Australians all let us rejoice...

 See the Aussie flag? That's our unit.

 Australia Day swim...water temp 26 degrees.

 Looking towards Surfers Paradise. Today it was paradise!!

Embracing the joys of being Australian, father and son.

It's back to school for Mrs Sali

 My school, taken at 6pm after I spent a day unpacking boxes and setting up my room.

 The entrance to the school office.

 My Prep (Kindy) classroom, all is quiet before the 25 new kiddies arrive.

The Prep playground, with the oval (field) in the background. A new 3 million dollar hall is nearly ready.

Life on the Gold Coast

 Despite the grey windy weather I am still finding time for a morning beach walk. I have just 9 days of holidays left.

 Many Aussie kids join 'Nippers' to learn about surf safety and to develop skills to allow them to compete in competitions in the surf and on the beach.

 We all have to read the safety warnings before swimming to check on conditions. Today was a bit wild and reminded me of Tofino (except for the water temperature.)

The high tides and rough weather have caused lots of beach erosion close to this beautiful home near us.

Happy New Year G.E.S!

 So long, farewell...we filled the whole luggage bay!

 On board the plane with my Canadian Hello magazine - thanks Kurt!

 Adjusting to the time zone meant I saw the early sunrise over the Pacific Ocean from my deck.

We had 2 beautiful days before the rain set in. This is looking north to Surfers Paradise.