Christmas & NYE 2011
Monday, January 2nd, 2012
Being unorganised early-20′s, we went Christmas shopping on Christmas Eve. It adds a little excitement, and it’s pretty cool seeing everyone in a festive mood, even if it was 32ºC and very sunny.
To sum up our first Christmas in Australia in one word is hard. Words that spring to mind are:
- Weird
- Different
- Hot
- Sunny
- Awesome
- Fun
If we had to sum it up in one word we’d probably choose the word “different”. The weirdest thing about it all was spending the day just us two, away from all of our family. It was also stormy for the majority of the day (something that doesn’t often happen in the UK). We didn’t have hailstorms in our area, but just a few KM’s away there were cars with shattered and smashed windscreens because the hailstones are so big and fall so fast! We woke up and after tearing open our super cool gifts and then spoke to Callum’s family and took them for a walk to the beach on Skype (the technology of Skype and 3G internet still amazes us). The beach was starting to fill up despite the not so great weather, and people sticking the BBQ’s on at 10am.
After coming home and chilling for a bit, we ate far too much Christmas Lunch and fell asleep for 3 hours. After waking, it was time to talk to Alex’s family… and then back to bed again. This is definitely one of the most relaxing and laid back Christmas Days we’ve ever had!
The few days after Christmas were pretty sunny days, so lots of lounging around on the beach and walking were on the agenda. Unfortunately Alex got extremely burnt from being out for just one hour (even though she had sunscreen on – clearly not enough!). It just goes to show how strong the sun is and how high the UV levels are in the Southern Hemisphere! Alex was in agony for a few days, but thanks to 10 bucks worth of aloe vera spray and gel was soon on the road to recovery for New Years Eve!
NYE was spent at our good friend Zane’s house. We were super lucky and reached temperatures of 33ºC on New Years Eve so spent the day sitting beside the pool with beer and dubstep tunes. Fireworks are illegal here in Australia (mainly because of the risk of fire) so we made do with sparklers and party poppers when the clock hit midnight!
The 1st of January 2012 was somewhat similar to NYE – because we were drinking all day, we paced the booze out and none of us were hungover. It hit 35ºC (which was the hottest we had experienced to that date) so once again the pool was swam in, more beer was consumed and more music was played!
It’s now the 2nd of January. At 6:33am it was 18ºC. At 08:27am it was 27ºC. It hit 40.3ºC today in Mordialloc. Hot, eh? It’s currently 34ºC and it’s 9pm at night. Here’s a picture of the sunset from our balcony…
A huge happy new year to all of our friends and family!
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