We left Kate and family in Melbourne about 9 am yesterday (Fri). The forecast was for a stinker of a day, strong winds and up to 40+ degrees. We felt the earlier we got on the road to find our way home to Caloundra the better. Our first stop is Canberra where I will catch up with an elderly aunt. Yass is 50k's from Canberra so a good spot to stop for the night. It was about 650k's to here so a comfortable drive. Best of all there were very few locusts about to splatter and block up my car radiator.
The outside car thermometer showed the hottest we travelled through was 38 degrees (100+). It was 34 or so here when we arrived in Yass.
We had a reasonable meal at the local "Soldier's Club" and Trish had a win on the pokies. Then back to the motel where we watched some stuff of my hard drive via the media player I had brought with me. We were asleep well before midnight so missed seeing in the New Year. We did enjoy some drinks though!
It is now after 7 am New Year's Day and we have an hour or so until we expect to be on the road again for the 40 minute drive into Canberra. Another hot day with Canberra expecting 37 degrees today. After the visit it will be about 4 hours then to friends in Newcastle. We expect to be there later this afternoon and they are expecting 34 or so! It is hard to realise that when I was at the MCG earlier this week the temperature was a mere 12 degrees!We haven't heard from Kim since her arrival in India. Trish is a little concerned but internet and phone not the best services there.
And it seems the rain has stopped at home too though other parts of Queensland had been hit by floods. We expect to be home late on Monday after spending two nights with Janet and Mick.
Happy New Year everybody!
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I am so glad that HEAT is where you are and not here. I get really sick of it in Texas as our summers last so long. And we seem to be cheated out of winter this year. The La Nina weather pattern is keeping us dry. Very little rain and NO SNOW. The rest of the country is suffering with mud slides and snowy blizzards, but Texas is mostly cool, sunny and in a drought. The week of Christmas we were 85F several days.
I saw on TV tonight that your Queensland area is quite flooded. I do hope your house is sitting high and dry, though from reading your blog, I don't think you are back home yet.
It is 8 P.M. Dec. 31st as I write this, so we are not into the new year yet.
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