Stoopid weather

We've had a stinking hot few days (like yesterday - 42C/107.6F). The dog even got to come in to share the air conditioning for a while. He popped up to say thanks:

... and told Liam a very funny secret ...

After being stuck inside for days, we used today's cool change as an opportunity to go to the beach. Unfortunately it was cooler than expected and very windy. It's a good thing body boards have wrist straps!

Hats don't though:

The weather was fine for kite surfers - which is probably why they were the only other 5 people on the beach. They were a couple of hundred metres away but this one surfed all the way along to us and back. Yes, there is water then sand then water. In fact there's more sand first but you can't see it in the photo.

The surfer in the next pic would have been 3-4 metres above the water. They would fly up and flip and it seemed to be an easy trick on such a windy day (remember you can click to enlarge it, and click "back" to get back here).

The boys played chasey in and out of the water and dug channels for the puddles to flow back to the sea, and even swam a bit in this shallow water. They avoided the choppy ocean though.


This evening they were very impressed to see this Mickey T Tire truck (it's really a Nissan Patrol). It's spelled the American way as they are American tYres.

We had a very nice dinner with Sean and Louise, Mum, Dad, Paul and Rebecca. Oh, and my new niece "Ladybug", but you can't quite see her yet! We will see Sean and Louise again tomorrow and they return to America on Monday morning. That fuzzy hair behind me is not mine (for a change!); it's attached to the lady behind me!

Here's an edited pic for you, Sean and Louise, if you want to snag it! Thanks for coming and hope to see you again soon!