The past few days have been glorious weather wise which is a great incentive for getting up and walking the children to school - yes - Shirley is not just walking, but at 8:30am - told you the weather was good! In fact ellie and I have a music ipod quiz around 7:15 every morning - needless to say I have not managed to stay awake beyond 10pm yet this week, which means I have been wonderful company for my cousin Robbie - I blame her, the couch is just too comfy ;-)
So yesterday was a beach day - as I hope you can see it was a gorgeous sunny day, blue skies - beaut as they would say here in the land of Oz! Protected with suncream (or so I thought) and enough mossie spray to enable my cousin to go skating in her laundry room where I had sprayed it - I ventured onto the beach, lay down my towel and took in the sights around me - it's been two years since I've been on a beach! It was wonderful to just sit back and relax, read, write, relax - total bliss!! I even decided it would be a good idea to venture into the water. There were others around doing the same thing so I felt it was only right that I joined in - I got in as far as my ankles, before I saw the creature below....
I decided that it was a sign that I should venture no further - after all I am a Brit - let alone my Mother's daughter and I would not want to get too wet now would I ;-)
Needless to say, I did get a bit burnt and the damn mossies got me - two of the little suckers - I will not scratch...I will not scratch - but it sure feels good when I do!!!
Today has been shopping day and I have re-familiarised myself with Southlands - the local shopping mall. I have also familiarised myself with the bus system and how far it is from where I am staying to Sandringham railway station. I would like you all to take note of the fact that I say familiarise as I have not stayed in this area before. Hence why I missed the stop where I needed to disembark the bus and hence why I also walked back from the train station and arrived home about 45mins later - I feel I have more of an idea where I am now and my ankles have finally stopped aching!
By the way - if any of you are golfing fans - whichever tournament is in Melbourne this week -with Tiger Woods - it's just up the road here and it will no doubt be causing traffic chaos over the next few days!
Almost as sunny as back home (I wish!)
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean - is there anybody there?! Tsk!
ReplyDeleteOnly two mossie bites sounds as though you got away quite lightly, so clearly a good brand of repellent that you are sharing so liberally with the laundry.
Also, what is the thing that drove you from the water? It looks like something from a gothic horror movie. ;)
Th creature is what is known as an Australian Native fish - JELLYFISH!!!!!!!
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