least by 8 everyday no matter what. I am making myself run everyday.
We have beautiful areas to run around here so there are no excuses. I want to run another marathon when I get home so I need to start running again. I'm shooting for the San Jose half marathon in April and the San Fransisco women's marathon in October.
Anyhow, I went for a run down by the river the other day. It had just poured down rain that morning, so there were lots of creatures out and about. There must have been about 20 lizards hanging out on the side of the path that day. These are pretty big lizards. They are about the size of iguanas you see in cages and pet stores over there.
Well I first saw one and I'm not sure why but it scared the hell out of me. I swerved over and screamed. haha. I don't even know why, they are just normal to see now. So I kept running and a few feet later a lizard ran straight into me. I think I must have kicked it because it ran right between my feet. These are pretty big suckers too. I couldn't believe it. I hope it's okay because I had to have kicked it. Poor guy!
I continue my run down by the river, which is just an absolutely amazing view, I can't even describe it. As I'm running I see these guys painted from head to toe in what looks like war paint. They have red sheets on the lower half of their bodies just to cover up and that's pretty much it. They were making a fire in the middle of the park! That can't be legal . They must have been aborginals, and it looked like they were making lunch in the park. haha there you go dad. I should have married one huh?
Anyways, the river is amazing. you run right along the river, and there are botanical gardens on the other side. People are running, biking, and rollerblading all over the place. There are bridges going across. There are all kinds of boats and ferries going through the middle. I am going to take my video camera down tehre soon so I will have video. I can definitely see how people fall in love with this place!