Finally, Some Rain

Days of relentless sunshine and accompanying humidity can eventually become quite tiring.  We had a mere 30mls of rain across all of January which is right in the middle of 'the wet season' here on the Sunshine Coast.  Our temperatures here seem to be closer to Brisbane's temps than the Sunny Coast.  Here the temperature is taken at the Sunshine Coast Airport which is around 1km from the beach and has the benefit of on the coast sea breezes.

We live around 4k's from the beach so despite still being close and getting a great sea breeze, it is usually a few degrees warmer than the 'official' Sunshine Coast temperature.  Yesterday it was 35° in Brisbane and felt just like that here at home.

But overnight we have had a "Melbourne Cool Change" go through.  Today will be much closer to 25° compared to what we had yesterday.  And with the cooler weather has come some rain, 35mls in fact, more than doubling the 2018 rainfall total.

Despite the cooler weather the house remains quite warm.  The ceiling fan is whirring overhead as I type.

The Air Con in the living area got a run late yesterday afternoon.  The afternoon sun shines on the the living area so it still warms that area despite the sun blinds across the back of the house.  We run the air con at 26° which is great when used in conjunction with the ceiling fan.

We have decided to have an air conditioner fitted in the master bedroom as well.  We can manage the hot weather in this room as it usually has cooled off enough when it is bedtime, especially with the ceiling fan.  But as we get older there will come a time when one of us is laid up in bed so we will need more than just a ceiling fan for warmer days.

Via our "St Andrew's Care" affiliation, the cost of the unit and the installation are discounted.  Monday is the 'magic' day when the new unit is to be installed.

I did another Kodi setup yesterday and left one local resident very happy indeed.  I am doing another today.

We ate out at the Kawana Bowls Club earlier in the week as the photo above shows.  Despite being an inexpensive meal it was spoiled by the quality of the food.  The lining up and being served individually wasn't much fun either.

My back is much improved , so much in fact I managed a 17k bike ride yesterday.  The wet weather will keep me off the bike today.  I put another brew on as well the other day and I expect to bottle wash on Sunday and do the bottling early next week.

Beer should be stored in the dark for the 4 or five weeks as it matures after it has been bottled.  Finding appropriate containers for the larger 1.25l bottles makes it a bit of a challenge.  But some inexpensive frosted colored plastic storage containers and a can of black spray paint creates the perfect storage container!