Monday, December 31, 2007

Melbourne To Sizzle While "The Coast" Is Blown Away

Our time in Melbourne visiting family and friends is almost over. Saturday evening was spent quietly after a hot day. A cool change dropped the temp to the high 20's late in the afternoon. On Sunday I went to a computer "Swap Meet" and was blown away by the range of things available as well as the cheap prices they were charging. There was heaps of interesting stuff there. The afternoon was spent either baby sitting (giving Kate and Arj a chance to do things without the kids being there) and doing some last minute purchasing (photos etc).

From there it was to Malaysia Garden for tea. Boneless Chicken Curry with Coconut rice was exquisite, the Char Koay Teow was pretty good too. Arj ordered some "Ikan Bilis" which was rich with flavour and we finished with some sensational Lobak. All was great and enjoyed by all. Charli just loves her curry and rice!

Today Melbourne has a forecast top temp of 42 degrees! For our West Texas reader that is almost 108 degrees!

This afternoon we head across to Chris' place to spend the night before flying out for the Sunshine Coast first thing tomorrow. Unfortunately Chris doesn't have any inbuilt cooling and the temp is expected remain above 30 degrees overnight. We might be a bit stroppy from lack of sleep when we get home!

Meanwhile at home the weather remains pretty windy with beaches being closed and strong winds being the order of the day. These two photos lifted from the Sunshine Coast newspaper give a bit of an idea how wild it is there. I have been pleased to read that the storm centre is now moving slowly away from the coast.

Remember to use the live webcam links on the right to get the latest views from King's beach.

It is also good to hear that winds are expected to slowly abate. Foolish swimmers continue to enter the surf with lifesavers carrying out numerous rescues. People choose to enter the water despite many beaches being "closed" for swimming. This surfer though appears to be having a wonderful time!

Hopefully it won't be too windy when we land there tomorrow at about 9:30 am.
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Anonymous said...

I have experienced that kind of heat here in the summer. We have been 110F with strong hot winds that feel like you have walked into a blast furnace when you go outside. But thankfully, this past summer never did hit 100F which was most unusual. Our central cooling broke in the summer time once and a fan at the foot of the bed did not make us comfortable enough to sleep. Miserable. I have looked at the roiling water at your home beach. Since I can't swim under the best of conditions, I sure would not brave a toe into that,even to wade. Have a safe trip home.

12/31/2007 2:20 PM

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