Australia Trip Post 2
You know you've been away from home too long when the guy at the coffee shop asks if you're American. Oy.
Saturday we went to the beach - the water was perhaps fractionally warmer than the outside temperature, especially when the wind picked up. However, it was glorious - simply glorious. The boys both swam (between the flags, of course) and had a good time. I managed to spend my time in the sun without getting burned - I may end up with a tan at this rate.
We'll be hanging around the Coast this week, and heading up to my Aunt's place in Bundaberg next week. We've booked tickets out to Lady Musgrave Island for Wednesday the 23rd. Darren and I went out there when we came here in 1996 when Scott was two, and had a wonderful time snorkeling. Most of it is done in a lagoon, so you don't have to worry about sharks (or so I keep telling the boys). The only downside for me is two hours (each way) on the boat, but I've found some Sea Bands so we should do okay I think. Need to find some masks and fins and things in the meantime.
Quote of the week - my dad asking if I was still in touch with 'that girl I went to school with'. Just as well I went to a co-ed school, I guess, as that narrowed it down to only 50% of the students...
Found at the local library - book 7 of Garth Nix's 'Keys to the Kingdom' series. Made even more amusing by the lady at the book store insisting that it hadn't been released yet. :) Now that I've read it I can wait patiently until it is released in paperback in the US.
I have photos from both Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (Friday) and the beach on my camera - I just need to see if Mum's computer can cope with me moving them from there to Flickr. We shall see. However, I've included one Mum took of the boys and me and our little feathered friends.
Being in Australia just in time to watch one of the State of Origin series is sheer fluke, but a wonderful one.
We flew Qantas this time, with their fancy individual screens and choice of movies. I saw 'How to Train Your Dragon' (fun), 'Fantastic Mr Fox' (fun) and the very bizarre 'From Paris With Love' which did have in its favour the very attractive Jonathan Rhys Myers - even without his accent he is nice to watch. I also watched a couple of episodes of BlackAdder and To The Manor Born.
The boys have been asleep by about 8.00pm every night so far. Winter daylight hours here are odd - dark by 6.00pm but light enough to read by at 6.00am. Don't ask how I know this...
Saturday we went to the beach - the water was perhaps fractionally warmer than the outside temperature, especially when the wind picked up. However, it was glorious - simply glorious. The boys both swam (between the flags, of course) and had a good time. I managed to spend my time in the sun without getting burned - I may end up with a tan at this rate.
We'll be hanging around the Coast this week, and heading up to my Aunt's place in Bundaberg next week. We've booked tickets out to Lady Musgrave Island for Wednesday the 23rd. Darren and I went out there when we came here in 1996 when Scott was two, and had a wonderful time snorkeling. Most of it is done in a lagoon, so you don't have to worry about sharks (or so I keep telling the boys). The only downside for me is two hours (each way) on the boat, but I've found some Sea Bands so we should do okay I think. Need to find some masks and fins and things in the meantime.
Quote of the week - my dad asking if I was still in touch with 'that girl I went to school with'. Just as well I went to a co-ed school, I guess, as that narrowed it down to only 50% of the students...
Found at the local library - book 7 of Garth Nix's 'Keys to the Kingdom' series. Made even more amusing by the lady at the book store insisting that it hadn't been released yet. :) Now that I've read it I can wait patiently until it is released in paperback in the US.
I have photos from both Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary (Friday) and the beach on my camera - I just need to see if Mum's computer can cope with me moving them from there to Flickr. We shall see. However, I've included one Mum took of the boys and me and our little feathered friends.
Being in Australia just in time to watch one of the State of Origin series is sheer fluke, but a wonderful one.
We flew Qantas this time, with their fancy individual screens and choice of movies. I saw 'How to Train Your Dragon' (fun), 'Fantastic Mr Fox' (fun) and the very bizarre 'From Paris With Love' which did have in its favour the very attractive Jonathan Rhys Myers - even without his accent he is nice to watch. I also watched a couple of episodes of BlackAdder and To The Manor Born.
The boys have been asleep by about 8.00pm every night so far. Winter daylight hours here are odd - dark by 6.00pm but light enough to read by at 6.00am. Don't ask how I know this...