I arrived last night in Perth, Western Australia. Eight hours by plane!! Australia is one big place. I haven't done a whole lot so far but I've just got back from a walk down to Cottesloe beach, where I:
a) got a feeling for the local climate.
It's hot! It's supposed to be winter! I've just come from Christchurch's negative five degree (celsius) frosts, while in Australia if it gets below ten degrees they feel the need to give it a decimal point - eg 7.8 degrees. My sister's house is pretty cool, but it is very sunny outside, probably about twenty degrees, and when I wasn't getting the sea breeze it was pretty darn hot.
b) experienced the local flora and fauna.
Ravens, parrots, sounds in the trees which I haven't identified as certain birds yet. As you may have seen above - and although I haven't seen any - SNAKES.
c) tasted the local cuisine.
Well, maybe that phrase is going a little too far. I bought a bag of Twisties, chips we have in NZ, that turned out to be totally different here - and in a much bigger bag. I can't understand it because every single person I have seen is slim (and more often than not, blonde and tanned).
It was great to see my sister Janet and her husband John again, and to meet my nine-month-old niece Ruby for the first time. She is ridiculously cute and at an adorable age. I can't wait to get to know her. Will post photos eventually.
Tomorrow: getting a sim card, getting a bank account, doing Stacy's World Domination meme!
3 comments:
Glad you had a safe trip. The picture of the hotel or house or whatever it is reminds me of Anne of Green Gables, when she read her poem at the White sands. It shouldn't because you aren't in Canada, but it does.
Oh yeah! New babies rock. We want pictures. I hope you have a great time.
"Snake" is a really weird word. A fitting word, given the severe creepiness of serpents. Don't know why I felt compelled to comment on that.
Ruby is just a little older than Gracie! It is a cute age.
Oh, I gave you a Rockin' Girl Blogger award.
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