A Day In The Pool ....... And Sunburn!

Chris, Wendy, Andrew and Emily arrived here at our home about 11 am Tuesday morning. By 11:15 am the kids were in the pool and Mum and Dad and the grandparents weren't too far behind!

The weather was perfect and the pool was extremely popular. A great day at about 30 degrees with a fair bit of humidity so the pool was a great place to be. The tropical sun had a real bite to it and a few of us got some sunburn but not too serious! Chris enjoyed the inflatable pool chair as you can see here.

The kids dropped in to bed together and slept for well over 10 hours.


Today is a bit overcast and showery but it should still get to 28 or so. The pool will remain a popular spot.

Family On their Way

Trish is currently at the Maroochydore airport collecting Chris, Wendy Andrew and Emily who have flown up to stay with us for a fortnight.

Monday went as planned, some shopping, a pleasant lunch and the afternoon in or beside the pool. Though this photo shows us having a refreshing ale in the pool, it was only one of very few we enjoyed. However as you can see the hot humid weather made relaxing in the pool a great idea.

Our evening meal was Barramundi ( a great tasting Australian fish) back at the Golden Beach Tavern. They have great meals at great prices. John's mum was there too. We farewelled them as we will be having visitors over the next two weeks.

Again we got to bed reasonably early but it was warm enough at 10 pm for a quick swim for me before retiring!

Monday's Update

Our visitors John and Sue left to spend a couple of nights with his mother about 15k's north of us on Friday afternoon. Saturday was spent giving the floors a clean and hosing down windows, the driveway and general tidying up outside. The pressure spray helped a lot. Again watching the enthralling Cricket Test Match on TV took plenty of our spare time on Saturday.

Soon after lunch on Sunday, our visitors John and Sue returned for a bit of fun poolside. However the weather was not very hot so the pool wasn't the place to be. Anyway the cricket (in its final day) became and enthralling tussle with Australia winning (somewhat controversially) in the second last over. Home brew throughout the afternoon was extremely pleasant.

We decided on the Caloundra RSL for tea and a bit of a flutter on the poker machines. The meal was OK in the renovated dining area but the drinks were cold and refreshing. Bed was a welcome spot later in the night.

This morning was hot and steamy, just the sort of weather that detractors of Queensland love to talk about. The humidity is about 85% as I type and the weather is extremely sticky.

A quick swim before breakfast or even a snooze seemed a great idea. The weather was pushing 30 degrees and the 85% humidity made the pool the best place to be. You can see John looked pretty comfortable in this photo.



A bit of shopping this morning, then lunch at King's Beach Tavern on the veranda should see the day out before returning home for another swim later this afternoon. John and Sue head back to his mum's tonight while we welcome Chris, Wendy and the two grandkids, Andrew and Emily up from Melbourne tomorrow morning (Tuesday).

Surprise Visitors

Cool, windy and wet has been the weather here the last day or so. Yesterday saw another 67 mls get added to the rainfall tally for January, already it is at about 5 inches (125 mls) for the month. However this is our wettest month of the year so high rainfall totals are not unexpected.

Each year John and Sue Logan drive up from Melbourne to visit John's mother who lives about 15 kilometres north of us. John drives to Dubbo from Melbourne on day one, visits the Dubbo RSL for a meal and they have a session on the pokies. Day two is usually when he finishes the 1900K trip. Most times he visits us for a little rest and relaxation (John's mum is not an advocate of anything to do with alcohol while John has been known to enjoy the odd glass or two ...... or three or four .......) They arrived on our doorstep about 6:15 pm. After a couple of quiet beers at home we all went to the a local pub for their 2 for $15 "Surf and Turf" meals. Great value and we enjoyed a few more beers with our meal. As the travellers were tired after a long drive that day we thought a very quick trip to the RSL to enjoy the renovations there was a good idea. We eventually got home about 1:30 am!

Friday morning was spent quietly watching the cricket on TV or enjoying a quiet read.

Home To The Sunshine Coast

Melbourne was in for a scorcher the day before New Year's Eve, our last day there. The temperature got to 41 degrees and hardly got below 30 during the night.

During Monday afternoon Kate drove us across to Chris' home near Melbourne Airport where we would spend our last night in Melbourne. The hot weather was a scorcher and Chris is still to get some cooling added to his home. We sought refuge in a local pub for several hours to have an evening meal and get away from the heat.

Trying to get some sleep overnight was almost impossible for us. We were up about 6 am just as the temperature dropped below 30 degrees. To the airport by 7:15 then we were flying home.

The weather on the Sunshine Coast was totally different. Cool, windy and wet! We had about 80 mls (3") of rain over the weekend with squally showers predicted throughout New Year's Day with a top of 25 degrees.

The windy weather is expected to subside over the next few days and more normal summer weather should beginning to return early next week. However heavy rain is expected on Thursday and Friday but this will be coming from a different weather system from the one providing the current strong onshore winds.


These three photos show you how dismal it is around the place at the moment but how some people are making the most of the conditions. However it is cool and overnight temps remain on average, ie the low 20's and getting to sleep is easy!

Rain is at last falling over Brisbane's water catchment areas bringing some relief to the severe water situation the major Queensland city is currently enduring.