Day 341- Last chance to do the Beach thing
Phillip Island- Smith's Beach'- Saturday, December 1st
To see a live Webcam of Smith's Beach, click here!
Funny thing about living in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are backwards. Did you know they celebrate Christmas in summer here?!
We set out for Phillip Island early this morning, stopping in Cranbourne to grab some beach wear. I can throw away my glasses 'cause I've seen everything now! In the shopping mall, the Christmas shoppers are everywhere! Dressed in t-shirts and shorts, and all the summer clothes are in stock. They even had a band playing "White Christmas." Now this is possibly the funniest thing I have seen in a long time.
Our day at the beach was sensational! A little cool near the ocean, maybe +22℃ but bright and sunny! The water was at least +20℃ too, which is pretty good for the Southern Ocean on the first day of summer. Colleen and I sat in beach chairs, still pinching ourselves that we were sitting on a beach in Australia. Still hard to believe that this dream was still going after 11 months. Only 14 more sleeps. Mat, Kevin and I were in the water for longer than a few minutes, Kevin and I longer than skinny bones Mat.
We spent time at Ocean Surfboards shop in Cowes, on Phillip Island. Matt needed a new wallet. I, of course, needed my afternoon cappucino in a streetside café.
It was a great day! The last we will spend at the beach here in Australia.
To see a live Webcam of Smith's Beach, click here!
Funny thing about living in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are backwards. Did you know they celebrate Christmas in summer here?!
We set out for Phillip Island early this morning, stopping in Cranbourne to grab some beach wear. I can throw away my glasses 'cause I've seen everything now! In the shopping mall, the Christmas shoppers are everywhere! Dressed in t-shirts and shorts, and all the summer clothes are in stock. They even had a band playing "White Christmas." Now this is possibly the funniest thing I have seen in a long time.
Our day at the beach was sensational! A little cool near the ocean, maybe +22℃ but bright and sunny! The water was at least +20℃ too, which is pretty good for the Southern Ocean on the first day of summer. Colleen and I sat in beach chairs, still pinching ourselves that we were sitting on a beach in Australia. Still hard to believe that this dream was still going after 11 months. Only 14 more sleeps. Mat, Kevin and I were in the water for longer than a few minutes, Kevin and I longer than skinny bones Mat.
We spent time at Ocean Surfboards shop in Cowes, on Phillip Island. Matt needed a new wallet. I, of course, needed my afternoon cappucino in a streetside café.
It was a great day! The last we will spend at the beach here in Australia.
posted by Rod Murray | 6:45 p.m.
3 Comments:
Hi Murrays!
Great blog entries (although I was surprised not to see photos of Hallowe'en - surely there was costuming going on). It's been a lot of fun to touch in on your adventures. And The Rock in the rain ... Wow! Kevin has grown - Aussie food must agree with him!
Looking forward to seeing you back in Canada ... and hearing you in the choir (we're doing Away in the Manger on Christmas Eve, just in case you're free!)
Brenda
We've been thinking of you and are looking forward to your return. I suppose you must be doing the same but I know that there will be mixed feelings, too. It sounds like a wonderful year, and of course you will have seen more of Australia than I've seen. Who knew that I didn't have my whole life stretching out to do these things.
We look forward to more photos and lots of stories. It may take other exchanglings to understand!
Christmas:Canadians get so hung up about it being something to do with snow! It's basically the same in both places. And sharing ancestral stories of Bethlehem or Dickens, or a white Christmas makes just as much sense in the south as it does in the north.
Enjoy New Zealand. It's very beautiful. When will we see you at St. Jude's?
WOW, great stories you tell Rod. But then I knew that from a long time ago (like whose remembering 1980???). Love your descriptions. It will be amazing for you as a family to review this blog over the years and remember everything -from another perspective of course.
Ahhh- back to snow we go!
Yikes.
Inshall'ah
Diane
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